Allure of the Sea

A D20 adventure for 3-4 characters of levels 4-6 By F. Wesley Schneider

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Cruelty and hideousness are the sea witch Ackerelas birthrights, as they are
of all the corrupt race known as hags, but her personal cunning and surprising
intellect are what make her a true monster. Having terrorized the local shore-
line and nearby trade routes for years, her insight and recent fortune have
favored her with an insidious trap befitting her heartless nature.
A week ago Sharsea Wisshpessh, the irrepressible daughter of a less- Taking advantage of the shallow inlet she lairs under, Ackerela has
er triton noble, ran away from home in search of adventure and romance laid her trap. Chaining the triton to a rock a short distance from land,
among commoners and the watery wilds. Her adventure began well, her Sharsea plays a role that is only too true, that of the imprisoned maiden.
common-sense and natural skills keeping her from many of the seas real Her orders are to sit and weep as caravans and travelers pass, coxing the
dangers, until she found herself caught in the midst of a powerful tropi- sympathetic to her aid. As her rescuers enter the water, Ackerela and her
cal storm. Seeking shelter, the young triton found refuge among a com- pets attack from below, dragging the unsuspecting creatures down to their
plex of coastal sea caves. Hoping that it would only be a matter of wait- deaths in a bloody foam. Sharsea hates her present life and wants noth-
ing out the rough currents before she could make the long but easy swim ing more that to return to her mundane life at home. Powerless against
back to familiar waters, she never noticed the silted eyes that gleamed her captor and her pets, she is forced to hope against hope that the hag
from the rear of the caves. She was set upon by two sea cats, Troll and will keep her part of their bargain and actually free her once she has
Trall, feral predators raised by Ackerela, who also happened to be hiding helped her claim 100 victims. Unfortunately though, Sharseas aid has
from the storm. When the fierce weather passed the pair returned to their already been more profitable (and filling) than Ackerela could have ever
mistress grotto, bearing the mauled and near-lifeless triton along with imagined and the sea witch plans on keeping the gorgeous young triton
them. around for as long as possible.
The sea hag was exceedingly pleased with her pets and their fortu-
itous find. For the next week she treated the traumatized girl, nursing her Preparation
in the brackish waters of her bone-strewn lair. Once Sharsea regained To run this adventure the DM requires the Players Handbook, DMG,
consciousness and was strong enough to understand, Ackerela gave her a and MM rulebooks. This adventure is set in no specific campaign world
choice: serve her for 100 lives or be her next meal and know that her and thus can be imported into any game with only the most minor alter-
bones would be fed to the sea cats. Terrified, the trapped young triton ations and effort.
consented to serve and has been the hags slave since.

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Character Hooks
Allure of the Sea offers the option of being run as either the climax of an
on going adventure or merely a detailed encounter. It is possible that the PCs
have prior knowledge of Sharseas plight or the sea hag terrorizing the region play up the flavor of what may be an infrequently used environment are
and have actually tracked them to the site of this encounter. For DMs desir-
ing to set the encounter up as such, below are several character hooks that
should lead the PCs down the right path. Otherwise, Sharseas plight might
merely be a minor side-trek while the PCs travel along a coastal road.
The PCs have previous ties to an undersea community or have heard 1d20
rumors of tritons in the area searching for a nobles lost daughter. Either way,
they receive second hand information about the search for Sharsea and her
distraught fathers offered reward. The actual size or type of reward is left up
to the DM, but even after completing the adventure, claiming this prize may
be an adventure in and of itself.
For the past several months caravans using a nearby coastal road have
gone missing, while others have returned with tales of a horribly deformed
witch that makes her home along the trade route. The PCs are recruited by
the local government to verify the validity of these rumors and put an end to
whatever is interrupting the regions trade.
A relic or item of some power has gone missing while in transport from
one town to another. PCs with ties to the distressed organization that pos-
sessed the item are quested with its recovery. The trail of their missing quar-
ry leads to a local coastal inlet.
Rumors of a beautiful maiden, imprisoned on a nearby coast and wait- 18
ing for a true hero to come rescue her, have run rampant through a local town.
