Fey Oases

A fey oasis seems like any other oasis from a distance. Upon closer inspection, the water is a little too blue and a little too refreshing; the shade seems impossibly cool. There is always a colorful, unusual caravan encamped there, and every member of the caravan is a fey creature. The magic of the oasis makes them appear to be mortals, just as it makes an actually barren stretch of desert appear to be a verdant glen filled with fresh water and date trees. A fey oasis always appears at dusk and disappears at dawn—taking with it anyone foolish enough to remain in the camp that long. When it reappears at some point in the future, the “abducted” individual returns as well, with no memory of their time in this fey limbo.

Text edited from content originally appearing in the 3.5 Edition supplement Sandstorm (Cordell, Wilkes, Wiker, 2005)