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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 7541644" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p><strong>In Search of Adventure</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/59634/In-Search-of-Adventure?affiliate_id=17596" target="_blank">In Search of Adventure:</a></p><p>4e</p><p><strong>Senna Advanced Ghoul Warlock:</strong> In order to access the living quarters of the dormitory, the adventurers will have to remove the piled junk in front of the door. Although the heaped jumble of boxes, crates, broken masonry, and other debris looks hap-hazard, it serves a very important purpose. When the hezrou and its dretches slew Numeshay’s four students, it killed Hadrajhast in the arcane workroom, two more in the kitchen, while the fourth, a young elf girl named Senna Moonshadow, was killed in the living quarters. Senna was slain while she cowered beneath the covers on her bunk.</p><p>Needless to say, Senna’s death was a traumatic one, and shortly after her demise, her tormented spirit returned to animate her corpse as an undead horror, a ghoul. In addition, the foul Abyssal taint in the area granted Senna the abilities of a warlock. </p><p><strong>Zombie:</strong> This is Quellatis, the last Physician of Axaluatl. He has been experimenting for over 50 years with various bodies, both living and dead, in an attempt to create a stronger, smarter Child of Axaluatl. Through various experimentations with both mundane and magical processes, Quellatis is close to creating a potion that will greatly increase his people’s skills. However, the only things he has managed to create so far are zombies, and a number of his “creations” lurk in this room. </p><p>Tanahuatan’s closest servants were also entombed with their master, and they still serve him in undeath as zombies.</p><p><strong>Decrepit Skeleton:</strong> These unfortunate souls were slain over two hundred years ago by one of the last of the high priests of Axaluatl. He captured these human men, and after having them killed, raised them to be undead guardians. </p><p><strong>Skeleton:</strong> These unfortunate souls were slain over two hundred years ago by one of the last of the high priests of Axaluatl. He captured these human men, and after having them killed, raised them to be undead guardians.</p><p><strong>Sentinel Mummy:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Decrepit Ghoul:</strong> Decades ago, the Scorpion Queen crushed a desperate rebellion against her rule. The ringleaders were tortured and then sealed away in this chamber, which became their tomb. Most died, but a dozen survived by feeding upon their compatriots.</p><p><strong>Ghoul:</strong> Decades ago, the Scorpion Queen crushed a desperate rebellion against her rule. The ringleaders were tortured and then sealed away in this chamber, which became their tomb. Most died, but a dozen survived by feeding upon their compatriots.</p><p><strong>Minotaur Skeleton:</strong> These skeletons were created in ancient times by the Xulmec high priest Tanahuatan (whose wight haunts area 1-8) to protect the tomb.</p><p><strong>Tanahuatan, Wight:</strong> However, guilt-wracked, the restless soul of Tanahuatan could not pass onward into the realms of the dead. He rose up from death as a wight, seeking to slay all living things.</p><p><strong>Elite Phantom Warrior:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Xulmec Worker Zombie:</strong> However, knowing that a few things still needed to be completed well after his death – and the deaths of the remaining Xulmec workers who built the crypt – Tanahuatan turned a few of the dead workers into zombies, so that a few mundane tasks could be completed after the tombs of the tiefling kings were sealed away from the rest of the Known World.</p><p><strong>Xotxilaha Tiefling Mummy:</strong> However, the Xulmec leaders did not realize that the drakon had placed a final curse of Xotxilaha before killing him. Exactly one year after the Xulmecs interred Xotxilaha’s corpse, the traitor rose from the dead as a mummy.</p><p><strong>Skrum Zombie:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Phantum Corpus:</strong> The corruption of the Icon has created a unique undead spirit that roams this level. It creates a crude body out of debris and attacks any living creature in a futile attempt to complete itself.</p><p><strong>Sea Ghoul:</strong> ?