andwiseguardiannagaofOrolunga,andgladlyleads
characterstothenagaifthey’relookingforguidance.
Azakastands 6 feettallandweighsabout 150 pounds.She
willnotwillinglyspreadherlycanthropiccurse.Sheisalso
afraidofheightsandwillnotwillinglyputherselfinasituation
inwhichshe’sindangeroffallingmorethan 60 feet.Azaka’s
damageimmunitiesdonotprotectheragainstdamagefrom
falling.
Eku
Disguisedcouatl(PortNyanzaru)
WhenthecharactersmeetEku,givetheplayersacopyof
handout 3 inappendixE.
Ekuisacouatlpolymorphedintoamiddle-agedChultan
woman.SheisoneofthefewwhoknowsthelocationofOmu,
althoughshedoesn’tadvertisethisfact.Thecouatlislooking
foradventurerstohelpridthejungleoftheevilthatinfestsit.
She’llworkonlywithgood-alignedadventurers.
Whileinhumanform,Ekuisclothedinlightbluerobes
andcarriesawalkingstickcarvedinthelikenessofastylized
couatl.Inthisform,Ekustands 5 feet 6 inchestallandweighs
110 pounds.SheisongoodtermswiththeaarakocraofKir
Sabal,andshe’smadenumeroustrekstoNangaloretoretrieve
rareflowers.Ekualsoknowsabouttheevilgargoylesthat
guardOmu,thoughshe’sneverfoughtthem,andtheguardian
nagaofOrolunga,whoseoracularabilitiesarelegendary.Ifthe
charactershirehertoguidethembutaren’tsurewheretogo,
sherecommendsvisitingtheguardiannaga.
EkuhadgreatloveandrespectforthepeopleofMbala,
whoweretrickedandeatenbyagreenhagnamedNanny
Pu’pu.EkuregardsthehagasoneofthegreatestevilsinChult.
IfthecharacterstravelanywherenearMbalaandEkuiswith
them,sheasksthemtohelpherridtheworldofNannyPu’pu
onceandforall.
FaroulandGondolo
Incompetentfortunehunters(PortNyanzaru)
WhenthecharactersmeetFaroulandGondolo,givethe
playersacopyofhandout 4 inappendixE.
Faroul(NGmaleCalishitehumanscout)andGondolo(CG
malelightfoothalflingscoutwith 13 hitpoints)aretwo
dandiesdownontheirluckinPortNyanzaru.Spoiledand
pompous,Faroulwasshippedoffbyhisexasperatedparents
toPortNyanzaruandtoldtomakehisfortunethere.Bursting
withcoinandreadyforadventure,Faroulbroughtalonghis
carousingcompanion,Gondolo.Together,theythoughtthey’d
soonbelivingthehighlifeondistantshores.Withinafew
months,they’dsquanderedmostofFaroul’scashatthe
dinosaurracesandwereindebttonumerousbookiesand
severalmerchantprinces.Theonlythingtheyhavetoshowfor
theirmonthsofdebaucheryisaflatulent
racingtriceratopsnamedZongo.Theypurchaseditforthe
races,butitwashopelesslyslow;nowtheyuseZongoasa
packanimal.
Indesperation,Gondoloboughtatreasuremapfroma
fever-wrackedexplorerwhoneededcashtobuypassageback
toBaldur’sGate.Miraculously,themapaccuratelyindicates
thelocationofNeedle’sBones.Thishaplesspairhopetobe
hiredbyadventurersonanequal-sharesbasissotheycanlead
thegrouptowhattheybelievewillbeaneasilyclaimed
dragon’shoard.
Faroulis 5 feet 10 inchestalland 175 pounds.Hetells
greattalesofhisbattleprowessbutheuseshisshortsword
onlyinemergencies.
Gondolois 3 feet 6 inchestalland 80 flaccidpounds.He
fancieshimselfapoet,apugilist,andaphilosopherwho’ll
makeupimportant-soundingfactswhenherunsoutofactual
ones.Hehasaknackfornarrowlyescapingthejawsofperil
andhasthenormalhalfling’sluck.
HewHackinstone
Barmydwarfdragonslayer(PortNyanzaru)
WhenthecharactersmeetHew,givetheplayersacopyof
handout 5 inappendixE.
Threeyearsago,Hewwaspartofadwarvenexpedition
seekingtoreopenWyrmheartMine.Theexpedition
encounteredTinderthereddragon.Hewaloneescaped,and
onlyafterthedragonbitoffhisleftarm.Hewwantstoreturn
tothemineandslaythedragon,butheneedsabandofstout-
heartedadventurerstohelphim.Ifthecharactershirehimas
aguide,Hewsayshecanleadthemwherevertheywant,but
he’llonlytakethemtoWyrmheartMine.
Hewisashielddwarfberserker,withthesechanges:
Hewischaoticneutral.
HehasSurvival+ 4.
Hehasresistancetopoisondamageandadvantage
onsavingthrowsagainstbeingpoisoned.
Hehasdarkvisionouttoarangeof 60 feet.
Hewieldsabattleaxeinsteadofagreataxethatdeals
7 ( 1 d 8 + 3 )slashingdamageonahit.Hewcan’twield
theweaponwithtwohands,sincehe’smissinghis
leftarm.
Musharib
Albinodwarf(PortNyanzaru)
WhenthecharactersmeetMusharib,givetheplayersa
copyofhandout 6 inappendixE.
Musharib(LGmalealbinodwarfspiritwarrior;
seeappendixD)willgladlyserveasaguideoutofPort
Nyanzaru,butheissecretlylookingforadventurersofthe
rightskillandfortitudetohelphimreclaimHrakhamar—or
atleasttosneakintoitstreasuryandretrieveMoradin’s
Gauntlet,adwarvenrelic.Ifthereareanydwarvesinthe
playercharacters’party,Mushariblocksontothemand
appealstotheirloveofdwarvenkindtoaidhiminreclaiming
hisclan’sancestralforge.Ingeneral,hedirectshisquestions
andanswerstodwarvesinthepartyunlessthere’snoway
aroundspeakingtosomeoneelse.
Musharibis 4 feet 5 inchestallandweighs 140 pounds.
HecarriesawoodenmaulnamedSkullbash.Hisarmoris
fashionedfromthespatulatebonesofdinosaurs,andit’s
gashedandscarredbyweapons,claws,andteeth.
QawashaandKupalué
Chultandruidandvegepygmy(FortBeluarian)
WhenthecharactersmeetQawashaandKupalué,givethe
playersacopyofhandout 7 inappendixE.
Qawasha(NGmaleChultandruid)isamemberofthe
EmeraldEnclavebasedinFortBeluarian.Thedruidtravels
withavegepygmycompanionnamedKupalué,aChultan
wordthatmeans“walkingweed.”Qawashaoftenreferstohis
companionsimplyasWeed.Theycommunicatewitheach
otherusingtheirownuniquesignlanguage.SeeappendixD
forvegepygmystatistics.
Qawashawouldliketoridthejungleofitsundeadmenace,
sohedeliberatelyleadsadventurersthroughundead-infested
regions.Ashetravelsthroughthejungle,Qawashacallsout