>>96251670
You know, I like that, but the more I think about it his ability might make him almost a threat to the Witch-Queen, instead of a servant. It's possible he'd be a more non-aligned denizen of the forest, a sort of traveling salesmen? Or maybe not. Maybe he's like her treasurer, and needs to be defeated in his counting house?

>>96251693
Yes, the main idea was that each of the four lieutenants has an object, made of silver, that needs to be collected and combined in order to rescue the Princess from her nightmare. Gretel has a Knife, Bluebeard has a Key, Rumpelstiltskin has a Quill, and the Beast has a Crown.

Maybe the initial adventure could be rescuing a wagonload of children being driven by the Piper to the Counting House, as a sort of flesh-tithe? So we'd literally have the players do battle with Rodents of Unusual Size on behalf of the Red Hoods before slaying the piper, which could then maybe be used to infiltrate the Counting House and confront the gnome?