</p><p><strong>Seaweed Guardian:</strong> The seaweed guardian is one of the cult’s experiments. The cultists kidnapped a villager, wrapped him in a net of seaweed and tortured him to death with necromancy. When the harvester arose as an undead creature, it fused with its seaweed net and remained trapped, guarding the entrance to level three.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 7541644, member: 2209"] [b]In Search of Adventure[/b] [URL=https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/59634/In-Search-of-Adventure?affiliate_id=17596]In Search of Adventure:[/URL] 4e [b]Senna Advanced Ghoul Warlock:[/b] In order to access the living quarters of the dormitory, the adventurers will have to remove the piled junk in front of the door. Although the heaped jumble of boxes, crates, broken masonry, and other debris looks hap-hazard, it serves a very important purpose. When the hezrou and its dretches slew Numeshay’s four students, it killed Hadrajhast in the arcane workroom, two more in the kitchen, while the fourth, a young elf girl named Senna Moonshadow, was killed in the living quarters. Senna was slain while she cowered beneath the covers on her bunk. Needless to say, Senna’s death was a traumatic one, and shortly after her demise, her tormented spirit returned to animate her corpse as an undead horror, a ghoul. In addition, the foul Abyssal taint in the area granted Senna the abilities of a warlock. [b]Zombie:[/b] This is Quellatis, the last Physician of Axaluatl. He has been experimenting for over 50 years with various bodies, both living and dead, in an attempt to create a stronger, smarter Child of Axaluatl. Through various experimentations with both mundane and magical processes, Quellatis is close to creating a potion that will greatly increase his people’s skills. However, the only things he has managed to create so far are zombies, and a number of his “creations” lurk in this room. Tanahuatan’s closest servants were also entombed with their master, and they still serve him in undeath as zombies. [b]Decrepit Skeleton:[/b] These unfortunate souls were slain over two hundred years ago by one of the last of the high priests of Axaluatl. He captured these human men, and after having them killed, raised them to be undead guardians. [b]Skeleton:[/b] These unfortunate souls were slain over two hundred years ago by one of the last of the high priests of Axaluatl. He captured these human men, and after having them killed, raised them to be undead guardians. [b]Sentinel Mummy:[/b] ? [b]Decrepit Ghoul:[/b] Decades ago, the Scorpion Queen crushed a desperate rebellion against her rule. The ringleaders were tortured and then sealed away in this chamber, which became their tomb. Most died, but a dozen survived by feeding upon their compatriots. [b]Ghoul:[/b] Decades ago, the Scorpion Queen crushed a desperate rebellion against her rule. The ringleaders were tortured and then sealed away in this chamber, which became their tomb. Most died, but a dozen survived by feeding upon their compatriots. [b]Minotaur Skeleton:[/b] These skeletons were created in ancient times by the Xulmec high priest Tanahuatan (whose wight haunts area 1-8) to protect the tomb. [b]Tanahuatan, Wight:[/b] However, guilt-wracked, the restless soul of Tanahuatan could not pass onward into the realms of the dead. He rose up from death as a wight, seeking to slay all living things. [b]Elite Phantom Warrior:[/b] ? [b]Xulmec Worker Zombie:[/b] However, knowing that a few things still needed to be completed well after his death – and the deaths of the remaining Xulmec workers who built the crypt – Tanahuatan turned a few of the dead workers into zombies, so that a few mundane tasks could be completed after the tombs of the tiefling kings were sealed away from the rest of the Known World. [b]Xotxilaha Tiefling Mummy:[/b] However, the Xulmec leaders did not realize that the drakon had placed a final curse of Xotxilaha before killing him. Exactly one year after the Xulmecs interred Xotxilaha’s corpse, the traitor rose from the dead as a mummy. [b]Skrum Zombie:[/b] ? [b]Phantum Corpus:[/b] The corruption of the Icon has created a unique undead spirit that roams this level. It creates a crude body out of debris and attacks any living creature in a futile attempt to complete itself. [b]Sea Ghoul:[/b] ? [b]Seaweed Guardian:[/b] The seaweed guardian is one of the cult’s experiments. The cultists kidnapped a villager, wrapped him in a net of seaweed and tortured him to death with necromancy. When the harvester arose as an undead creature, it fused with its seaweed net and remained trapped, guarding the entrance to level three. [/QUOTE]
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