ToA Quest Log

## Port Nyanzaru

### Hunt Pirates

The harbormaster, Zindar, knows that three pirate captains are attacking merchant ships heading to and from the Bay of Chult. The pirate ships are called the ~~Dragonfang~~ (destroyed & bounty collected), the Emerald Eye, and the Stirge. Zindar has permission from the merchant princes to offer a bounty of 2,000 gp for each pirate ship that is captured and brought into port, and a bonus 500 gp for the capture of each pirate captain.

### The Curious Case of Pasha Arapan

Pasha Arapan has promised you a great rewards should you save him from the Death Curse. He has purchased a villa in Port Nyanzaru but a servant turned away Ad Avis when he attempted to visit after hours. The party learned he has a new Vizier from a letter written by Watanga O'Tamu.

### Law & Order: Port Nyanzaru

The party is being investigated.

* After hearing the tale of her adventure from Azaka, Jobal has taken great interest in the Faramond Expidition. He summoned the party to hear their account of events which was recorded by scribes, and has hired famous investigator, Tabo Watiri and his orange poncho, to look into events, especially the party's claim that his guides were infiltrated by Yuan-Ti (Salida.) He made note of some omissions and made further inquiries.
* The party ran into Omala the Dyesmith in the marketplace, (the man Mwaxanre was torturing and using as leverage to get the group to assassinate Shago.) He told them his story about how he was lucky to survive the raptor run and he kept telling Mwaxanare he didn't know the party and they wouldn't help him, and he was glad she was dead and had no hard feelings that the group didn't kill this stranger, "Shogo," to save him. The party brushed him off.
* The party spotted Tabo interviewing Omala the Dyesmith, and soon afterwards recieved a message from merchant prince Yemzra (Jessamine's daughter) that Tabo showed up at her manor asking to inquire if anyone had taken out a sanction (asassination contract) on someone named "Shogo," but she gave him the run-around and left him waiting. The party recognized that this was the same mispronunciation of the name that Omala used when he ran into them. The party gathered by an isolated tree in a nearby garden to discuss their assassination of Mwaxanare, what they think Tabo knows, and what should be done. They decided to leave town for Tamalka Village and stopped by Pock-marked Po before leaving town.

### The Rot from Within: Fester & Burn

The characters visit Pock-Marked Po, who asks them to find and rescue Miboro Yan (whose tavern served as an information hub for Ras Nsi's yuan-ti) and another group of adventurers who wet missing trying to save her. The beggar prince introduces them to Favin Kreeger, a criminal with information vital to the characters’ search. Favin’s lead takes the characters to the refuse pit outside Port Nyanzaru where they are attacked by undead and discover the entrance to the catacombs beneath Old City.

## Tamalka Village

### Heart of the Wild

Artus sent the party a message in Port Nyanzaru. He is following several leads to find out what happened to Mezro. He has heard rumors of the Heart of the Wild and an old sage named Wainrath, a member of an old Chultan clan who knows plenty of the subject. Artus is in the midst of following another lead, all the while being pursued by one of the many factions seeking to capture him and claim the Ring of Winter. Due to this, the former Harper has been unable to meet with the sage. Artus offers the party a 250 gp reward if they meet with Wainrath in his stead and return with information on where to find the source of the Heart of the Wild. He directs them to the village of Tamalka near the edge of the Mistcliff Mountains.

## Kir Sabal

### Return the Skull Chalice to Prince Na and Princess Mwaxanaré

Rumored to have the power to restore her kingdom, and a symbol of Omuan royalty, the party promised to bring her the *skull chalice of Ch'gakare*, which they found in the Tomb of the Nine Gods.

## Fane of the Night Serpent

### Return the Black Opal Crown to Ras Nsi

Rumored to have the power to awaken Dendar the Night Serpent so that he may once again devour the sun, the Yuan-Ti see the *black opal crown* as a symbol of power. Ras Nsi made the group promise to retrieve it for him in exchange for his trickster god keys in Omu and they agreed. Status: Ad Avis has convinced Ras Nsi he serves his interests and has been tasked with protecting the crown for Ras.

## Unknown Location

### Resurrect the Starfallen

Trapped in a Ghost Lantern, the spirit of an ancient and venerated moon elf warlock called The Starfallen resides and has been aiding the party. The Company of the Yellow Banner brought her lantern into the Tomb of the Nine Gods hoping to resurrect her using the power of an artifact called *the eye of Zaltec*:

*a lustrous, spiked ruby as big as a human fist, rumored to have the power to resurrect the ancient dead. For centuries, the fist-sized ruby surmounted the Great Pyramid in Nexal, capital city of the Maztican Empire. The gem is a relic of the cult of Zaltec, and its dagger-like point was plunged into the hearts of countless sacrifices.*

## Completed Quests

### ~~Save an Innocent Man~~

Belym (LG male Chultan human common er ) is distraught because his husband, Draza (LG male Chultan commoner ), has been sentenced to Executioner's Run for stealing. Belym asserts that his husband was a victim of mistaken identity and sentenced without a proper hearing or trial. He's been unable to persuade anyone in authority that Draza is innocent. He'll give the characters 25 sp (all bis savings) if they can help Draza from the sidelines so he survives the run. Draza is about to be thrown into the pit with a pair of velociraptors , so the characters must act quickly. Both the authorities and the gamblers take a dim view of interference.

* Berri Bidi Chakis saved Draza by pushing a pickpocket into the pit for the raptors to devour while he escaped.

### ~~Collect a Debt.~~

K'lahu (N male Chultan human thug ), a bookie who takes bets at Executioner's Run ( see area 3), asks the adventurers to come with him as he collects a debt. The pay is 10 percent of whatever is collected on the 500 gp debt, which is owed by a man named Taban (N male Chultan human gladiator ). Taban refuses to pay anything until he's beaten down to 20 or fewer hit points, whereupon he offers up a pouch containing ten 50 gp gemstones. Ashamed by his defeat and eager to redeem himself, Taban offers to join the party as a follower, demanding no pay for the duration of the adventure.

* Taban joined the party

### ~~Return Vorn the Shield Guardian.~~

Wakanga O’Tamu wants the party to retrieve Vorn the shield guardian and his control amulet to him. He found an incomplete explorer's journal indicating that the last known location might be somewhere northwest of Camp Venegance. As reward, he will provide a spellbook with 15 random spells.

* Recieved spells

### ~~Escort a Priest to Camp Vengeance.~~

Undril Silvertusk (LG female half-ore priest of Torm with dark vision out to a range of 60 feet) is a representative of the Order of the Gauntlet and newly arrived in Port Nyanzaru. She needs to deliver her self plus a packet of dispatches from her superiors to Commander Niles Breakbone at Camp Vengeance. Undril was led to believe she could simply buy a horse in the city an d ride to the camp, but now that she sees the terrain and conditions, that's clearly not possible. She hopes to join any expedition headed up the River Soshenstar. Undril is quite attached to her chain shirt, but she's not unreasonable when presented with good arguments for shedding the armor.

* Undril Silvertusk was a survivor of the pirate battle on the *All's Whale.* The group agreed to help her when they will be heading that way.
* She was safely brought to Camp Venegance

### ~~Help the Lords' Alliance.~~

Lerek Dashlynd (LN male llluskan human spy ), an agent of the Lords' Alliance, offers to trade a sailing ship for an accurate map of Chult that shows the exact location of the ruins of Nangalore and Orolunga. Lerek represents wealthy Waterdhavian interests, and the offer is genuine. If the characters present such a map, Lerek has a cleric cast augury before agreeing to buy it , to make sure he's not buying a fake. Once he's convinced that the map is genuine, Lerek arranges to have the promised ship arrive in 10 days.

* Party brought map to Lords' Alliance, were awaiting delivery of ship when they left for Omu

### ~~Create a Distraction at Fort Beluarian.~~

Rokah (N male Chultan human spy ) works for the Zhentarim. The Zhents believe that pirates have formed an alliance with the Flaming Fist. Rokah has orders to infiltrate Fort Beluarian and find proof so that the Zhentarirn can blackmail the fort's commander. He asks the adventurers to escort him safely to the fort and create a distraction so that he can ransack the commander's quarters. As a reward, Rokah offers to cover the cost of a charter of exploration (50 gp), which the characters will almost certainly need if they want to avoid future confrontations with the Flaming Fist. Rokah also offers to introduce the characters to two wilderness guides-a pair tabaxi siblings named River Mist and Fl ask of Wine (see "Finding a Guide," page 33 )-and pay the guides' fees.

* Rokah has given Percy thieves' tools as a deposit for taking on this quest.
* The party never returned to Rokah, instead giving the proof to Shago to bring to his mother.

### ~~Find Artus Cimber~~

A half·elf named Xandala (see appendix D) approaches the characters and claims to be Artus Cimber's daughter. Feigning worry, she asks the characters to help her find him. Artus can't be found using magic, but Xandala has heard that Artus left the city with a reptilian man who doesn't talk and smells funny. Both were last seen heading into the jungle

* The group did not trust Xandala fully and they suspected her when a water barrel was nearly pushed onto Ad Avis from above by a scaly figure.
* Artus cimber was found, but they parted ways after a few days of travel because of all the danger that sought Artus. The last they saw him was at Orolunga where the naga told him "Ras Nsi must be defeated before you will see your beloved in Mezro again."

### ~~Help a Dyeing Man~~

Omala (N male Chultan human commoner ) is a master colorist at the dye works (area 23). He recently bought some dancing monkey fruit on the black market and use d them to make and se ll dye. Shortly thereafter, he received an iron token from the Ytepka Society- a grim warning. He wishes to atone for his crime and seeks an audience with Kwayothe, the merchant prince who controls the legal sa le of fruit. Fearing for his li fe, Omala asks the adventurers to accompany him to G-O ldenthrone {see area 4), where he plans to beg for Kwayothe's forgiveness. He has no money to offer the characters as a reward. Kwayothe is wilting to forgive Omala's lapse in judgment pr ovided the characters agr ee to kill a man named Shago within the next 10 days- no questions asked-and speak of the deed to no one. Kwayothe tells them that Shago works as a guide out of Fort Beluarian. If the characters fail in this task, Kwayo the h as Omala sentenced to Executioner's Run (see area 3) for his crime.

* The group agreed to help Omala on death curse +16
* The group talked to Shago and learned he was the son of Zhanthi, rival merchant prince to Kwayothe. They told him of the Fire Fists being in league with pirates and enlisted him to help with the distraction.
* Shago, Jessamine, Watanga O'Tamu, & Zindar formed a cabal to quietly assassinate Jessamine and make it look like an accident, which the party did successfully.
* Rewards of gold and magic items were given by Watanga O'Tamu
* the Status of Omala is unknown