Suddenly every would-be adventurer and farmers son have taken up swords
to prove their heroism. Many have only gotten as far as bragging at the local
taverns, but those who have actually drunk enough to seek out the maiden
have not returned. Out of virtue or the requests of many distressed parents
and wives the PCs head out to learn the real story behind this fairytale damsel
in distress.
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The Coast
Traveling along the shore line may be a welcome change to more
usual traveling and adventuring surroundings. Those DMs who wish to
urged to use the chart below to randomly generate coastal encounters, or
merely as inspiration for their own minor events.
For every hour the PCs travel along the coast, roll on the chart below.
Encounter
1 A group of 2d4 seals play across the rocky shoreline, retreating
into the water if the PCs seem hostile.
2-12 Nothing
13 A band of 8 1st level human commoners, familiar with the
area, fishing on the coast.
14 A party of 6 locathah scavengers forage amongst the shores
tidal pools.
15 5 nixies frolic along the surf, possibly with aquatic animals
16 3 giant crabs or lobsters scuttle across the beach (treat as
Medium monstrous spiders with 2 claws +4 dealing 1d4 dam-
age, instead of having a bite attack, poison, or web abilities).
17 1 shambling mound that appears to be a large pile of seaweed.
A stretch of beach cliffs infested with yellow mold (see DMG).
19 1 annoyingly playful water mephit discovers and follows the
party.
20 1 roc dives to the water not far out to sea from the PCs and
snatches a dolphin. As it passes overhead it drops a 5 ft. long
feather in the surf.
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1. Ackerelas Inlet (EL 7)
The briny scent and cool foam of the nearby
ocean wafts over the road as it skirts the coastline.
Whispers and roars from the steady waves add a
welcome music to your traveling and almost offers
the light feeling of a well- deserved holiday.
The path curves inland slightly, following the
ridge of a rocky coastal inlet, alive with the
squawks and fluttering of noisy white seabirds. As
you near the tiny bay though, you can make out
something else. Upon a large flat rock, several
dozen feet off the sandy shore, lies an exotic but
exhausted looking young woman. Seemingly
washed by fortune into the natural harbor, you can
see her wild blue tresses bobbing in the surf and her
skin glittering silver and blue in the glaring sun.
Characters following this coastal road pass close to a relatively shallow,
40 ft. deep, ocean inlet. About 20 ft. down a slight yet rocky slope from the
road is a rough beach that trails larger rocks out into the water. The water
here is calm enough that the DC is only 10 for swimming PCs, though the
tides still stir up enough debris to reduce visibility beneath the water to a
mere 30 ft.. Large but slick stones also trail out into the surf 20 ft., PCs
attempting to cross them must make a Balance check (DC 14) or fall into
the water.
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Those characters on the beach who actively examine their surroundings
should be allowed a Search check (DC 16) to notice fine white powder, bits
of shredded cloth, and bone shards washed up in the surf (remains from
Ackerelas previous meals).
Creatures: Upon a large stone, 30 ft. from shore, Sharsea
Wisshpessh lies half in, half out of the water. Those who make a Spot
check (DC 20 from the road, DC 18 from the beach) can see that the exot-
ic looking girl is shackled to the rock by a thick iron cuff affixed to her
right wrist. The manacle has a hardness of 10 and 10 hp or can be bro-
ken by a successful Strength check (DC 26). The key to these chains is
kept by Ackerela, knotted in her own hair, though a Disable Device
check, DC 20, will also release the lock. Those who come within view
of the triton can hear her whimpering across the water, but she does not
reply to questions with anything more than pleas for help and bedraggled
sobs.
Ackerela and her sea cats hide underwater just past Sharseas rock, in
the deepest part of the inlet.
Ackerela: hp 19; see Appendix 1.
Troll and Trall (Seacats): hp 51; see Appendix 1.
Sharsea: hp 16; see Appendix 1.
Tactics: Once a character reaches Sharseas rock, Ackerela and her
pets attack. Troll and Trall head in first, flanking an opponent and catch-
ing them flat-footed if they can. After this initial moment of strategy the
cats will focus on the weakest looking prey, fighting until reduced to a
quarter of their hit points before trying to flee down into Ackerelas lair.
