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Granny Nightshade and hides from her in the cove, us-

ing the magic of the crystal cave (area C2) to try to stay

one step ahead of the night hag. The coven has no min-

ions but is working on correcting that problem.

Saltmarsh Story Hook. The presence of the bags

pollutes the water in the cove, killing the fish, which

then wash up on shore. Ferrin Kastilar (see location^29

in Saltmarsh) offers the characters four potions of water

breathing to find and end the source of this pr oblem.

Help from New Friends. If the three sea hags spot

the characters. they approach in the guise of three

merfolk named Ranna, Caulau, and Vira. who claim

that the rest of their tribe was killed by the minions of

Granny Nightshade. They try to convince the charac-

ters to attack the night hag's fortress. A character who

makes a successful Wisdom (Insight) check contested

by the hags' Charisma (Deception) checks discerns that

the "merfolk" aren't telling the truth about their tribe. If

called out on their lies, the hags reveal their true nature

and ask for the characters' help in overthrowing Granny

Nightshade. They agree to give the characters a share of

the night hag's treasure when they depose her.

If the characters attack, the hags fight back until one

of them falls, and then the other two Ree.

Dalixiateara. Recently the hags captured a female

young bronze dragon named Dalixiateara. The dragon

is chained to the side of the gorge (area C7) at a depth of

1,200 feet. muzzled, and restrained. The hags are trying

to break the dragon's mind to force it to serve them but

have had no luck so far.

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The locked chains have AC 19,^50 hit points, and im-

munity to poison and psychic damage. Auntie Canker

holds the key to the chains. A character who makes

a successful DC^17 Dexterity check using thieves'

tools can pick the lock, freeing Dalixiateara. If freed,

the dragon attacks the hags and rewards the charac-

ters who freed her with a cloak of the manta ray from

her hoard.

Polluted Water. At the end of every hour spent im-

mersed in the cove's water. a creature that isn't a hag

must succeed on a Constitution saving throw or become

poisoned for I hour. The DC for this saving throw

equals 10 +the number of continuous hours spent in the

cove's water. If the hags die or leave the cove. this effect

ends 1d10 days later.

ELKAHRAAL

Elkahraal is a marid in search of skilled and accom-

plished slaves to help him rob Favnahva, a rival genie

who has a larger treasure hoard than Elkahraal does.

The marid knows the history of the cove and believes

that his schemes can attract adventurers to the area for

him to kidnap.

Saltmarsh Story Hook. Fishers in the area report

seeing tendrils made of water rise out of the sea and

crash onto their boats. So far only minor damage has

been caused, but rumors about these incidents have

spread wildly and the local fishing crews are spooked.

Keledek the Unspoken (see location 6 in chapter 1)

promises the characters a cap of water breathing if

they can discover what the shapes are and report

back to him.

Elkahraal's Test. When the characters first arrive

at the cove, Elkahraal, a marid, casts invisibility and

tongues. Elkahraal has a water elemental servant that

forms the shape of an aboleth above the surface of the

water. and the genie speaks to the characters as if he is

the ghost of Ogrorlo, saying, "Find my remains and my

pearls in one hour or I will destroy Saltmarsh!"

If the characters don't find Ogrorlo's remains (see area

C4) and his pearls (see area C7), Elkahraal sends the

water elemental to terrorize Saltmarsh. The elemental

attacks until it is destroyed, while Elkahraal hopes to

draw smarter, stronger heroes out to the cove.

If the characters find Ogrorlo's remains and the

pearls. Elkahraal and his warer elemental attack. His

plan is to knock as many adventurers as possible uncon-

scious and then use plane shift to bring them back to the

Plane of Water. Elkahraal fights until reduced to^80 hit

points and then flees, while the elemental fights until it

is destroyed.

WRECK OF THE MARSHAL

The Marshal was a seafaring vessel built by missionar-

ies of SL Cuthbert. Their plan was to travel the world in

the ship, bringing law, order, and the word of their god

to every port. Three year s ago the mission launched, but

the Marshal never made it to the first stop. Harpies sere-

naded the travelers. luring the vessel shoreward until it

crashed into the rocks near Saltmarsh.