Fei

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"Little Hands" was an Old God, from before mortal races had fully covered the world. Unlike most other Old Gods, who either disappeared into the Void or else went insane, Fei retained her petulant attitude toward the world. She was brash, cruel, and vindictive, even to her followers. Those who pleased her, however, found that this Goddess of Nature would reign down fire on her enemies or else grant them great boons. These usually had as many drawbacks as benefits.

The worst gift of all, however, was her attention. Fei liked to journey with her favorites, causing no end to their torments. The lucky ones were those with whom Fei grew bored. The unlucky ones were killed, or left to die, by the Goddess when they inevitably offended her.

Her attitude eventually caught up with her. The followers of the Goddess Adietria surprised Fei during a renewal ritual in the middle of the Grimire. They bound Fei to the Beyond, where she resided for five centuries before she was freed.

The Adventure
In the course of their travels, the six adventurers met an aspect of Fei when the binding of her being had grown weak. The six were to have been sacrificed by Adietria's followers to renew this binding, but with the aid of this "spectre" of Fei, the group escaped. They quickly became her "champions," but they soon discovered that she was not as weak as she looked. Indeed, with every passing day (and every death on the road), Fei's aspect grew from a small-handed waif into an intense young woman. The group abandoned Fei when they were accidentally transported to the Forgotten Kingdom on the back of an Automaton.

Fei eventually grew tired of waiting for the adventurers and decided to utilize them for her own ends when they returned (unchanged) fifty years after their departure. She was to devour their souls in a bargain with the Fire Drakes, but the adventurers had their own ideas. Aided by a newfound friend, the minotaur runemaster Agurzil, they escaped down to Kuna Village. Fei, in a rage, attempted to follow them, but was captured by forces loyal to the Emperor of the Dragon. The adventurers later bound Fei back to the Beyond in a deal that would allow the Emperor (or his advisors) to gain more immortal power, while freeing the Kuna from the Empire's rule.