Once her sea cats are engaged, Ackerela explodes from the water,
onto the same rock as Sharsea. This sudden emergence will force all PCs
in the area to be affected by the hags horrific appearance ability. On the
same round she will attempt to use her evil eye ability on any characters
that are obviously spell casters or the strongest looking fighter. After this
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round, the sea witch will dive underwater,
attacking PCs from below and making grapple
attempts. On a successful grapple the hag can
drag a character 20 ft. underwater. Characters
drug underwater without the capability to
breathe should consult the rules on underwater
combat and possibly drowning in the DMG.
Ackerela will continue her assault until all the
PCs are dead or she is reduced to a half of her
hit points, at which point she will attempt to
flee to the safety of her lair.
Sharsea will not participate in battle once it
begins. However, the PCs are most likely the
strongest land dwellers to attempt to rescue her,
so she may be slightly emboldened by her
chance for freedom. If so and the battle begins
to turn against the PCs, Sharsea will take a
slight risk and use her summon natures ally IV
ability to call 1d4+1 porpoises to the PCs aid.
She will not summon anything more powerful
though, fearing that if the PCs still lose that
Ackerela will punish her severely.
Treasure: Once Ackerela and the sea cats
flee or are defeated there is, with the exception
of Sharsea, little of obvious interest left upon
the surface of the inlet.
Development: Sharsea will be extremely
grateful to the PCs for rescuing her but has
nothing material to offer them, having had her
set of the seas gifts stolen. If Ackerela sur-
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vived the battle the triton will hold an obvious
grudge, revealing the location of the hags lair
below. Should the sea witch have been
defeated already, Sharsea will still desire the
recovery of her magical jewelry, but is too
fearful to go down into the lair to find it her-
self. Regardless of the reason Sharsea
requests the PCs aid, she will offer them one
piece of her set of the seas gifts, of their
choice, should they recover all three from the
sea caves.
The entrance to Ackerelas lair is 30 ft.
underwater. It should be relatively noticeable
to those who swim down from the far side of
Sharseas rock, despite the churning water
(Spot DC 14). PCs with out the ability to
breath underwater who want to reach the
undersea caves must hold their breath and
make a series of Swim checks. Fortunately,
there are pockets of breathable air in the cav-
erns below so the risk of drowning shouldnt
be imminent once the entrance is discovered.
Besides her offer of exotic wealth, Sharsea
is quite knowledgeable about the surrounding
ocean and its legends and thus may be able to
offer the PCs some piece of valuable informa-
tion. Should this encounter go well, Sharsea
may also turn up at a later time to aid the PCs
should they ever find themselves at the mercy
of the sea.
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2. The Sea Caves Entrance and Den (EL 3)
Gaping like a rocky wound, a jagged opening
yawns in the rough flesh of the sloping sea floor.
Tangles of withered gray-green sea weed dangle in
thick webs across its mouth, twisting and grasping
in the shifting tides like a maw of snakes. From
within drift serpentine currents, normally invisible
coils bearing the rusted red tinge of decay and
spilled blood. Upon the rough stones below, scat-
tered before the looming hollow, rest the remains of
a shattered caravan wagon, various crates, and
piles of stripped, broken bones, all half buried by
the drifting uncaring sands.
Despite its ominous appearance, once the entrance to the sea
caves is discovered there is nothing that prevents the PCs from entering.
The remains here are a caravaneers unsanctified graveyard. Refuse, bro-
ken crates, the bones of dozens of merchants, and even a whole wagon
drug from the shore lie strewn across the inlet floor. There is little of any
interest among the remains, most objects of value having been taken by
Ackerela or swept out upon the steady tides.
Down the 15 ft. long cave from the entrance, in the caverns first
room, is the den of Ackerelas guardian sea cats. This small cavern is
roughly circular, 25 ft. in diameter, and is only 3/4ths of the way filled
with water, the upper most portion containing breathable air. A broken
gap in the rear wall leads into Ackerelas lair.
