This is not me trying to tap into the 80s girls’ cartoon fanbase. This is Melly Mellon, squire to heroes and my character in a game of Fellowship.
Melly is an impossibly cheerful and sociable little lady, who wears a comically large cap and an enormous rucksack that still never seems to weigh her down that much. She is always ready to help those in need, fight evil and make friends.
She is actually not real. Her people are Figments, psionic beings that normally appear to physical beings only in dreams and visions. They are only semi-sentient, and reflect the subconscious of the people around them, typically.
However, the evil Bishop’s actions have caused so much suffering that many people, especially the poor orphans, needed help, a friend. This subconscious need gave Melly her form. She is the world’s imaginary friend!
It is very rare for Figments to become real, only when things are really bad and people’s subconscious desires become really strong. Unfortunately, that works both ways. Some of Melly’s fellow Figments have appeared in the Real as nightmares, spreading the terror that gave them form. They are another obstacle facing the heroes’ quest to defeat Bishop.
