anyone heard of aldani?

[freyar]

Hi, everyone, over on Candlekeep (this thread), there's someone looking for stats on creatures called "aldani" which appear to be some kind of lobster-people. One poster found this reference, which seems to be the only place they appear:

Quote from the 2nd Ed. Sourcebook The Jungels of Chult, p. 6:

Aldani (Lobster Men)
"In the murky depths of the great rivers of Chult - the Olung, the Tath, and the Soshenstar - the aldani hold court. They appear as man-sized lobsters, though only those who travel to the bottom of the Olung will ever see them, since the aldani never leave the water; they swim like lobsters, but walk upright on two manlike legs. Their faces vaguely resemble men encased in armor, though their eyes extend upon long stalks. The aldani live in groups of 1-20, within a very specific area of the river. They patrol their borders jealously, often accompanied by swarms of 2-20 piranha.
Despite their warlike appearance, the aldani are highly intelligent and quite civilized. They settle disputes with courtly tournaments whenever possible, but when battles occur, they are often to the death. Non-aldani are rarely offered the option of tournament combat."

Hope that helps. Ergdusch

I looked for these in Echohawk's index, but I didn't see them. Any one have any other leads I can pass on?

 

[Echohawk]

I just did a search through my collection of D&D PDFs (which isn't complete, but is fairly large) and the only reference to aldani seems to be in The Jungles of Chult. As far as I can tell, they've never been statted out anywhere.

 

[Shade]

Interesting....

Nice find.