FDG CASE FILE: 1997/KNT-SML/011
Filed By: Operative Hetty May
Date: October 1997
Location: Isolated Field, Kent
Classification: Human Curse / Fae Punishment / Operative Capture and Recovery
Site Status: Closed – Containment and Custodianship Established
SUMMARY
This case concerns the transformation and curse of Evelyn Thorne, a former FDG field operative who was turned into a living scarecrow by a fae entity during a mission in the mid-1980s. Bound to an isolated field in Kent, she remained conscious but immobile, her human faculties trapped within a body of straw and burlap.
Field operative Hetty May was assigned to investigate reported supernatural phenomena at the site in 1997. During her attempt to free Evelyn, Hetty was herself captured and subjected to a similar binding and mutilation punishment.
Evelyn was successfully released but died shortly afterward. Hetty survived, though permanently scarred physically and psychologically, leading to her retirement and reassignment as custodian of the Strawman’s Vault.
INVESTIGATION DETAILS
Initial reports indicated a “living scarecrow” bound in a remote Kent field, causing visitors to experience vivid dreams and whispers linked to the captive’s consciousness.
Hetty May’s investigation uncovered Evelyn Thorne’s identity and tragic fate.
Hetty’s ritual to free Evelyn was partially successful; Evelyn’s consciousness briefly returned before her death.
Hetty was captured by fae retaliatory forces and subjected to binding and silencing mutilations, reflecting Evelyn’s prior curse.
Rescue operations retrieved Hetty, who suffered long-term trauma and physiological effects including mismatched irises and straw-like growths.
Hetty’s survival led to her retirement from field operations and appointment as custodian of the Strawman’s Vault.
ANALYSIS
The case exemplifies the fae’s method of punishing and controlling human operatives who threaten their domain by transforming them into living effigies.
The curse is both physical and metaphysical, imprisoning the victim’s consciousness within an inanimate yet animate form.
The ritual attempted by Hetty shows that liberation is possible but carries severe risks, including retaliation and permanent harm.
The emotional and psychological toll on affected operatives highlights the personal cost of the FDG’s mission.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Continued monitoring of former operative sites with suspected fae activity.
Development of improved protective rituals and protocols for field operatives facing fae curses.
Support and rehabilitation programs for survivors of fae binding and psychological trauma.
Maintenance of the Strawman’s Vault as a secure containment site and memorial.
VAULT NOTES (Operative Hetty May)
“The straw remembers.
It whispers of lives caught between worlds—
of voices silenced and souls bound tight.
To confront the fae is to dance on the edge of becoming lost.”
Faylinn Defence Group 