Handbook of Erotic Fantasy: Hot Springs of the Gratuitous Nymph - Mysterious Pink Steam (Patreon)

The Love Springs

The legendary bard and nereid who founded Three Gate Springs lie buried upon the hillside overlooking the spa. Thanks to the romantic tales surrounding these mythical lovers, it should come as no surprise that one nearby pool has acquired something of a reputation as a “love spring.” It just so happens that the tales are true. 

Creatures who bathe here are affected as per a love potion (save negates; 1d3 hour duration). The waters also double bathers’ natural rate of healing. 

The Hook

The twin proprietors of the spa (nereid sisters Marilia and Melinai) are fighting a losing battle for their livelihood. In recent months bathers have begun complaining of burns, not to mention love charms seeping beyond the Love Springs. Thus far they’ve managed to keep the rumors quiet, but the sisters desperately need someone to investigate the rumors and discover their source. Though the PCs likely come to the spa for a little R&R, it won’t take long for the nymphs to ask for help. It’s the busy season after all, and the sisters can’t afford to shut down the spa. 

Rumors and Paladins

As the cabana maid slides a fruity concoction in a coconut shell across the bar, she nods at the man praying loudly in the corner. 

She whispers conspiratorially to you: “See that fellow with the muscles and the dreadlocks? I did a year of seminary before I found my true calling at the School of Bartending. That’s an atonement spell he’s doing, and no mistake. It happens from time to time. Folk don’t read the signs, and they wander into the Love Spring. You’d figure that the holier-than-thou types would be more careful.”

The man’s prayer stops. He glares across the cabana in your direction and stoutly declares, “My chastity cannot be faulted! I went nowhere near your cursed Love Spring.” 

“Lying’s a sin too, love,” says the cabana maid. The indignant paladin goes back to praying.