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There is no source of illumination in this room, which suits the seacats
fine, but may impede PCs who have not brought light from above.
Creatures: The seacats Troll and Trall are a mated pair and have recent-
ly had a litter of seakittens. Regardless of how the battle above went, 6 imma-
ture sea cats are in this room when the PCs enter. If their parents survived the
previous battle they are also here with their young, quite literally licking their
wounds. Should Troll and/or Trall join this battle, the EL increases to 4.
Immature Seacats (6): hp 7; see Appendix 1.
Tactics: The major threats here are the immature seacats that brutally
attack any creature who is neither their parents or Ackerela. Once the PCs
enter the room, the seacats (immature or adult) lounging here will immedi-
ately charge. Having no place to run to if theyre wounded, the kittens fight
even more fiercely than their parents. Should the adults have survived they
will work in tandem with their children to defeat the intruders. Neither the
kittens nor their wounded parents will leave this area to pursue fleeing PCs.
Development: Any skirmish in this area will alert Ackerela in area 3. She
will most likely not have been expecting pursuit and will use this advance
warning to ready herself for the PCs intrusion.
Treasure: Those who make a cursory Search of the area outside the cave,
DC 14, will reveal a rusted falchion (functions as normal but has a hardness
of only 6 and 5 hp), 20 ft. of chain, and a pouch containing 12 silver pieces.
Any character who performs a more specific Search upon the broken wagon
here may, DC 20, reveal a hidden compartment underneath the drivers seat.
Inside is a sack containing 8 silver trade bars (worth 5 gp each and stamped
with the emblem of a nearby countrys capital) and 6 oysters that have taken
up home here, one of which contains a small pearl worth 9 gp.
If the PCs were searching for evidence of a person lost in the region some
item of significance should turn up amongst the piles of bones in the seacats
den.
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3. Ackerelas Lair (EL 4)
The black rock surges open into a wide cavern,
filled with tools and accessories that obscenely
parody a primitive living hall. The water here
seems to have turned to blood. Cold red ribbons
drifting in sanguine currents, as if remembering
the paths of their lost veins, alight with the hellish
glow of an impossible flame that somehow burns
from the rooms center. Across the floor are
strewn the remnants of a thousand cannibalistic
meals, innocent skins and skulls reduced to a
playground for countless tiny sea things that skit-
ter and squirm along in an orgy of dead gluttony.
Above, the water does not quite fill the cavern,
allowing the bloated gray bodies of a dozen
drowned meals to float like fleshy buoys, wide
white eyes staring down upon you in dead gazes
of horror and almost comic surprise.
This broad cavern serves as combination feast hall, bedroom, and tor-
ture chamber to the sea hag Ackerela. A jagged oval, the den cuts 40 ft.
deep into the shore and is 25 ft. across at its widest point. A pile of dol-
phin and seal skins serve as a crude bed, while the rest of the room is
filled with rusted tools, macabre ornaments, and the trophies won
through a lifetime of sadism. As in the previous room, cracks running
through the rock fill the empty upper half of the 25 ft. tall room with
breathable air.
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The floor of Ackerelas lair is strewn with the remains of a thousand blood
meals. Fortunately the water in this room is relatively still, leaving the
remains to rot in peace, but any violent movement will stir it up in bloody
clouds, decreasing vision from 30 ft. to a mere 10 ft.. Any combat that con-
tinues for more then 3 rounds should be considered enough to disturb the con-
tents of the room, though other actions, especially spell-effects, may as well.
At the chambers deepest recess is a sizable crevasse leading into
Ackerelas personal trove. The hollow is pitch black and the hag has lined its
opening with layers of the flayed, water-logged skins of sentient creatures.
Any Medium creature or smaller wishing to investigate the contents of the
cavity must actually squirm into it, its opening tight but accessible, like a dead
womb, a simple but stomach turning feat. Ackereala keeps a pet octopus in
among the treasures she keeps here to deter more destructive fishy interlop-
ers from taking up residence.
