night,orduringarainstorm,it’simpossibletoreachthe
monasterywithouttheaarakocraknowingthey’recoming.
Fifty-sixliveinKirSabal,intwelve“nests”orextended
familygroups.Aboutathirdoftheaarakocrapopulationare
juveniles;therestareadultssplitevenlybetweenmalesand
females.Theyliveprimarilybyhuntinginthejungle,fishing
alongtheRiverOlung,andgardeningatoptheplateau,where
they’resafefrommostofChult’spredators.
Theleaderofthecommunityisanincrediblyoldaarakocra
namedAsharra.TheothersrefertoherasTeacher,andthey
revereherasalivingsaint.Asharraisintelligent,ambitious,
andsomewhatmanipulative,butnevercruelorinsensitive.
Asharraisanaarakocra,withthesechanges:
Asharraislawfulneutral.
Shehas 31 ( 7 d 8 )hitpoints.
ShehasanIntelligenceof 14 ,aWisdomof 17 ,andthe
followingskills:History+ 4 ,Insight+ 5 ,Perception+ 7.
ShehastheSpellcastingtraitdescribedbelow.
ShespeaksAuranandCommon.
Shehasachallengeratingof 2 ( 450 XP).
Spellcasting.Asharraisa 5 th-levelspellcasterwhouses
Wisdomasherspellcastingability(spellsaveDC 13 ;+ 5 tohit
withspellattacks).Shehasthefollowingdruidspellsprepared:
Cantrips(atwill):druidcraft,mending,produceflame
1 stlevel( 4 slots):detectmagic,faeriefire,thunderwave
2 ndlevel( 3 slots):gustofwind,holdperson,lesser
restoration
3 rdlevel( 2 slots):calllightning,windwall
TheaarakocraofKirSaballeadritualisticlivesandfollow
strictrulesofbehaviorlaiddownbytraditionandtheTeacher.
Toalargeextent,therulesandritualshavetakenonalifeof
theirownirrespectiveofanyreligiousobservance.
Ifthecharactersapproachpeacefully,they’llbewelcomein
KirSabalaslongastheydon’tharmanyone,disrupttraditions,
steal,orlie.Evenasguests,they’reexpectedtospendafew
hoursadayhelpingwithchores(sweepingfloorsandcleaning
dishes,mostly).
IfthecharacterstellAsharraoftheirplantovisitOmuand
destroytheSoulmonger,sheofferstoperformaritualcalled
theDanceoftheSevenWinds,bestowingonthecharactersthe
magicalabilitytofly(seethe“DanceoftheSevenWinds”
sidebar).Tocompletetheritual,sheneedsablackorchid,
whichcanbefoundonlyinNangalore(describedlaterinthis
chapter).Asharracanprovidedirections,butshedoesn’tallow
herpeopletogoanywhereneartheruinsbecauseoftheevil,
intelligentcranes(eblis)knowntolivethere.DANCEOFTHE
SEVENWINDS
AsharraknowsaritualcalledtheDanceoftheSeven
Winds,whichtemporarilygrantsmagicalflighttoasmanyas
tennonflyingcreatures.Theritual,whichtakes 10 minutesto
complete,canonlybeperformedbyanaarakocraelderand
requiresablackorchidasamaterialcomponent.
Asharramustgrindtheorchidtopowder,inhaleit,and
danceincirclesaroundtheritual’sbeneficiariesuninterrupted
whilesevenotheraarakocrachantprayerstotheWindDukes
ofAaqa.Whenthedanceconcludes,Asharra’swingsdisappear
andshelosestheabilitytofly.Theritual’sbeneficiarieseach
gainamagicalflyingspeedof 30 feet(allowingthemtofly 4
milesperhour).Thisbenefitlastsfor 3 days,afterwhich
Asharra’swingsreappearandsheregainstheabilitytofly.
Seventeen-year-oldPrincessMwaxanaré(seeappendixD)
istheoldestlivingdescendantoftheroyalfamiliesofOmuand
theprimaryheirtothefallenkingdom.Sheandhersix-year-
oldbrotherNa(anoncombatantwithAC 10 and 3 hitpoints)
areguestsoftheaarakocra—although“wards”mightbea