The Drow War Book Two. The Dying Of - RoseRed

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If they decide to chase the Sea Harriers, they do not
have a hard time keeping up with the Celebration.
Their most important concern is staying out of sight,
as raiding vessels return to the Celebration on a regular
basis and the Player Characters can easily be seen and
attacked. Smart Player Characters should be able to
reach Lost Athul in plenty of time to prepare for the Sea
Harriers’ arrival.
Lost Athul
Summary: The Sea Harrier mothership heads for the
legendary sunken city of Lost Athul, which the Sea
Harriers intend to raise from the sea bed in search of
submerged riches and to fulfil the drow bargain with
Omorogg the kraken. They have promised to fetch
Omorogg hundreds of peculiar stone eggs, in exchange
for which it is blockading the Crom Calamar seaportal.
The Player Characters have the chance to thwart a major
part of the drow plan by reaching the stone eggs before
the Sea Harriers can. By paying the kraken off early, or
by threatening to destroy the eggs, they can persuade it
to leave, freeing the portal for reinforcements to come.
Note: This adventure is optional. It provides the Player
Characters with a way to remove the threat of Omorogg
without having to confront it in open combat. If the
Player Characters would rather tackle Omorogg headon
once they are of sufficient level, that is up to them.
Information: The Soul Eggs
The secret of the stones is that they contain the souls
of the inhabitants of Lost Athul, a species of sentient
tentacled bipeds, known as the Myrrik, who have
now died out. The Myrrik worshipped the kraken as
incarnate deities and the highest of all these krakengods
was Omorogg.
The magicians of the Myrrik knew that Lost Athul would
be destroyed long before it happened and realised that
if they were to attempt evacuation, their enemies would
pursue and destroy them. There was nowhere on the
planet they could hide with their power base destroyed.
Instead they decided on a magical subterfuge. When
the cataclysm approached, their spirits took refuge
in magical soul-stones and abandoned their physical
bodies. The kraken yearns for the time when it was
worshipped, and thus craves the stones in the hope of
re-establishing its people once again.
If the Player Characters give the stones back to
Omorogg, it will be able to hatch its plot and the souls
of the Myrrik will begin to force their way into human
vessels.
Non-Player Character Group: The
Guardians of Lost Athul
Sunspite’s journal mentions terrible sea-beasts, the
guardians of the sunken island, whose role is to prevent
the kraken from ever returning to their former home and
re-establishing their civilisation.
The Chihulli
The most terrible of these guardians are the chihulli,
jellyfish-like creatures the size of small islands, who
drift in the silent waters around the drowned city,
almost invisible despite their size because of their
glassy transparency. Ships pass by overhead without
ever knowing that creatures larger than whales are but a
few fathoms below them.
The chihulli are utterly hostile to krakens and attack any
kraken on sight with murderous ferocity until it is dead
or driven off. Any other creature is safe so long as it
does not approach the ruins; if it does so, the chihulli
move to block its path and attack it if it does not move
away again.
Chihulli
Colossal Magical Beast (Aquatic)
Hit Dice: 30d10+300 (465 hp)
Initiative: –2
Speed: Swim 20 ft. (4 squares)
Armour Class: 26 (–8 size, –2 Dex, +26 natural), touch
0, flat-footed 26
Base Attack/Grapple: +30/+62
Attack: Tentacle +39 melee (3d8+16 plus paralysis)
Full Attack: 6 tentacles +39 melee (3d8+16 plus
paralysis)
Space/Reach: 30 ft./60 ft.
Special Attacks: Engulf, improved grab, paralysis
Special Qualities: Blindsight 120 ft., damage reduction
30/blunt and adamantine, fast healing 15, immunity to
acid, resistance to fire, cold and electricity 30, spell
resistance 32, water transparency
Saves: Fort +27, Ref +15, Will +11
Abilities: Str 42, Dex 6, Con 30, Int 6, Wis 12, Cha 10
Skills: Hide +2, Swim +37
Feats: Ability Focus (paralysis), Cleave, Great Cleave,
Improved Natural Armour, Improved Natural Attack
(tentacle), Power Attack, Snatch, Weapon Focus
(tentacle)
Environment: Temperate aquatic (Lost Athul)
Organisation: Solitary or patrol (2–4)
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