In the center of this room is an ornate brass brazier affected by a contin-
ual flame spell. The light here is enough to illuminate the entire room, but
does not pass beyond.
Creatures: If Ackerela survived the battle above she has retreated to this
room to rest. If she is alerted to the PCs intrusion by a conflict in area 2 she
will ready herself as noted below. An octopus also makes its home amongst
the treasures in the crevasse at the back of this chamber.
Ackerela: hp variable; see Appendix 1.
Octopus: hp 9; see Appendix 1.
Tactics: If the PCs have somehow managed to sneak past the sea witchs
guards, Ackerela is resting atop the pile of skins in this room. If she is sig-
nificantly wounded she will attempt to bargain with the PCs, offering any-
thing she possesses and promising them anything if they spare her life. If the
PCs agree to her pleas and bargain, she will, of course, reneging on her prom-
ises at the first advantageous moment and go to great lengths to see them suf-
fer. If attacked, she will defend herself as fiercely as she can, attempting to
escape out to sea if possible.
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If alerted to the PCs approach, Ackerela will imbibe two potions of
cure moderate wounds from her trove of stolen treasures, thus restoring
4d8+4 hp, and take up a fighting net stashed in this room. She will then
attempt to hide among the bloated bodies that float along the surface of
the caves waterline and ambush PCs as they enter, her first attack using
the net at a 4 penalty (as she is not proficient with the weapon). After
her initial strike, the hag will make use of any special abilities that she
didnt exhaust above, fighting without mercy, realizing the dire nature of
her situation. If combat turns against her, Ackerela will attempt to flee
the sea caves and seek revenge later.
PCs that enter the crevasse in the back of the room will most likely
be surprised by the octopus hiding inside. Having no form of escape, the
creature will defend its tiny home, and the hoard stashed there, to the
death.
Treasure: Throughout the room are scattered the mundane tools and
minor possessions of the sea witch. The most obvious item of value here
is the ever-burning brazier in the rooms center, worth approximately 175
gp. Those who make a general Search check, DC 13, in the rooms main
area will uncover a squat iron pot, heavily encrusted with rust, 2 pairs of
masterwork manacles, a masterwork set of torturers tools (several
brands, needles, tiny devices, offering a +2 to Profession: torturer checks)
25 ft. of fishing net, and 2 potions of cure moderate wounds (unless
Ackerela has used them). Searching the bodies that float along the sur-
face of the water, DC 16, will reveal an additional 21 gp and a dagger.
The real treasure in this area though is stashed in the crack at the back
of the room. Any PC that climbs into the filthy hole discovers the bulk
of the items of value that Ackerelas stolen from passing caravans
throughout her career of slaughter and terror. Resting here is a tattered,
mundane looking cloak of resistance +1, a potion of lesser restoration, a
potion of darkvision, an oil of bless weapon, an ornate scroll case shaped
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like a whale with a stoppered mouth (worth 40 gp) holding an arcane
scroll of protection from arrows, a divine scroll of water breathing, and
an arcane scroll of dispel magic, a suit of shark hide armor +1, a dark-
wood buckler with a pirates symbol etched upon the front, a masterwork
silver flute crafted to resemble a elongated seashell worth 300 gp, a set
of 6 bronze goblets embossed with a seahorse motif valued at 35 gp a
piece, 240 loose gold pieces, and Sharseas complete set of the seas gifts.
If the PCs have been sent to recover another item besides Sharseas jew-
elry they will also find it here.
DM NOTE: The seas gift is a set of powerful
magical items that are probably a more potent
resource than a DM is willing to offer the PCs at
their current level. While the one piece of the set
Sharsea promised for the others return should be
an appropriate treasure for this level, the entire set
should be kept out of the characters hands, for the
time being at least. Feel free to let the PCs exper-
iment with the complete set before they return it
to the young triton, but if they attempt to take it
for their own, Sharsea will be upset, but not near-
ly as upset as her influential father and his far-
flung allies. If Sharsea has somehow been killed
or did not ask the PCs for the return of her treas-
ure, it may be best for DMs to simply remove this
item from the treasure stash.
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Skills and Feats: Listen +3, Spot +3, Swim +3; Alertness.
