Ghosts of Saltmarsh

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F ree the S ahuasin. If any lizard folk see the sahuagin

(from the cell at area 43a) in the company of the charac-

ters at any time, they conclude that the characters have

allied with, or been misled by, their enemies. The liz-

ardfolk attack the sahuagin without hesitation (and the

characters would be well advised to stand aside).

The characters take an immediate penalty of-2d6

points if this occurs. and all the DCs for Charisma

checks in the "Goodwill Tour·· section are increased by

2. Afterward, the lizardfolk treat the characters with
   cold hostility. Even if the characters own up to their mis·
   take, the lizardfolk and their allies remain suspicious
   of the characters. Building an alliance becomes much
   more difficult.
   Kill Queen Othok ent. No amount of recompense can
   atone for their actions if the characters kill the queen.
   Every other surviving lizardfolk in the lair mobilizes to
   overwhelm and cut down the interlopers- and even if
   they do escape, th eir mission is an unmitigated failure.
   The alliance between Saltmarsh and the lizardfolk will
   likely never happen, regardless of what reparations the
   community offers.
   Kill Minister S auriv. The inAuence of the aged
   lizardfolk minister has kepl the tribe from fracturing
   because of ideological differences (see '·Politics Among
   the Lizardfolk'' above). If the characters kill him instead
   of trying to communicate with him, they are set upon by
   the rest of the tribe just as if they had killed the queen.
   After the intruders are put down or chased off. the tribe
   succumbs to infighting as the shamans try to muster
   more support for their point of view. There is no longer
   a chance of Saltmarsh becoming allied with the lizard-
   folk. and if the shamans succeed in their takeover they
   will withdraw the tribe from any discussions of alliance
   with other races as well.

Roleplaying Lizardfolk

This adventure provides the characters with opportuni-

ties for extensive interaction with a variety of lizardfolk.

The lizardfolk are generally wary of strangers, but are of

neutral alignment and are far from dimwitted or blood-

thirsty. Here are a few resources you can use to add

Aavor to the party's experiences with the lizardfolk by

giving depth and dimension to the occupants of the lair.

They are designed to help you with adventure prepa-

ration and to enable you to create distinctive lizardfolk

NPCs on the spot.

PERSONALITIES

To customize the lizard folk in the lair, use the person-

ality traits. ideals, bonds. and flaws from the character

backgrounds in chapter 4 of the Players Handbook as

a starting point. The acolyte background is ideal for

shamans, the soldier background for warriors. and the

hermit and outlander backgrounds for commoners. lf

the result of a die roll seems inappropriate, such as the

"Raised by wolves" trait in the outlander background.

roll again.

In addition. you can use the Lizardfolk Quirks table

below to determine a personality quirk for a lizardfolk

character or to inspire a unique mannerism.

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LIZARDFOLK QUIRKS

d8 Quirk

You hate waste and see no reason not to scavenge

fallen enemies. Fingers are tasty and portable!

2 You sleep best while mostly submerged in water-

particularly warm, stagnant water.

3 Money is meaningless to you.

4 You think there are only two species of humanoid:

lizardfolk and meat.

5 You have learned to laugh. You use this talent in

response to all emotional situations, to better fit in

with your comrades.

6 You still don't understand how metaphors work.

This doesn't stop you from trying to use them at

every opportunity.

7 You appreciate the soft humanoids who realize they

need chain mail and swords to match the gifts you

were born with.

8 You enjoy eating your food while it's still raw and

wriggling.

LIZARDFOLK NAMES

Lizard folk take their names from the Draconic lan-

guage. They use simple descriptives granted by the tribe

based on an individual's notable deeds or actions. For

example. Garurt translates as ··axe." a name given to a

lizardfolk warrior who defeated an ore and claimed his

foe·s weapon. A lizardfolk who likes to hide in a stand of

reeds before ambushing an animal might be called Ach-

uak, which means "green," to describe how she blends

into the foliage. Young lizard folk are often given a name

by one of the community's elders. but take an adult

name not long after reaching their first decade.

Lizardfolk make no distinction between male and

female in their naming conventions. and any number

of individuals can have the same name. The Lizardfolk

Names table includes a number of examples, all of

which are used for either gender.

Because each name has meaning beyond its use as

an identifier, you can use an individual's name as a

starting point for its description. (Each name's meaning

in Common is given in parentheses.) Someone named

Kosj might be exceptionally scrawny. while a lizardfolk

dubbed Usk might wear scraps of plate armor scav-

enged from a foe.

LtZARDFOLK NAMES

d20 Name d20 Name

Achuak (green)^11 Kothar (demon)

2 Aryte (war)^12 Litrix (armor)

3 Baeshra (animal)^13 Mirik (song)

4 Darastrix (dragon) 14 Throden (many)

5 Garurt (axe)^15 Thurkear (night)

6 )hank (hammer)^16 Usk (iron)

7 Kepesk (storm)^17 Valignat (burn)

8 Kethend (gem)^18 Vargach (battle)

9 Korth (danger)^19 Vutha (black)

10 Kosj (small )^20 Vyth (steel)