particularlyifitinvolvesfireandhotcoals.Kwayothéhastwo
consorts—asuccubusnamedIxisandanincubusnamed
Indar.ThesefiendstaketheformsofbeautifulChultans.
KwayothégrewupinthestreetsofPortNyanzaru,poor
anddestitute.Shedespisesnobilityandwantstodestroyevery
lastvestigeoftheChultanroyalfamilies.SheconsidersZhanthi
hermortalenemyandhasgrownimpatientwaitingfortheold
noblewomantodie.Althoughshehideshercontemptwell,
KwayothéisforevermeddlinginZhanthi’sbusinessandfamily
affairs.IfZhanthiisawareofKwayothé’shostilitytowardher
andherfamily,she’selectednottoshowit.
Kwayothéemploystraderswhomaketheirowntejandinsect
repellent.Formoreinformationonthesespecialitems,see
“BuyingaSpecialItem."
WakangaO’tamu
Dealsinmagicandlore
Wakanga
O’tamu(LNmale
Chultan
humanmage)is
theonlyarcane
spellcaster
amongthe
merchant
princes.He’sa
long-timefriend
ofSyndraSilvane,
andhe’s
somethingofa
dandywho’s
easilyseducedby
smartwomen—
orperhapsthat’s
onlyacarefully
constructed
publicimage.
Unknowntohis
peers,Wakanga
issympatheticto
theHarpersandallowsthemtousehisvillaasasafehouse.
Wakangadealsinknowledge,information,lostlore,
potions,andscrolls.Heknowsofthedeathcursebutlittleelse
aboutit.Ifthecharactersseemcommittedtoendingthecurse,
he’llhelpthemasbesthecan,includingsellingthemminor
magicitems(seetheMagicItemsforSaletable).Wakangahas
amonopolyontheseitemsinPortNyanzaru,socharacters
eitherpayhispricesorgowithout.Asmuchashewantsto
help,he’sunlikelytoextendcredit;allpurchasesmustbein
coin,gemstones,orjewelry.
MagicItemsforSale
Item Wakanga’sPrice
Potion,common 80 gp
Potion,uncommon 300 gp
Spellscroll, 1 st-level 100 gp
Spellscroll, 2 nd-level 550 gp
Wizard’sJournal.Inhiscollection,Wakangahasa
tattered,water-damagedexplorer’sjournalthatwasbrought
outofthejungle 15 yearsago.Itdescribesawizard’s
explorationsofvariousplacesinChult,butnotinenough
detailtolocatethemonamap.Theunnamedauthordoes,
however,makemanymentionsofhisonlytraveling
companion:ashieldguardiannamedVorn.Ifthecharacters
befriendWakanga,hegivesthemthejournalandshowsthem
onSyndra’smapwhereitwasfound(heaccuratelyindicates
thehexcontainingtheguardian;see“Vorn”inchapter 2 for
moreinformation).ThejournalcontainsapictureofVorn’s
controlamuletbutprovidesnocluestotheamulet’scurrent
whereabouts.Asrewardforfindingandretrievingthe
constructanditscontrolamulet,Wakangaoffersaspellbook
containingfifteenrandomlydeterminedspells(rollad 6 to
determinethelevelofeachspell).Zhanthi
Dealsingems,jewelry,cloth,andarmor
Zhanthi(NGfemaleChultanhumannoble)hasroyalblood
inherveins,andfewhavethecouragetodisputethewise,old
trader.She’sasecret
memberofthe
YtepkaSociety(see
“FactionsandTheir
Representatives”),
andshehasforged
tieswiththe
Zhentarimsothat
shecanmonitorthe
organization’s
activities.
Zhanthitradesin
gems,jewelry,
colorfulChultan
cloth,and
nonmagicalleather,
studdedleather,and
hidearmor.Herson,
Shago,isaguide
stationedatFort
Beluarian.Shagosendsregularreportstohismotherabout
what’shappeningatthefort,buthe’snothermostreliablespy
amongtheFlamingFist.
Zhanthiisoneofveryfewpeoplewho’vestumbledonto
evidenceofLiaraPortyr’ssecretarrangementwiththepirates,
butshekeepsthisknowledgetoherselfforthetimebeing.
Zindar,thehalf-dragonharbormaster,islookingfor
adventurerstodisposeofthepirates,whileZhanthiisputting
uptherewardmoney.MerchantPrince’sVilla.....................................................................................................................................................................
Eachmerchantprincemaintainsalavishvillawhereheorshe
livesandconductsprivatebusiness.Theseairy,opulent
mansionsincludeguestquartersforimportantvisitorsand
tradingpartners,andthey’repatrolledbyloyal,well-drilled
guardsatallhours.
Map 1. 2 providesasamplefloorplan.Eachvillaisbotha
palatialtropicalhomeandafortress.Theouterwallsare 8 to
12 feettall,upto 2 feetthick,andtoppedwithcarnivoreteeth,
sliveredseashells,andbrokenglassthatglitterscolorfullyin
thesunbutalsodetersintruders.Anycharacterwhoclimbs
overthewallmustsucceedonaDC 10 Dexteritysavingthrow
ortake 2 ( 1 d 4 )slashingdamagefromthesharpobjects.
Youcancustomizeavillabyassigningthefollowing
decorativemotifstoeachmerchantprince: