Expedition 103: Looty 'n Booty

Huntress’ notebook chapter 4: the beasts of Nerulla’s triangle

Region notes: Nerulla’s triangle gives me the heebie-jeebies, although that may just be my personal bias towards the name. I don’t believe the region actually has anything to do with Nerulla other than the frequency with which ships go down here. The bottom of the triangle is littered with wrecks, sunk by some unknown force. We still don’t know why, but there’s the omnipresent fear that when we went down we might come back to find the ship gone. Nevertheless, the crew of The Dwarven ~~Dick~~ Dirk (Captain Temerec, Andrea Windbern, Stella Farron, Brek) proved very competent. We explored the region near the southern corner and examined one of the marker stones before attempting salvage. For treasure hunters willing to risk death or marooning, the ships at the bottom of the triangle are rich in supplies, although the winds in monraal proved a test of our constitution. The entire place smells like the plane of water.

Locations: The wreck of the Dawnchaser, The wreck of the Indestrutible Indar, The marker stones (unnatural, metal rings, definitely magic), unexplored wreck NW 3 miles of the southern stone.

Flora: Siren’s wort

Rainbow Egofish

Number killed: 0

Sentient: YES, but really dumb

Hostile to hunters: NO

Threat level: 0

Taste: unknown

Abilities: pretty scales, vision fourfold

Huntress’ notes: These fish are about as dumb as any other fish. They think they are the best and all other fish are “dull.” Celestina caught one with control water, and Finn and I talked to it.

The Ship-Hermit Monster-Octopus

Number killed: 1

Sentient: YES

Hostile to hunters: YES, highly territorial

Threat level: 3

Taste: like a normal octopus, slightly chewier. Ink untasted.

Abilities: Ink cloud, Swim speed, Grappling tentacles, Large beak that can swallow a person whole.

Huntress’ notes: This beast was a tricky one, although it could be fooled by illusions. It hid in the wreck of the Indestrutible Indar and tried to lure us in to eat us, but came out when we attacked. While the creature itself is not necessarily strong, the ink cloud is incredibly dangerous, as it can easily shield itself from sight and eliminate anyone blinded in its territory. Although the ship was full of wealth, seems to care more about the wreck as a shelter than the contents, and could have been persuaded to let people take treasure, although it will probably lie and eat you anyway.

Proto-water elemental

Number killed: 2

Sentient: NO

Hostile to hunters: YES

Threat level: 2

Taste: none

Abilities: Amorphous, matter phase-shifting ice/water

Huntress’ notes: These things are as nasty as they are inscrutable. They attacked us in pairs without any clear tactics. One turned to water and back to ice to trap Finn. They seem most vulnerable in their ice forms, and magic weapons are recommended.

Toldaks

Number killed: 0

Sentient: UNKNOWN

Hostile to hunters: UNKNOWN

Threat level: UNKNOWN

Taste: UNKNOWN

Abilities: UNKNOWN

Huntress’ notes: We found eggs belonging to this creature. Supposably it comes from the plane of water. More research is required

Crown island hydra

Number killed: 0

Sentient: UNKNOWN

Hostile to hunters: MOST LIKELY

Threat level: 4

Taste: UNKNOWN

Abilities: UNKNOWN

Huntress’ notes: We saw this monster from a distance as we ran away. It lives on a crown-shaped island.