Category:Dread Scarecrow
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Dread Scarecrows were once mundane scarecrows that were possessed with an evil or vengeful spirit, usually of the farmer who created it. They are able to comprehend (but not speak) any past language they knew, and seek nothing more than to avenge themselves for whatever injustice that led to their death. To this end they wield typical farm tools like pitchforks and scythes. Their touch is also capable of generating a curse that will cause a swarm of biting insects to descend on its victim.[1]
The scarecrow has no concern for anyone other than its quarry and will only fight them if attacked first.[1]
Dread scarecrows can be encountered in the following domains: Falkovnia[2], Mordent[3]
Descriptive Text
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Ever hear of Raggedy Jack? No? Well, lassie, he's no' a man ta mess wit'. Folks say tha' Jack MacGreggor was the best farmer tae ever live.
Aye, only tha' Fincher Blackstock was his equal. An' ol' Fincher dinnae like this at a'.
Folks say that Fincher beat Jack black an' blue an' tied him intae his own scarecrow. Aye, left Jack fair daied, he did. But folks say Jack clung ontae life faire fower more days before th' Reaper came for his soul. They whisper tha' Jack made a deal with th' Reaper an' got tae stay in his new body. He climbed doon fra' tha' there pole and wen' and made tha rats and mice and other wee beasties go to Fincher's farm. Fincher was penniless and wen' tae Jack's pole an' cried an' cried an' cried aboot hae he was sorry faire beatin' Jack bloody.
They say Jack climbed doon fra his pole again an' accept'd Fincher's apology. Then ol' Jack snapped the bastard's neck like it t'were a twig and climbed back ontae his pole.
Raggedy Jack's stayed there ever since, watchin' th' farmers of the area, makin' sure they're all bein' fair. Good on him I say.
-Notes from Gennifer Weathermay-Foxgrove's expedition to Tepest, collecting notes on the Fae.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Denizens of Dread p.180
- ↑ Gazetteer II p. 91
- ↑ Gazetteer III p.44
- ↑ Descriptive text from John W. Mangrum's Teeny Tiny Tales of Terror project (contributed by Drinnik Shoehorn), from posts on the Fraternity of Shadows message board.
Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue
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Scarecrow, Ravenloft Scarecrow, Dread |