Appendix 1: NPCs Hold Breath (Ex): An immature sea cat can hold its breath for 4
Ackerela, Sea Hag: CR 4; Medium monstrous humanoid; HD 3d8+6; rounds X its Constitution score before it risks drowning.
hp 19; Init +1 (Dex), Spd 30 ft., swim 40 ft.; AC 14, touch 11, flat-footed Rend (Ex): If a sea cat hits with both its claw attacks it automatical-
13; Base Atk +3; Grp +7; Atk claw +7 melee (1d4+4); Full Atk 2 claws +7 ly rends for an additional 2d3 damage.
melee (1d4+4); SA horrific appearance, evil eye; SQ amphibious, spell
Skills: Sea cats may always take 10 on Swim checks and gains a +4
resistance 14; Space/Reach 5 ft./5 ft AL CE, SV Fort +2, Ref +4, Wil +4; Str
racial bonus to perform special actions. They can also use the run action
19, Dex 12, Con 12, Int 10, Wis 13, Cha 14.
if it swims in a straight line.
Skills and Feats: Knowledge (arcana) +3, Hide +4, Listen +6, Spot +6,
Swim +12; Alertness, Toughness.
Octopus: CR 1; Small animal (aquatic); HD 2d8; hp 9; Init +3 (Dex),
Horrific Appearance (Su): Those who look upon a sea hag must make
Spd 20 ft., swim 30 ft.; AC 16, touch 13, flat-footed 14; Base Atk +1; Grp
a DC 13 Fortitude save or suffer 2d6 points of Strength damage. Creatures
2; Atk arms +5 melee (0); Full Atk arms +5 melee (0) and bite +0 (1d3);
affected by this power once are immune to it for the next day. The save DC
SA improved grab; SQ ink cloud, jet, low-light vision; Space/Reach 5
is Charisma based.
ft./5 ft AL N, SV Fort +3, Ref +6, Wil +1; Str 12, Dex 17, Con 11, Int 2,
Evil Eye (Su): 3 time/day can gave at a creature within 30 ft., forcing Wis 12, Cha 3.
them to make a DC 13 Will save or be dazed for 3 days. This affect can be
Skills and Feats: Escape Artist +13, Hide +11, Listen +2, Spot +5,
removed by the spells remove cure or dispel evil. Those affected must also
Swim +9; Weapon Finesse.
make a DC 13 Fortitude save or die from fright. Creatures immune to fear
are unaffected by this ability. The save DCs are Charisma based. Improved Grab (Ex): If an octopus hits with its tentacles it may
grapple as a free action that does not provoke an attack of opportunity. If
Amphibious (Ex): Sea hags can survive both in water and on land.
it wins this grapple check, it may automatically bite.
Skills: A sea hag may always take 10 on Swim checks and gains a +8
Ink Cloud (Ex): An octopus may emit a 10 ft. by 10 ft. cloud of ink
racial bonus to perform special actions. It can also use the run action if it
once per minute. This cloud obscures vision and provides total conceal-
swims in a straight line.
ment.
Jet (Ex): Octopi may move 200 ft. in one direction, without provok-
Immature Sea Cats: CR 1/2; Small magical beast; HD 1d10+2; hp ing an attack of opportunity, as a full-round action.
7; Init +2 (Dex), Spd 5 ft., swim 20 ft.; AC 17, touch 13, flat-footed 15;
Skills: An octopus can change colors, giving it a +4 racial bonus to
Base Atk +1; Grp -3; Atk claw +1 melee (1d3); Full Atk 2 claws +1 melee
Hide checks. Its flexible body also offers it a +10 racial bonus to Escape
(1d3) and bite -1 (1d4); SA rend 2d3; SQ darkvision 40 ft., hold breath,
Artist checks. It also gains a +8 racial bonus to Swim checks, may run if
low-light vision, scent; Space/Reach 5 ft./5 ft AL N, SV Fort +3, Ref +2,
swimming in a direct line, and may always take 10 on Swim checks.
Wil +1; Str 10, Dex 14, Con 12, Int 2, Wis 13, Cha 10.

