The Drow War Book Two. The Dying Of - RoseRed

Characters put up a good fight and do not whimper like
weaklings, she lets them live and keeps them prisoner
instead of slaughtering them. It is not every grubbesh
who dares to creep into the private rooms of a seamother.
The Amma Hadrak, Female Human Sor10/Rog6: CR
16; Medium humanoid; HD 6d6 plus 10d4; hp 46; Init
+2; Spd 30 ft.; AC 16, touch 16, flat-footed 16; Base Atk
+9; Grp +8; Atk +13 melee (1d6+1/18–20, +2 rapier
of puncturing) or +12 ranged (1d8/19–20, masterwork
light crossbow); Full Atk +13/+8 melee (1d6+1/18–20,
+2 rapier of puncturing) or +12 ranged (1d8/19–20,
masterwork light crossbow); SA sneak attack +3d6,
spells; SQ evasion, trapfinding, trap sense +2, uncanny
dodge; AL LE; SV Fort +5, Ref +10, Will +10; Str 8,
Dex 14, Con 10, Int 13, Wis 12, Cha 19.
Skills & Feats: Balance +5, Bluff +21, Climb +2,
Concentration +11, Handle Animal +7, Intimidate
+11, Jump +2, Knowledge (arcana) +9, Listen +12,
Move Silently +8, Profession (sailor) +7, Search +7,
Spellcraft +13, Spot +10, Swim +8, Tumble +8, Use
Rope +6; Augment Summoning, Combat Casting,
Combat Expertise, Greater Spell Focus (conjuration),
Improved Familiar, Spell Focus (conjuration), Weapon
Finesse.
Spells known (9/5/4/3/2/1, save DC 14 + spell level): 0 th
– detect magic, detect poison, mage hand, message, read
magic, resistance, touch of fatigue; 1 st – animate rope,
grease, mage armour, obscuring mist, shield, summon
monster I, true strike; 2 nd – acid arrow, glitterdust,
summon monster II, summon swarm, web; 3 rd – dispel
magic, sleet storm, stinking cloud, summon monster III;
4 th – black tentacles, solid fog, summon monster IV; 5 th
– prying eyes.
Equipment & Treasure: +2 rapier of puncturing,
crossbow bolts (10), masterwork light crossbow, ring
of protection +4.
The amma hadrak is a shrunken pot-bellied woman in
a black shawl, wearing a headscarf from under which
dangle hanks of white hair. She reeks of the sea. Her
familiar, Rasquetto, wears a gaudy outfit, with ruff
and jester’s hat. The children of the Sea Harriers are
terrified of him.
Rasquetto, Male Imp: CR –; Tiny outsider (evil,
extraplanar, lawful); HD 3d8; hp 23; Init +3; Spd 20
ft., fly 50 ft. (perfect); AC 25, touch 15, flat-footed 22;
Base Atk +9; Grp +1; Atk +14 melee (1d4 plus poison,
sting); Full Atk +14 melee (1d4 plus poison, sting);
Space/Reach 2½ ft./0 ft.; SA deliver touch spells,
poison, spell-like abilities; SQ alternate form, damage
reduction 5/good or silver, darkvision 60 ft., empathic
link, fast healing 2, immunity to poison, improved
evasion, resistance to fire 5, share spells; AL LE; SV
Fort +5, Ref +11, Will +10; Str 10, Dex 17, Con 10, Int
10, Wis 12, Cha 14.
Skills & Feats: Balance +6, Bluff +19, Concentration
+12, Diplomacy +8, Hide +17, Intimidate +9, Knowledge
(arcana) +8, Listen +10, Move Silently +12, Search +6,
Spellcraft +12, Spot +10, Survival +1 (+3 following
tracks), Tumble +9; Dodge, Weapon Finesse.
3. Witching Tower
A steep spiral staircase leads up inside this tower. At
the top is a domed room, with walls of curved glass.
From here, you can see out over the whole ship and the
sea beyond. There is no sign of any mist – perhaps it
has lifted since you entered the ship. To one side is a
wooden pedestal with a metal speaking tube bracketed
onto it and a clip on one side that holds a spyglass.
This tower is where a lookout, usually the amma hadrak
herself (either in person or through a prying eye or her
familiar) keeps watch and scans the sea for approaching
ships. The glass walls are magically treated to allow
sight through the obscuring mists emitted by the ship.
This is the only place on the Celebration where the
mists can be seen through. The speaking tube connects
to the ship’s wheel, so the lookout can give instructions
to the helmsman.
If he has not already been encountered, then Rasquetto,
the amma hadrak’s imp familiar, is in this room using
the spyglass to look out over the waves.
4. Cabin of the Honoured Navigator
This luxurious cabin contains a multitude of books,
neatly stacked on shelves. A desk occupies the south
wall, with a map unfolded on it and compasses and
pencils nearby. A route has been drawn on a sheet of
translucent paper overlaying the map. Lying open on
top of this is a book bound in white leather, with twisting
magical inscriptions across the pages. A quill pen and
an assortment of coloured inks have been carefully laid
out next to this. At the northern end of the room is a
curtain and a capacious armchair.
The book on the desk is Azbeth’s spellbook (see below).
Revekhal Sunspite has been copying the spells he does
not yet have. The curtain screens off a luxurious bed.
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