Daffodil

Daffodil is a faerie normally located in the Root Cellar of Ardenweald. Players help him compose a song about Gwynceirw, the Winter Wolf, on Marasmius's quest Into the Unknown (Relax).

Daffodil and Gwynceirw are also occasionally found up in the Shrouded Mire, where they fight a Rotbriar Boggart.

• Gossip
• Oh, hello again! I could have sworn we've met before...
• No matter, you're just in time. I am afraid I've stumbled upon a bit of writer's block, and I was wondering if you'd be willing to help me with a few lyrics. It's a song about my noble friend over there, and our recent battle against a most fearsome creature.

• Great! Here's the first verse:
• We wound through the bogs
• Pierced through the fogs
• And there our quarry lay
• ... and I'm stuck. Any ideas?
• I appreciate your dedication to the rhyme, but we were fighting a boggart. And while I often stretch the truth of things in my ballads, I think that might just be a bit too large of a leap, if you get my meaning.
• <Daffodil throws you a very obvious wink.>
• Well, that's not very dramatic, is it? Daffodil the Brave, stabbed the sleeping beast while it was having a snooze! No, no, that won't work. Hmm....
• Oooh, good word. It is often the duty of the humble minstrel to educate the listener, and vocabulary is a good start!
• Wait, how did you know it had three mouths?
• Anyway, here's the next verse:
• And now you know the rest
• The hero passed his test
• So give him a cheer
• ...hmm, give him a cheer, and...?
• Look, wishes are great and all, but I'm hoping for something a little more... substantial. Being a hero is hard work, you know. And hard work deserves compensation, if you get my meaning.
• While that does paint a very amusing picture, I think everyone would prefer to keep their hands attached right where they are, thank you very much.
• I like it! There's a call to action, and it reminds everyone that he's committed to keeping the peace. Let's try it it out. Now, for the big finale!
• Toss anima to your Hunter, Oh... oh....
• Catchy, but a bit predictable. Besides, we don't really have that many valleys in Ardenweald. Fun fact!
• What's a humanity? Is that you? Are you a humanity? This song isn't for you, you know. It's to inspire the night fae all across Ardenweald--and particularly the ones right here--that we are heroes, worthy of praise, adulation, and compensation!
• By the Queen, that's good! Are you sure you weren't a bard in your previous world?
• <Daffodil takes a few moments to compose himself.>All right, I think I'm good to go. Ready to hear it?

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Check in with Daffodil again:

• That was a splendid performance, if I do say so myself. I've already received several compliments.
• I give you my thanks, friend. It's not often I find someone so musically inclined as I am.

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Speak with Daffodil:

• Finally decided to stop snoozing and join in, hm?
• Oh, you're not him. Well, maybe you'll be useful. Have you seen a horrible plant terror around here lately?

• Who, him? Don't mind him, he's just grumpy because he hasn't hunted his quarry yet. He's actually an amazing fighter, but his methods are... strange. Not that you heard me tell you any of that.
• Not that he CAN HEAR ME WHILE HE'S NAPPING.
• <Gwynceirw does not seem to react.>

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• The Rotbriar Boggart appears.
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• The Rotbriar Boggart attacks!
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• Daffodil runs off to hide.

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• Daffodil and Gwynceirw are references to .