Pumpkinheads: A Spooky Species

A Proper Scare!

“In the dark shadow of the grove, on the margin of the brook, he beheld something huge, misshapen and towering. It stirred not, but seemed gathered up in the gloom, like some gigantic monster ready to spring upon the traveler”.

–Washington Irving, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Legends tell of strange beings who patrol the night with heads carved from large gourds affixed to their shoulders. Colloquially known as pumpkinheads, these beings comprise two distinct lineages—the Dullahan and Scarecrows. Although these creatures may at first seem like ghastly undead, they are, in fact, creatures of Fey with links to the Unseelie Courts.

Most pumpkinheads live on the edge of society, along country roads, abandoned battlefields and ruins, or on the outskirts of hamlets, farms, and cemeteries. You likely have a complicated relationship with any neighbors, being unsettling to most people even when serving a beneficial role, perhaps patrolling the area against brigands and other threats. Some pumpkinheads have their own sinister motives, however, carrying out the will of Unseelie Fey royalty or even aligning themselves with devils or gathering cult followers of their own.

Create a fearsome character to haunt the night!

WHAT'S IN THIS PRODUCT?

• A playable Unseelie Fey species...
  • Move with supernatural speed,
  • Frighten with your Fiery Visage,
  • Bowl down foes with your Flaming Head,
  • Choose from two lineages: 
    • the frightful Scarecrow 
    • or the dread Dullahan!

Product contains 1 page of game content; front and back matter make total document length 5 pages.

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