The Drow War Book Two. The Dying Of - RoseRed

sounding more stupid than it is, and is immediately
suspicious of strangers unless it is addressed by name.
It takes orders only from the amma hadrak, Revekhal
Sunspite or those to whom it has seen them delegate
authority. If it believes that there is trouble afoot, it
bellows out an alarm and calls the Sea Harriers to assist.
It uses its breath weapon if anyone tries to attack it.
Gugglehatch: CR 10; Huge construct, HD 18d10+40;
HP 139; Init –1; Spd —; AC 29, touch 7, flat-footed
29; Base Atk +13; Grp +32; Atk +22 melee (2d10+11,
bite); Full Atk +22 melee (2d10+16, bite); Space/Reach
15 ft./10 ft.; SA breath weapon, swallow whole; SQ
construct traits, damage reduction 15/adamantine,
darkvision 60 ft., immunity to magic, low-light vision;
SV Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +6; Str 33, Dex 9, Con —, Int
12, Wis 11, Cha 1.
Skills & Feats: Listen +18, Sense Motive +18, Spot
+18.
Breath Weapon (Su): Gugglehatch can breathe a 30-foot
cone of superheated steam every 1d4 rounds. This deals
16d6 fire damage, with a Reflex saving throw (DC 19)
allowed for half damage.
Improved Grab (Ex): To use this ability, Gugglehatch
must hit a Medium-sized or smaller opponent with its
bite attack. It can then attempt to start a grapple as a
free action without provoking an attack of opportunity.
If it wins the grapple check, it establishes a hold and can
try to swallow the foe the following round
Swallow Whole (Ex): Gugglehatch can try to swallow
a grabbed opponent of Medium or smaller size by
making a successful grapple check. Once past the jaws,
opponents find themselves inside the brig proper (see
below).
Immunity to Magic (Ex): Gugglehatch is immune to any
spell or spell-like ability that allows spell resistance.
Inside the Brig: The brig proper consists of a metallined
room, stark and cold and without any furniture
at all save a bucket for slops. Currently the cell has
only one occupant: Azbeth, the elven mage whom
Archimandrus has led the party here to rescue.
Characters who attempt to break through the walls
or cast spells annoy Gugglehatch, who can activate a
magical trap that brings the walls together like a waste
compactor, in the hope that the prisoners will stop
fooling around. As soon as it believes that they are
behaving themselves again, it moves the walls back to
their original positions. Gugglehatch is not supposed
to kill troublesome prisoners, but it has squashed more
than a few in the past when they became unruly.
Crushing Walls Trap: CR 12; mechanical; manual
trigger (Gugglehatch activates at will); automatic reset;
walls move together (16d6, crush); multiple targets (all
targets in a 10-ft. by 10-ft. room); never miss; onset
delay (two rounds); Search DC 22; Disable Device DC
30.
Non-Player Character: Azbeth
Azbeth Cellerinne is a skinny, suntanned elf with an
overbite and the air of a runaway child. When she is
found in the brig, she has her hands and feet bound
and a gag in her mouth to prevent her from casting
spells. The Sea Harriers only remove the gag twice a
day, to feed her. They are very wary of her spellcasting
powers. Nimian Archimandrus feels like a failed parent
where Azbeth is concerned; she is no relation, but he
feels obliged to protect her, while she stubbornly insists
that she can cope on her own. She is glad of the rescue,
thanking the Player Characters sincerely while berating
Archimandrus for ‘taking so damn long’.
Azbeth, if she is freed, urges the Player Characters to
find Revekhal Sunspite. The drow navigator is the one
behind the drow-Sea Harrier alliance. If anyone knows
the secret of the Sea Harriers’ control over the kraken,
it is he. Besides, he took Azbeth’s staff of power and
major cloak of displacement and she wants them back
before she leaves. If the Player Characters already have
them, she will politely ask for them back.
She will be glad to help the Player Characters, though
she reminds them that the Harriers come to check on
her twice a day. If she is not in her cell where she is
supposed to be, they will mobilise the entire ship to find
her.
Note: When the players find Azbeth she has no spells
prepared. Those listed below are what she typically
prepares when she has access to her spellbook.
Azbeth Celerrine, Female Elf Wiz12: CR 12; HD
12d4+12; HP 42; Init +3; Spd 30 ft.; AC 13; Base Atk
+6; Grp +7; Atk +7 melee (1d3+1 nonlethal, unarmed
strike); Full Atk +7/+2 melee (1d3+1 nonlethal, unarmed
strike); SA spells; SQ elf traits, low-light vision; AL
CG; SV Fort +5, Ref +7, Will +8; Str 12, Dex 16, Con
12, Int 16, Wis 10, Cha 9.
Skills & Feats: Concentration +7, Decipher Script
+6, Knowledge (arcana) +9, Knowledge (geography)
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