The Drow War Book Two. The Dying Of - RoseRed

When he is at work, Seaclaw squats in the depression,
working on several projects at once with his multiple
arms. The grey rocks are whetstones.
Although the rules of the cult state that all treasure is
to be offered up in tribute to the One Who Must Be
Fed, Scathla has made an exception where weapons
are concerned. The cult may keep any weapons taken
from wrecked ships. Weapons made from metals prone
to rust (the majority of them) are discarded as useless,
while the useful ones are used to arm the warriors, so
the only weapons left here are unusual ones that the
sahuagin do not want to discard but are too superstitious
to use. The Player Characters can dig up the following,
each one requiring a Search check (DC 20) to find:
A silvered ceremonial greatsword (masterwork) with
the crest of the Caldrazan royal family on it.
A +3 gnome hooked hammer.
A +2 undead bane sickle.
An adamantine battleaxe.
A +1 thundering dire flail.
8. Shrine of the One
This cavern has barbaric images carved into the walls,
floor and ceiling. Most of them depict some sort of
marine monster like a shark with arms, with a host of
stick figures worshipping it. The carvings show the
shark-monster ripping the heads and limbs off other
stick figures, which have exaggerated pointy ears or
fishtails for legs. The most bizarre of all seems to show
a crowned stick figure holding the hand of the sharkthing
beneath an arch of seaweed, as if in marriage. At
the chamber’s far end is an opening, with crossed metal
bars bolted into place across it.
The sahuagin priestess, Scathla, practises her devotions
to the One in this chamber. She can look through the
barred window at her deity’s avatar without risk of being
eaten by him. Though this would be a holy privilege, it
is not quite time for that yet – there is still work left to
do. If she sees that the One is in danger, she will cast
spells to defend it from here.
Drifting loosely in the water, still weighed down by
their chains, are eight drowned slaves from the Sally
Lunn, the last of the cargo. Scathla has carved signs of
blessing into their flesh, preparing them for the honour
of being devoured by the One.
9. The One Who Must Be Fed
The water in this cavern is freezing cold. No light at all
reaches here from the world above. Swirling sediment
fills the water in clouds. Down below the ledge,
something the size of a ship, dead white and fishlike, is
swimming in slow circles.
The sediment clouds in the cavern provide concealment
for all creatures therein. The One is waiting for its next
meal and is growing impatient. It knows that Scathla
has sacrifices for it. If it notices the Player Characters,
which it is very likely to do given its keen scent ability,
it assumes that they are the next offering and attempts
to devour them immediately.
At the cavern’s bottom is a layer of jumbled remains
similar to that in Room 5, with one major difference;
this one is shot through with gleams of gold and silver.
The sahuagin have flung all the treasure garnered from
wrecked ships down here. If the Player Characters take
the time to search through the filth, they can find the
following:
3,441 silver pieces, 6,720 gold pieces and 595 platinum
pieces in coin.
30 solid gold ingots stamped with the seal of Kahoor,
each one worth 500 gp.
17 small items of personal jewellery (brooches, rings
and necklaces) worth 350 gp each.
A golden mechanical bird with pearl eyes, within a cage
of gold wire, worth 4,500 gp. The bird is not functional,
but a suitable Craft check (DC 30) would get it working
again and double its value. The maker’s mark identifies
this as the work of Jubal Huygens, the gnome master
craftsman of Vella. An Appraise skill check that
correctly identifies the item’s value also provides this
additional information.
A ship’s compass set in a solid gold case, engraved with
the initials N. N. and still functioning, worth 1,300 gp.
A periapt of wisdom +4.
Two ioun stones, one clear, one pink and blue.
The One Who Must Be Fed, Male Dire Shark Half-
Dragon: CR 11; Huge dragon (augmented animal);
HD 18d10+84; hp 183; Init +2; Spd swim 60 ft.; AC
21, touch 10, flat-footed 19; Base Atk +13; Grp +31;
Atk +22 melee (1d8+10, claw); Full Atk +22 melee
(1d8+10, 2 claws) and +16 melee (2d8+5, bite); Space/
Reach 15 ft./10 ft.; SA breath weapon, improved grab,
swallow whole; SQ darkvision 60 ft., keen scent,
immunity to sleep, paralysis and cold; AL NE; SV Fort
+15, Ref +13, Will +12; Str 31, Dex 15, Con 19, Int 3,
Wis 12, Cha 12.
Skills & Feats: Listen +13, Spot +11, Swim +18;
Improved Natural Attack (bite), Toughness (4), Weapon
Focus (bite).
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