Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 1/25

Feeling a draft of cool air, Melancholy Mae sits up and rubs her eyes, trying to work out where she is? Melancholy Mae also wonders who the 3 spectres are, and what their business with her could possibly be?

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 2/25

The spectres introduce Melancholy Mae to their dragon friend, Zilant, who has very sensitive hearing. Zilant is disturbed by a strange wailing sound drifting on the wind, and is looking for assistance to discover where the sound is coming from. Melancholy Mae and the spectres are only too happy to assist Zilant, even though none of them has particularly good eye sight...

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 3/25

Happy to be of further service, the spectres turn their robes inside out and then recruit Äbädä the Owl to be the team's "eyes in the sky." Melancholy Mae and Zilant raise their eyebrows at such strange behaviour, but shrug it off when the team finally sets off in pursuit of the wailing sound.

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 4/25

As the team nears the river, the wailing sound becomes clearer, as if it is being conducted by the water. While Melancholy Mae and Äbädä take a closer look, Zilant begins collecting up little crystals, wondering why there are so many of them?

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 5/25

As the team nears Äbädä's cottage in the forest, the number of crystals increases significantly, and the spectres realise that the sound is also bouncing off the crystals, which is distorting where it is coming from.

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 6/25

After a quick consultation, Melancholy Mae and the team members realise that they are going to need to collect as many crystals as they possibly can along the way, if they are to have any hope of working out which direction the wailing is coming from.

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 7/25

Zilant is almost certain the wailing is travelling downstream along the river, but who is he to argue with the spectres, especially about collecting crystals, which just so happens to be one of his most favourite past times ever?

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 8/25

When the team meets a quokka, who has been visiting her otter cousins upstream, Äbädä takes a rest on the quokka's raft, because he's not used to flying long distances in daylight, and he thinks he might be becoming boggle-eyed with the exertion!

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 9/25

The wailing rips through a nearby ghost town like a hurricane, uprooting trees and driving most of the residents underground, which is really rather apt when you think about it!

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 10/25

The cacophony increases in volume as Melancholy Mae and the team pursue the wailing along Ghostenhagen Ravine! "Good grief," grumbles Melancholy Mae, "There's enough noise bouncing off those ravine walls to wake the dead!" Which is precisely what has occurred!

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 11/25

The wailing flows along the river into the haunted forest, where the sound bounces from tree to tree, tangling in the branches and waking all of the little bats. While Zilant stops to admire his reflection in the water, Melancholy Mae lumbers onwards, determine to solve the mystery of the source of this incessant wailing!

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 12/25

Melancholy Mae and the team stop to ask the Aye-Ayes whether they have any idea who is making the wailing noise? The Aye-Ayes have no idea, but it has been driving them batty for days, so they really hope Melancholy Mae and the team can solve and silence this particular mystery!

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 13/25

Obviously Zilant isn't the only dragon in the forest who is being disturbed by the mournful wailing floating through the air! When the team encounters Erbüke near his castle, he flies on down to find out whether or not the spectres are responsible for the haunting noise!

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 14/25

Melancholy Mae and the team are distressed to find the faerie spirit Irshi shedding tears of empathy, in response to the haunting wail, which is disturbing all of fae kind in PnF Land!

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 15/25

Melancholy Mae and the team call a greeting to Herbert, only to discover that Herbert has abandoned his favourite hobby, fishing, because the haunting wail has frightened all of the gingerbread fish out of the river! This really won't do at all!

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 16/25

As Melancholy Mae and the team greet Esmeralda, they learn that none of the cows on Esmeralda's farm have any milk left for their poddy calves, because it has all dried up in fright, thanks to the dreadful wailing flowing down the river!

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 17/25

Any hopes the team has for the wailing to cease are quickly shattered as the team begins to approach the mouth of the river, where the volume of the wailing is even stronger, as it bounces off the rocks!

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 18/25

As the river broadens and deepens, the spectres fly down for a closer look under the surface, where a pile of skulls marks an ancient pet burial ground. Melancholy Mae fears the wailing might be coming from the skulls themselves, but the spectres quickly reassure her that it is coming from further along...

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 19/25

Melancholy Mae and the team are disturbed to discover that most of the residents have also abandoned Halloween Town, simply to escape the noise. Melancholy Mae fervently hopes that the Halloween Town householders will all return before All Hallows Eve, so trick 'n' treating isn't spoilt for her this year!

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 20/25

Melancholy Mae and the team enter the mouth of the river, where the spectres stop to converse with a group of frog princes. Although the spectres won't tell Melancholy Mae, Äbädä or Zilant what information the frog princes have shared, Melancholy Mae does sense the spectres are quietly optimistic, which is pretty amazing in this place where nothing else is even remotely quiet!

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 21/25

The spectres look on with innocent expressions when Melancholy Mae, Äbädä and Zilant discover a giant crystal! At this point, the reason for recruiting such a large team for the Quest becomes apparent, when the spectres tell Melancholy Mae, Äbädä and Zilant that they will need to drag the giant crystal along with them to solve the mystery of the wailing!

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 22/25

The river comes to an abrupt end at a cliff top, and forms into a beautiful pool, where Zilant takes the opportunity to have his weekly bath, before plummeting over the cliff to pursue the source of that haunting wail below. Rejecting the notion of bathing, Melancholy Mae takes the opportunity to polish all of their crystals instead, while Äbädä and the spectres patiently watch on!

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 23/25

Melancholy Mae and the team flow downriver with the falling water, which cascades into a rock pool below. In fact, Zilant enjoyed sliding down the waterfall so much, he repeated the manoeuvre several times, while Melancholy Mae silently pondered how she could go about taking this beautiful waterfall home with her?

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 24/25

Melancholy Mae almost has a heart attack when the cacophony increases in volume, and Susulu the Mermaid pops up out of the water directly in front of her! Quick as a flash, Zilant moves a safe (and quieter) distance away from Susulu. But sticking her fingers in her ears, the intrepid Melancholy Mae asks Susulu to explain why she is making so much noise?

With a hiccup, Susulu abruptly stops wailing, and explains that she has lost the large crystal her father, the Sea King, gave her for her birthday, and she is afraid that her father will be disappointed in her.

So without any further ado, Melancholy Mae produces the large crystal the team found upstream, and presents it to Susulu!

Melancholy Mae is questing! Episode 25/25

Susulu is so grateful to get her birthday present back she offers Melancholy Mae a reward of 20GM, which Melancholy Mae gladly accepts, as everything is so expensive in PnF Land these days!

So Melancholy Mae pockets her GM and prizes and heads home to
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