D&D 5E - The Tortle Package

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Island Locations


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Ahoyhoy Lore
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plundered, but receding sand and water might
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safest to explore the wrecks at low tide. A two-
headed dinosaur haunts the shallows at high tide.
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Dangwaru, high up on the mountainside. Tortles
built the Typhoon Palace a century ago for the
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press for more information, share the additional
bits of lore in the “Dangwaru” section.)
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4 A trail leads from Ahoyhoy to some mud pits in
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for at least an hour, it will fortify you.
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Ahoyhoy is an old shrine that belonged to some
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6 Tortles mate and lay eggs when they grow old.
The parents guard the eggs until they hatch, then
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make its mark on the world.
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captain, Laskilar, is an unabashed pirate, but he
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the Snout of Omgar, the Stirge usually heads to a
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it, so it must be far away. (For more information
on Captain Laskilar and Jahaka Anchorage, see
Tomb of Annihilation.)
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with the tortles. For more information on trading with
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The south trail leads up the mountainside to Dangwaru.
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