The Vulture

The version of Vulture House I posted here is very much a fey/Baba Yaga riff, but recently I've been thinking...what if it was a riverboat instead? Krevborna already has lots of fucked-up houses, but fucked-up riverboats are thin on the water. Plus, a riverboat fits the "Gothic Western" thing that the Vespermark has going on. 

The Vulture

The Vulture is a riverboat that travels the waterways of the Vespermark. It only docks in one place long enough to lure hapless travelers and “guests” into the perpetual fey masquerade ball that rages onboard. Visitors seldom leave alive.

    • The Vulture appears to be a luxuriously appointed riverboat; once inside, visitors discover that it features uncountable rooms that defy the ship’s outward dimensions. 

    • The boat is the site of a luxurious and never-ending masquerade ball presided over by Lady Devanya, an imperious and mercurial fey noble of the Summer Court.

    • Lady Devanya’s ball offers endless opportunities for dancing, feasting, gambling, and other pleasures.

    • However, Lady Devanya is capricious and cruel; anyone who breeches her ever-shifting rules of decorum or who refuses to wear a mask while aboard the Vulture will face her wrath.

    • Those who are obsequious enough, or who bring Lady Devanya a unique gift that catches her fancy, might be granted a wondrous boon—though this boon turns to ash as soon as they lose her favor.