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Troll and Trall, Sea Cats: CR 4; Large magical beast; HD 6d10+18; hp
51; Init +1 (Dex), Spd 10 ft., swim 40 ft.; AC 18, touch 10, flat-footed 17;
Base Atk +6; Grp +14; Atk claw +9 melee (1d6+4); Full Atk 2 claws +9
melee (1d6+4) and bite +4 (1d8+2); SA rend 2d6+6; SQ darkvision 60 ft.,
hold breath, low-light vision, scent; Space/Reach 10 ft./5 ft AL N, SV Fort +8,
Ref +6, Wil +5; Str 19, Dex 12, Con 17, Int 2, Wis 13, Cha 10.
Skills and Feats: Listen +8, Spot +7, Swim +12; Alertness, Endurance,
Iron Will.
Hold Breath (Ex): A sea cat can hold its breath for 6 rounds X its
Constitution score before it risks drowning.
Rend (Ex): If a sea cat hits with both its claw attacks it automatically
rends for an additional 2d6+6 damage.
Skills: A sea cat may always take 10 on Swim checks and gains a +8
racial bonus to perform special actions. It can also use the run action if it
swims in a straight line.
Sharsea Wisshpessh, Triton: CR 2; Medium outsider (native, water);
HD 3d8+3; hp 16; Init +0, Spd 5 ft., swim 40 ft.; AC 16, touch 10, flat-foot-
ed 16; Base Atk +3; Grp +4; Atk unarmed strike +3 melee (1d3); Full Atk
unarmed strike +3 (1d3); SA spell-like abilities; SQ darkvision 60 ft.;
Space/Reach 5 ft./5 ft AL NG, SV Fort +4, Ref +3, Wil +4; Str 10, Dex 10,
Con 12, Int 13, Wis 13, Cha 11.
Skills and Feats: Climb +2, Diplomacy +2, Heal +2, Hide +6, Listen + 7,
Move Silently +6, Knowledge (local) +7, Ride +6, Search +7, Sense Motive
+7, Survival +9 (+11 following tracks), Swim +10; Athletic, Self Sufficient.
Spell-like Abilities: 1/day Summon Natures Ally IV, caster level 7th.
Skills: Tritons may always take 10 on Swim checks and gains a +8 racial
bonus to perform special actions. They may also use the run action if it swims
in a straight line.
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Appendix 2: New Magical Items
The Seas Gifts
Ever since there have been sailors to navigate the seas there have been
tall tales of the wonders and horrors that lurk beneath the surf. But few such
tales so capture the heart and imagination as that of a love between a sailor
and merfolk that overcame all odds to bring them together. But this tale has
not touched the sentimentality of land dwellers alone, as some romantics
beneath the waves have sought to recreate the magic of this story for their
own eligible young bachelors and maidens.
Often created by merfolk, triton, and other goodly races that live under-
water, the seas gifts are in fact a set of three minor magical items that, when
worn by a single creature, produce effects that mimic or augment those abil-
ities of many sea dwellers. Usually fashioned for a specific wearer, com-
monly a child of noble birth whose parents can afford such magical excess-
es, the seas gifts come in sets for both males and females and resemble styl-
ish but mundane accessories. The first piece is an elegant tiara or headband
which allows the wearer to speak with animals 3 time/day, but only to aquat-
ic creatures. The next piece is shaped as a bracelet or wrist straps and can
be used to cast summon natures ally I once per day, but again only to sum-
mon aquatic creatures. The final item is a thin silvery waist chain or leather
belt that constantly confers a +4 competence bonus to Swim checks.
These minor powers are accessible as long as the related item is worn,
but it is when all parts of the set are worn that their greater power is con-
veyed. Any creature that bears all three items is able to breath as per the
spell water breathing indefinitely. However, if even one part of the set is
removed the effects of the spell end, with potentially tragic results.
Moderate transmutation; CL 5th; Craft Wondrous Item, speak with ani-
mals, summon natures ally I, water breathing; Price 30,000 gp; weight 1 lb.
(complete set).
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