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shark’s tooth set in silver (worth 300 gp), fine leather
boots with diamonds set into the heel in a skull-andcrossbones
pattern (worth 1,400 gp) and a golden chain
link belt long enough to wrap around an average person
three times (worth 1,300 gp).
Mistress Flick: A miniature ship in a bottle (worth 15
gp), a pocket compass in a golden case with mermaids
embossed on the back hanging on a gold chain (worth
1,000 gp), 16 hair-beads made from carved semiprecious
stones (worth 10 gp each), a platinum snuffbox with a
mother-of-pearl inlay showing a ship in full sail being
attacked by a kraken (worth 2,500 gp) and two ebony
chopsticks with jade dragon fittings (worth 200 gp
each).
Frederica the Romany: A hip flask made from solid
silver embossed with a dancing skeleton design with
sapphire eyes (worth 1,200 gp), an armband made from
white gold in the shape of an octopus with tentacles
entwined (worth 2,000 gp), a masterwork violin made
from exotic woods inlaid with pearl in an ebony case
(worth 900 gp) and a headdress made from platinum
coins on a wire (worth 600 gp).
Queen Twilight: A silver inkwell filled with dried
blood (worth 150 gp), a tangle of 20 delicate silver
and gold chains (Dexterity check (DC 25) needed to
disentangle, with failure halving its value) (worth 50 gp
each), a silver ship’s bell with a pearl-inlaid hardwood
handle (worth 500 gp), a large golden amulet in the
shape of a ship’s wheel hung from a sharkskin thong
(worth 1,400 gp) and a bulky, slightly dented golden
belt buckle (worth 400 gp).
Rattling Janine Coalblister: A monkey skull covered
with a mosaic of ruby, sapphire and emerald pieces
(worth 900 gp), a binder for a ship’s log in black leather
with pearl ornamentation and gold studs (worth 250
gp), a swordstick made from ebony with a silver serpent
twined along its length, the head forming the knob, the
sword is a masterwork silvered rapier (worth 850 gp)
and there is an artificial hand replacing the skeleton’s
own left hand, made from silver and articulated with
wires, with jewelled rings moulded into the fingers
(worth 4,500 gp).
If the Player Characters disturb the remains or steal
any of the treasure, the spirits of the ancestors become
angry. They send forth a saidakh, a female sea-horror,
to take revenge and reclaim the treasure. The saidakh
does not attack immediately. Instead, she pursues the
Player Characters responsible and strikes when they are
alone.
Saidakh, Medium Undead (water): CR 11; Diminutive
magical beast; HD 14d12; hp 91; Init +1; Spd 30 ft, fly
20 ft. (poor); AC 21, touch 11, flat-footed 20; Base Atk
+7/; Grp +15; Atk Slam +11 melee (1d4+4 plus energy
drain); Full Atk 2 slams +11 melee (1d4+4 plus energy
drain); Space/Reach 5 ft./5 ft.; SA Chilling gaze, create
spawn, energy drain, kiss of drowning; SQ Aqueous
form, change shape, damage reduction 15/good and
magic, energy immunity, find victim, mist veil, quench,
spell-like abilities; AL LE; SV Fort +4, Ref +6, Will
+10; Str 18, Dex 13, Con —, Int 13, Wis 10, Cha 20.
Skills & Feats: Bluff +13, Disguise +14, Knowledge
(arcana) +11, Knowledge (nature) +8, Intimidate +22,
Spellcraft +18, Swim +21; Improved Grapple, Improved
Natural Attack (slam).
The saidakhu are marine undead who watch over the
bones of the dead who die at sea. They work by the
principle that what the sea takes, it owns and what
it owns, it shall keep. They have no ill will towards
anyone save those who disturb the dead at sea. Those
who plunder shipwrecks, disturb sunken remains or loot
the bodies of the drowned are those most hated by the
saidakhu. Though they are evil, the saidakhu are bound
by a code. A saidakh will never attack a creature who
has had no part in such crimes unless she is attacked
first.
A saidakh resembles the animated corpse of a drowned
woman, with blank white eyes and a gaping mouth from
which water continually trickles. In the lore of the sea,
saidakhu are sometimes called whiteladies or weeping
women.
Saidakhu do not have treasure that belongs to them.
They are sent forth when treasure that should remain
under the sea or with the sea’s dead is stolen.
In combat, the saidakh attempts to weaken her target
with her chilling gaze, then goes in for the kill with a
grapple, a pin and a kiss of drowning.
Aqueous Form (Su): A saidakh can enter or leave
aqueous form at will as a free action, collapsing
suddenly into a spreading pool of water. While aqueous,
she gains damage reduction 25/good and magic. An
aqueous saidakh cannot attack, nor can she use spells or
spell-like abilities. She cannot run, but can move over
ground at a speed of 20 feet and swim at a speed of 30
feet. When immersed in water, she becomes invisible
as per the spell and can use the water to hide. Saidakhu
typically use this form to seep through keyholes and
under doors to reach those who try to flee from them.
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