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28. WAVE SHAPER'S QUARTERS                        A sahuagin champion prepares a squad of  six sa-
                                                               buagin, six sahuagin coral smashers, four sahuagin
             •                                                 deep divers, and four shell sharks for patrol and guard
               This room is adorned with a colorful mosaic of a sa·
                                                               duty (see appendix C for all but the sahuagin). The
               huagin with a twisted body creating a whirlpool to drag   sahuagin are armed and about to move out to relieve
               down a ship. A table stands in the center, a small bench   guards currently on duty. They treat intruders as hostile.
               to either side. Seaweed beds sway in the northeast and   Four sahuagin that are not part of the patrol are gam-
                                                               bling on two lobsters fighting in a small net arena.
               southeast corners. Two coffers, their lids closed, stand
                                                                 Development. The sahuagin champion (see appen-
               against the north wall.
                                                               dix C) in area 30  joins the battle, arriving on the third
                A hunched-over sahuagin at the table looks up, star·   round of combat.
               tied, as you appear. Its sudden motion causes one of   Treasure. The unlocked coffers contain a total of 300
               several stacks of  coins to topple with a clatter.   gp and twenty leather harnesses with silver buckles (10
                                                          •    gp each).  Each of the battling lobsters is adorned with a
                                                               silver and pearl band (25 gp).
             A  single sahuagin wave shaper  (see appendix C) sits at
             the table, counting small stacks of gold coins.   30. C H A M PION'S QUARTE RS
               Treasure. There are 276 gp stacked on the table
             and on adjacent unoccupied benches. The coffers con-  •
                                                                 This is a spartan room. A few broken bits of  pottery lie
             tain another 400 gp in loose piles (200 gp each). The
             wave shaper wears a silver bracelet set with turquoise   scattered on the floor. A table stands in the center, with
             beads (100 gp).                                    a small bench to either side. Seaweed beds sway in the
                                                                northeast and southeast corners. Two coffers, their lids
             29.  BARRACKS
                                                                closed, stand against the north wall.
                                                         •        The light in this room flickers slightly, illuminating a
              A short passage beyond the archway opens after about   sleeping sahuagin in the northeast corner bed.
              twenty feet into a large room. A seaweed bed covers the
              entire south wall. Several coffers, their lids closed, stand
                                                               A single sahuagin champion (see appendix C) lies in a
              at regular intervals around the unoccupied walls.
                                                               seaweed bed. It recently lost a large sum of  gold to the
                A commanding sahuagin is addressing a group of sa·   sahuagin wave shaper in area 28.
              huagin guards and sharks.                         Treasure. The coffers. which are unlocked, contain a
            •                                            •     total of 12 gp.

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