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Three sabuagin champions are torturing a locathah be expected to survive long in such confinement. In fact,
here (see appendix C for both). ff the sahuagin become the eel hastened its own death by vainly battering at the
aware of the party, they abandon their work and attack. walls and door. Now it hangs, bloated and distended, in
Victim. The locathah on the rack is named Borgas. the water and occupies most of the available space.
He can speak Common as well as Aquan. He has no Corridor. When the sahuagin first took over the for-
possessions. He is very grateful to the characters if they tress, this area was much smaller, though a passage led
rescue him and eager to accompany them for the rest of north to the second entrance to the fortress on this level.
the adventure (after which he returns to his tribe). The sahuagin decided they no longer needed this
He and his giant eel were captured by sahuagin while entrance, so they blocked off the passage by leaning a
on a hunting trip. He knows little of the fortress but can stone slab up against the north wall of this cell.
describe areas 58 and 60, as well as the corridors lead-
The thrashings of the giant eel in its death throes have
ing from those areas to the torture chamber. partially dislodged this slab, so if a character enters the
Borgas is particularly concerned about the fate of his
room. a small opening is discovered in the north wall.
giant eel companion. which he saw forced into cell 50c
Now that the slab has been moved, it is easy to open
by the sahuagin. He asks the characters to help him in
the passage up completely. Beyond. the passage and
going to the eel's aid without delay.
the guard room still exist in their original dimensions.
Ce// Doors. Each cell door can be opened easily by though the entrance is now under 70 feet of water.
lifting the bronze bar off its brackets. Borgas had been Borgas is noticeably upset to discover the death of his
kept in cell 50e since his capture. companion, and this discovery makes him even more
determined to get revenge on the sahuagin.
50A. E M PTY CE LL
SOD. TRITON CELL
•
The unfinished stone of this cell is not illuminated in
any way. A rough platform carved into one wall serves A humanoid figure is being held in this sparse cell of un-
as a bed. finished stone.
•

This cell is unoccupied. The figure is Kysh (see appendix C), who was captured
by the sahuagin along with his sea lion companion (see
SOB. SEA LION CELL cell 50b). He is being held until a suitable opponent
can be found for him to fight in the arena. He has been
stripped of his possessions.
Angry snarls arise from this cell. Inside, an angered sea
He is more than willing to go along with the charac-
lion roars and thrashes in the confined space.
ters on their adventure. then returns to his own tribe
• after leaving the fortress .
Kysh was unconscious when he was brought into
A sea lion (see appendix C) was captured by the sa-
the fortress. so he has no idea of its layout, nor does he
huagi n along with its triton master (see cell SOd) and is
know what has happened to his sea lion companion.
now being caged until a suitable opponent can be found
to pit against it in the arena. If the triton is not with the
50E. EMPTY CELL
characters when this door is opened, the sea lion at-
tacks with extreme ferocity. If the triton is with the char-
acters, he can calm and control the sea lion. This cell of unfinished stone is not illuminated in any way.
A rough platform carved into one wall serves as a bed.
SOC. DECAY- FILLED CELL
This cell was occupied by Borgas before he was re-
The water in this is cell is fouled by the rotting corpse of
moved to be tortured.
a large sea serpent of some kind. A stone slab along the
north wall lies askew and partially broken on the unfin- 51. LARGE ARMORY AND STORES
i ished Aoor.
This storage area seems orderly but neglected. On the
The characters experience some difficulty in opening Aoor near the south wall, lay coils of rope, piles of hides
this door, even with the bar removed. This is because neatly lashed with cords, a heap of nails, and more.
the giant eel (Borgas's companion) died in the confined
The north wall has two rows of racks. one above the
space, and its body partially blocks the door. Continued
other, on which hang a number of warhammers and dag-
pressure and a successful DC 13 Strength (Athletics)
gers. Below, on the floor, are three open coffers.
check eventually opens the door sufficiently for a charac-
ter or Borgas to squeeze inside. The east wall is also racked, with many spears hanging
Dead Eel. The cell is only 20 feet square, like the in an orderly manner.
others, and a giant eel more than 20 feet long could not Several sharks eye you hungrily as you enter.

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