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4. Dw.ELLINGS

MAP 2 .11· KIR SA&l\L
of days if they were aware of her need; and she's certain tachment will be powerful, fiery, and jealous, and Mwax-
the merchant princes of Port Nyanzaru will welcome anare is accustomed to getting everything she wants.
her return and gladly hand over rulership of the city to Against Asharra's wishes, the princess forged a pact
their rightful monarch. The world as she understands it with the Wind Dukes of Aaqa, ancient beings of the
is tiny and hungry for her leadership. Mwaxanare isn't Outer Planes, to become a fledgling warlock. She de·
a fool; for the most part, these are things she's been tests physica I labor and puts her mage hand and unseen
taught by Asharra. servant spells to constant use. Through her pact, she
Mwaxanare believes she can garner widespread has also gained telepathy, which she enjoys using.
support to repopulate and rebuild Omu by retrieving a If Asharra suspects that Mwaxanare might learn dis-
symbolically significant yet long-lost treasure called the turbing or inconvenient truths about the world from the
Skull Chalice of Ch'gakare (see chapter 5). If the charac- characters, or that her passion for one of them might
ters claim to be headed to Omu, she urges them to find lead to tragedy, they become a dangerous presence in
the chalice and return it to her "for the good of Chult." If Asharra's eyes- and Kir Sabal is a precarious place for
the characters request something more substantial as a creatures without wings.
reward, she offers them 250 gp worth of choice pieces Na wears an aarakocra costume he made himself and
from her private treasury (see area 5). pretends to be one of the bird folk. He is uncommonly
Although the aarakocra treat her well, Mwaxanare is studious and bookish for a six-year-old boy. He is polite,
lonely; the only other human in Kir Sabal is her brother. deferential, and speaks softly with a wisdom beyond his
Consequently, the princess is likely to fixate on one of meager years. His only outdoor interests are walking
the adventurers as a potential romantic partner. This at- among the gardens atop the plateau, where he studies
plants and insects, and launching complex flying toys
WHEN GARGOYLES A TTACK made of wood and folded paper out the window of his
The gargoyles of Omu and the aarakocra of Kir Sabal are room and watching them glide lazily across the jungle.
bitter enemies. Aarakocra scouts watch over the distant Na would laugh, and then be aghast, if anyone suggested
city, and their brazen intrusion annoys the gargoyles. Once he would make a better monarch than Mwaxanare.
in a while, gargoyles follow a patrol back to K ir Sabal and
attack the monastery. If this happens while the characters 1. MONASTERY
are visiting Kir Sabal, the aarakocra appreciate whatever Six aarakocra inhabit the monastery, living as monks.
help the party can provide. The attacking force consists
While in the monastery, they wear prayer bead neck-
often gargoyles. If six or more are slain, the rest fly
laces and paint labyrinthine patterns on their beaks,
back to Omu.
hands, and feet.
CHAPTER 2 I THE LANO Of CHULT