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12. BosuN's CABIN Finding the secret door into area 15 requires a suc-
cessful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check.
Books. The table has the following books (worth 10
In the center of the cabin sits a plain wood table on gp apiece) lying on it:
which stand a pewter Ragon and a pewter mug. Beside
Principles of Navigation by Da Kor ma (open)
the table is a wooden chair, and hanging over the table is Legal Distinctions in Letters of Marque by
an unlit hooded lantern. Tazaar (closed)
Also hanging from the ceiling, at the aft end of the Treasure. The sea chest is neither locked nor trapped.
cabin, is a large cage that holds a parrot, apparently It contains some garments and a pair of boots, mostly
asleep. Next to the hull hangs an unoccupied hammock. quite old but reasonably clean.
Beneath it is a brass-bound wooden sea chest. The brass box under the bed is locked. The key to the
• box is in Bloody Bjorn's belt pouch. lt can be opened by
a character who succeeds on a DC 10 Dexterity check
The Hagon is full of a rough. high-proof cider. using thieves' tools. The box contains 500 sp.
Finding the secret door into area 14 requires a suc-
cessful DC 12 Wisdom (Perception) check. 14. SECRET PRISON CELL
Cuppa the Parrot. When anyone enters the cabin, the •
parrot immediately wakes, squawks, repeats "Pieces A dark, cramped area only four feet wide at most,
of eight" several times, squawks again, and then falls
quiet. Its cries do not alert or alarm the smugglers, who squeezed in between the ship's stern and the adjacent
are used to the noisy bird. cabin, appears to be a holding cell. A slim humanoid fig-
Development. The prisoner in area 14 might hear ure cowers in the far corner, chained to the hull.
the characters in the bosun's cabin. Oceanus shouts to •
attract their attention if he overhears someone speaking
Aquan or Elvish. The figure is that of a sea elf; the key to unlock his
Treasure. The sea chest is unlocked and contains. chains can be found in the captain"s writing desk drawer
grubby garments of no value. Concealed by the gar- (see area 9). Jf the characters demonstrate friendship
ments is a locked (but not trapped) iron box. The key to and release him, Oceanus (see appendix C) has an
the box is in Foul Frithoff's belt pouch. The box can be interesting story to relate and will assist the characters
opened by a character who succeeds on a DC 10 Dexter- to the best of his ability in their undertaking. Oceanus
ity check using thieves' tools. It contains 200 sp, a spear, speaks Aquan as well as Elvish.
a dagger, and the remains of a crossbow. The weapons
belong to Oceanus, the sea elf who is imprisoned in area A PRISONER FROM THE DEEP
14. The crossbow is damaged beyond repair. Assuming that the characters befriend Oceanus and have
a way to communicate with him, the elf provides the fol-
13. flRST MATE'S CABlN lowing information.
How He Became Imprisoned. Oceanus 1s a member of
• • the tribe of Manaan. which inhabits an undersea settle-
This cabin occupies half the stern section on this deck, ment about twenty miles southeast of Saltmarsh. He was
stripped of his weapons and armor when imprisoned, but
with one bulkhead running along the centerline of the
though bruised and hungry, he has suffered no great injury
ship. Along this bulkhead, leading up in the direction and his spirit is undaunted.
of the bow, is an enclosed companionway. At its foot, a His tribe has noted, from a distance, the periodic travels
of the Sea Ghost at night along a supposedly deserted
door in the central bulkhead leads to the other part of the
coastal area. Suspicious of this behavior, the tribal chief
stern. On this door hangs a dark blue cloak. ordered Oceanus to keep watch on this area, slip aboard
A single bunk, the bed linen heaped in a pile, is set when the ship arrived, and follow the ship back to its
port of origin to discover what he could of these strange
against the hull. At its foot is a brass-bound wooden
proceedings. This Oceanus did, and at the vessel's home
sea chest, its lid closed. Under the bunk is a brass box, port he witnessed the stowing aboard of a small arsenal
also closed. of weaponry. He was then discovered, knocked out, and
taken prisoner. He awakened some time later, chained to
In the center of the cabin, a plain wooden table is
the ship's hull in this compartment.
bolted to the deck. On it are two books, one open and Since His Imprisonment. He is uncertain how long he
propped up against the other. Beside the table is a has been a prisoner or what his ultimate fate would have
wooden chair. Hanging from the ceiling over the table is been He has no knowledge of the lizard folk aboard (he has
not seen them), nor does he or any member of his tribe
an unlit hooded lantern.
know for whom the arms are intended.
just aft of the hook that holds the lantern is a hatch During his imprisonment he has been brought unpleas-
measuring three feet on a side. ant food three times and a cup of brackish, stale water
• about six times. On each occasion the bearer has been a
large bully of a person with a hook instead of a left hand
The cloak has no special properties and no signifi- (the bosun, though Oceanus does not know this). These
cant value. visitations aside, he has been left to his own devices.

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