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MAP 2.13: WRECK o.- T .. E STAR GODDESS

CRASH SURVIVORS they have a climbing speed, they can move anywhere on
The voice calling to the party belongs to Thasselandra the map as easily as on the ship. The NPCs fight back,
.Bravewing, the ship's captain (NG female Halruaan hu- but they aren't very effective given their exhaustion. The
man noble). She explains the situation briefly before she girallon zombies aren't above grabbing enemies and
weakens and her voice becomes too soft to hear from tossing them off the ship; one or two of the NPC guards
the ground. The other crash survivors include the ship's should die that way. A character who falls or is thrown
navigator, Ra-das (N male Halruaan human scout); the off the ship can halve the falling damage with a success-
master-of-arms, Faix Haranis (CN male Halruaan hu- ful DC 10 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check, representing
man veteran); and three other crewmen named Brax, clutching at vines and branches on the way down.
Nhar, and Veliod (N male Halruaan human guards). Ra-
'TREASURE
das and Faix are in the stern section; the other NPCs
There is no treasure aboard the Star Goddess or amid
are all in the midsection.
the debris under it, but characters can salvage weapons,
The ship was carrying supplies, but most of the cargo
spilled to the ground when the gondola broke apart. The clothing, and enough supplies to assemble one explor-
survivors can catch rainwater in buckets, but they've er's pack and one priest's pack.
been without food for several days. As a result, all the
NPCs have 4 levels of exhaustion (see appendix A of WYRMHEART MINE
the Player's Handbook for effects) and are not strong A clan of shield dwarves operated this iron mine (map
enough to climb to the ground on their own. 2.14) up until forty years ago, when it was conquered by
a young red dragon named Tzindelor. Hew Hackinstone
UNDEAD SCAVENGERS (see "Finding a Guide," page 33) hopes to reclaim and
When characters first arrive on the scene, they see reopen the mine, and he gladly enlists the characters to
eight ghouls lurking in the foliage below the wreck. his aid (or ropes them in unwillingly, if he must).
Each ghoul has a small blue triangle tattooed on its Tzindelor has amassed a following of kobolds, who
forehead-the symbol of Ras Nsi. The ghouls have call her Tinder. She occasionally leaves to hunt but
three-quarters cover from trees, and they withdraw from spends most of her time sleeping at the bottom of the
the area temporarily if the situation gets too hot. mine. The kobolds rig their shared lair with numerous
A few minutes after characters climb up to the wreck, traps. Many parts of the mine still show signs of the
it's attacked by three girallon zombies (see appendix dwarves' battle against Tinder, including the scattered
D). The monsters approach from the east, and because and charred bones of those who died.

CHAPTER 2 I THE LAN'D OF CHULT