A humble broom

The Broom's Lullaby

Tags: magical, crude

Just a well-worn stick of rowan wood, in need of some new bristles. You wouldn't give it another thought. Except… when you hold it, and sweep with it, you find yourself humming a half-remembered tune.

To unlock it, you must:

• find a Fae who can hear the broom's song in its entirety;
• convince them to teach you the broom's song in full;
• use the broom at least once a day for a whole season, singing the lullaby as you do;
• risk falling into a lasting, timeless sleep as you practice the lullaby.

The Broom's Lullaby

magical, area, near

When you start sweeping an area as you softly sing the lullaby, roll:

• On a success with a 6, those who see and hear you stop to watch and listen, at least for a bit, entranced or confused or bemused as fits their nature and the circumstances — and you can hold their attention for the length of the lullaby, as long as no one is harmed or threatened.
• On a success with no six, those who see and hear you stop to watch and listen, as above.

They snap out of it if harmed or threatened.

When you sing the full lullaby, sweeping all the while, roll:

• On a success with a 6, all who hear you fall into a deep sleep and will be prone to dismiss this as just a dream.
• On a success with no six, all who hear you start to nod off or lapse into a light, jerking sleep, but they will certainly remember this when they come to.
• On a bust, at least one of your audience snaps to and realizes just how weird this all is.