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The sale of canoes in Port Nyanzaru is controlled by Sale of tej is controlled by the merchant
the merchant prince Ekene-Afa. prince Kwayothe.
INSECT REPELLENT YKLWA
Insect repellent can be purchased in Port Nyanzaru in Ayklwa (pronounced YICK-ul-wah) is a simple melee
two forms: blocks of incense or a greasy salve. The mer- weapon that is the traditional weapon of Chultan war-
chant prince Kwayoth6 controls the sale of both. Neither riors. A yklwa consists of a 3-foot wooden shaft with a
kind of repellent protects against giant insects or the steel or stone blade up to 18 inches long. It costs 1 gp,
vile swarms of insects described in appendix A of the and it deals ld8 piercing damage on a hit. Although it
Monster Manual. has the thrown weapon property, the yklwa is not well
A block of incense sells for l sp. When lit, it burns for balanced for throwing (range 10/30 ft.).
8 hours and repels normal insects within a 20-foot-ra- The merchant prince Ekene-Afa controls the sale of
dius centered on it. yklwas in Port Nyanzaru.
A gourd or vial of salve, which sells for 1 gp, contains
20 applications of odorless grease. One application DINOSAUR RACING
protects its wearer against normal insects for 24 hours.
The city is famous for its weekly dinosaur races through
The salve is waterproof so it doesn't wash off in rain.
the streets. Dinosaurs are painted in bright designs, and
R AIN CATCHER their riders try to steer them along a course that winds
around the harbor and the city's four hills. Spectators
A rain catcher is a simple contraption consisting of a
are seldom injured, but it's a dangerous sport for the di-
5-foot-square leather tarp and a wooden frame with
nosaurs and their riders.
legs. When the tarp is stretched across the wooden
A typical race day has three races: one for four-
frame, it forms a basin that can catch 2 gallons of drink-
legged beasts, one for two-legged beasts, and one no-
ing water per inch of rainfall and hold up to 8 gallons.
holds-barred "unchained" race. Many of the dinosaurs
The tarp and wooden frame fold up for easy transport. A
involved are juveniles, since fully grown versions can
rain catcher costs 1 gp and weighs S pounds.
be too large and too difficult for riders to manage. The
Merchant prince Ekene-Afa controls the sale of rain
dinosaurs are stoutly muzzled and have their claws and
catchers in Port Nyanzaru.
horns blunted in ail but the unchained race.
ThJ The four-legged race is dominated by young ankylo-
Tej is an amber-colored, fermented drink made from sauruses and triceratopses, but dimetrodons have also
honey. It's more common and popular in Chult than beer done well when paired with Small riders. Most com-
or ale. A mug of tej costs 4 cp in Port Nyanzaru or 6 cp petitors in the two-legged race are hadrosauruses and
in Fort Beluarian. A 1-gallon cask costs 2 spin the city deinonychuses (again with Small riders). The unchained
or 3 sp at the fort. race sees racers on anything, including young allosau-
ruses and very young tyrannosauruses.
BETTINC ON D I N OSAU R RACES
Odds Roll Win on Payout; Racer Example
7:1 dB 2- 8 Wager+ 7 Big Honker (crowd-pleasing young tyrannosaurus rex}
5:1 d6 2- 6 Wager.;- 5 Ubtao's Favorite (young triceratops on a streak)
3:1 d4 2-4 Wager.;- 3 Banana Candy (well-trained hadrosaurus)
2:1 d3 2-3 Wager+ 2 Bonecruncher {young, ill·tempered allosaurus)
1 :1 Any Even Wager Grung Stomper (young ankylosaurus)
1:2 d3 Wagerx 2 Scarback (young tyrannosaurus rex on its last race}
1:3 d4 Wagerx 3 Nasty Boy (allosaurus with famo.us trainer)
l :5 d6 Wager x 5 Jungle Princess (deinonychus with frightened jockey)
1:7 d8 Wagerx 7 Mountain Thunder (aging dimetrodon)

RACINC DINOSAURS
Mount Speed Skill Check DC AC Hit Points A tuck Damage Constitution
Allosaurus, young 50/80 16* 13 30 +6 8 (ldlO + 3) 15 {+2)
Deinonychus 40/60 12* 13 26 +4 6 (1d8 + 2) 14 (+2)
D1metrodon 30/50 8 12 19 +3 8 (2d6 + l} 15 (+2)
Hadrosaurus 40/50 10 11 19 +3 6 (ldlO + l) 13 (+l)
Other 40/60 12 12 24 +3 6 (ld8 + 2) 16 (+3}
Triceratops, young 50/75 14 13 38 +5 6 (ldlO + l) 15 (+2)
Tyrannosaurus, young 50/100 18* 13 46 +6 9 (ldl2 + 3) 17 (+3}

* If an Animal Handling check made with advantage due to lashing fails by 5 or more, the animal goes berserk and is out of the race.

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