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These rare plants grow along isolated stony shelves in un·
derwater trenches. A creature that consumes the fronds of
rapture weed becomes poisoned for 6 hours, during which
time it experiences occasional hallucinations and a feeling
of euphoria. Sahuagin priests often use rapture weed in
their worship (as does the priestess in area 36) .
Any creature that consumes rapture weed has a 1 per·
cent chance of instead becoming incapacitated for the du·
ration of the plant's effect. During this time it experiences
terrifying visions of an enormous shark devouring great
31. PRIESTESS'S QUARTERS
amounts of prey.
When the effect wears off or is negated, the creature
T must succeed on a DC 1 S Wisdom saving throw or be af.
The floor and walls of this room are tiled in medium gray,
flicted with a form of long-term madness (see "Madness"
and the ceiling has white tiles. A small table in the center in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master's Guide).
of the room is neatly set with a silver bowl and cup in the
center. A small bench stands beside the table. 34. PRIESTESS'S QUARTERS
A seaweed bed covers the southeast corner. A coffer,
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its lid closed, stands in the southwest corner.
The floor and walls of this room are tiled a medium gray,
while the ceiling has white tiles. There is a small table
The occupant of this room is currently in the temple as- in the center of the room with a small, matching bench
sisting with the ceremony. beside it.
Treasure. The unlocked coffers contain 70 gp and an
A seaweed bed covers the southeast corner. A coffer,
ivory-handled dagger in a plain scabbard (20 gp). The
its lid closed, stands in the southwest corner. A hollow
silver bowl and cup are worth 5 gp each.
space by the bed contains a ceremonial dagger with a
32. PRIESTESS'S QUARTERS bone handle.
A sahuagin and several armored sharks occupy this
T
The floor and walls of this room are tiled a medium gray, chamber.
while the ceiling has white tiles. There is a table in the •
center of the room with a small bench beside it. A single Asahuagio priestess is tending to the armored plates
four-inch-long shark tooth sits on the table. of four shell sharks (see appendix C) in this room. She
A seaweed bed covers the southeast corner. A coffer, is startled to discover intruders have made it this far.
She and the sharks attack all intruders.
its lid closed, stands in the southwest corner.
• • Treasure. The unlocked coffer contains 113 gp and
six humanoid skulls with uncut chunks of turquoise
The occupant of this room is currently in the temple as· forced into the eye sockets. These twelve pieces of tur-
sisting with the ceremony. quoise are worth 10 gp each.
Treasure. The unlocked coffers contain 40 gp and a 35. Prayer Room
silver hand mirror (15 gp).
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33. PRIESTESS'S QUARTERS This room has walls and ceiling tiled in dark green. A
mosaic on the northern wall depicts a huge two-headed
shark leading countless sahuagin toward the surface of
Gray tiles cover the floor and walls of this room, while the
the water.
ceiling has white tiles. A small table and bench sit in the
An altar on the west wall is made of a massive shark
center of the room. Colorful shells adorn the walls.
jaw and teeth mounted on a stone base. The base is sur·
A seaweed bed covers the southeast corner. A closed
rounded by small skulls and living sea creatures.
coffer stands in the southwest corner. Near the bed
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stands a o ne-foot-tall wooden statuette of a shark.
• • The priestesses use this area to pray to Sekolah. It is
currently unoccupied.
The occupant of this room is currently in the temple as- A character who searches the altar and makes a suc-
sisting with the ceremony. The statuette is a Sekolahian cessful DC 14 Wisdom (Perception) check discovers a
worshiping statuette (see appendix B). hidden compartment under the stone base of the shark
Treasure. The unlocked coffer contains 40 gp and a jaws. The compartment contains twelve portions of
silver hand mirror (15 gp). rapture weed that the priestesses use in rituals (see the
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