as anything other than "dangerous illusions;· combined
with his preference for nonviolent solutions.
THE DAY's C AT CH
When the adventurers come within an hour's travel of
Sloobludop. they e ncounter a party of eight kuo-toa
led by a kuo-toa monitor. The fish-folk immediately
aHack, but their tactics show that they a re attempting
to capture the characters. The kuo-toa leave any fallen
.pponcnts unconscious at 0 hit points. intending to
:,ring them back to Sloobludop as live offerings to the
Deep Father. They bind prisoners with tough cords of
gut. each with 2 hit points and requiring a successful
DC 17 Stre ngth check to break.
THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY
On the way to Sloobludop after the previous e ncounter,
•he characters run into another kuo-toa patrol, t his one
made up of six kuo-toa and two kuo-toa monitors,
ed by the kuo -toa archpriest P loopploopeen. lf the
haractcrs are prisoners of the first kuo-toa patrol,
he newcomers ambush them and fight to free the
haracters. Otherwise (or after the fight), Ploopploopeen
..~ttempts to communicate in Undcrcommon. then casts
congucs if none of the characters speak it. Read the
following:1
"1 am Ploopploopeen, archpriest of the Sea Mother
Blibdoolvpoolp. She answers my prayers by deliveri~g "
you. Help us, and you will be rewarded for your serv1ce.
IIf the characters talk with Ploopploopeen. the archpriest
explains his intentions as the kuo-LOa escort the party to
Sloobludop. Jfthc characters refuse. the kuo-toa attempt
to capture them. as with the previous patrol.
Ploopploopecn explains that the inhabitants of
Sloobludop have lived in harmonious service to the
will of the Sea Mother for some time. Oh. there were
occasional "visionaries" who stirred up trouble (at
this, he might cast a walleyed glance at Shuushar)
but nothing of any great concern. A few weeks ago,
Bloppblippodd, P loopploopccn's own daughter,
experienced a powerful vision of "Leemooggoogoon
the Deep Father," proclaiming him the new god of her
people. She has backed up her claims with a great
increase in her magical power, and new followers have
flocked to her.CHAPTER 3 I THF DARKLAKE