The matron swims forward and attacks the water elemental, screeching in anger that one of her honor guard was slaughtered so quickly, her massive claws reaching for the magically animated collection of seawater.
Snarling Nymoh flies into a frenzy against Krellort.
Krelloort roars again as Nymph slashes hard, but he wrenches free before Nymph can push the blade home. Pushed beyond his normal limits he grows enraged and fearless.
Meanwhile the Matron's surviving honor guard swim into action.
One swims past the water elemental, provoking an attack of opportunity, moving to engage Yuki and protect his chief-king.
The other tries to slay the elemental to allow the Matron to attack the interlopers as well.
His thrust should be true but the water elemental distorts around the trident and seems almost to gloat at what it's about to do.
Enraged by Nymph's sword slash he renews his attack, this time attacking for all he's worth with all four arms and his mouth.
He tears into Nymph with wild abandon, severely punishing her - he laughs mightily in the damage he causes.
With Nymph looking extremely injured, Yuki ignores the shark guy next to her to swim five feet up behind the ranger and casts a healing spell.
Trevor realizes how deadly the Sahuagin boss is as it tears through his companion. And he knows he's next!
Determined to prevent it from attacking further, as his rapier is clearly outclassed by the four arms and set of nasty teeth, he opts for humour! He swims back a bit and says: "Hey Sag! What do you get when you cross a banker with a Sahuagin? A Loan shark!"
A creature with an Intelligence score of 2 or lower is not affected. A creature whose type is different from the caster’s receives a +4 bonus on its saving throw, because humor doesn’t “translate” well.
As the matron's hand(fin)maiden swims past the water elemental, the fury of the tides at being so ignored by those who swim in it blossoms out into a furious whirlpool, as it slams into the sahuagin's side with the fury of a tsunami, as blood and bone starts pooling in the water.
Continuing its onslaught, the water elemental slams into the trident-wielding sahuagin, as its foams turn even redder.
Galean, not to be outdone, slices at Nymph's attacker with... adequate response, worried about his comrade.
Soo. 34 damage in total. Go water elemental!
Trevor realizes how deadly the Sahuagin boss is as it tears through his companion. And he knows he's next!
Determined to prevent it from attacking further, as his rapier is clearly outclassed by the four arms and set of nasty teeth, he opts for humour! He swims back a bit and says: "Hey Sag! What do you get when you cross a banker with a Sahuagin? A Loan shark!"
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Krelloort seems insulted.
That is what you call humor?!
Gelean's water elemental continues to murder, killing both of the sahuagin honor guard the matron brought with her.
The two consorts attack Galean and Trevor, missing the group's jester but hitting the druid.
Bahrin's acid arrow continues to damage the sahuagin that it struck before.
In addition, he speaks a single syllable and unleashes the familiar magic missile spell against Krelloort.
Bahrin's spells continue to damage the monstrous sahuagin and the Matron desparately tries to destroy the surprisingly deadly water elemental.
Nymph continues her Frenzy against the four armed Sahaugin.
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Nymphs furious attacks slaughter Krelloort before the eyes of his consort who wail piteously as the chieftain is cleaved in twain, further exciting Nymph as the cloud of crimson sprays everywhere.
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Yuki fist pumps in the water as Nymph takes out the king of the sharkguys, then fires two arrows at one of his concubines.
Trevor looks bewildered as the great Sahuagin fighter is brought low.
"Huzzah!" he shouts, his spirits raised, and strikes at the Sahuagin to his right.
Yuki's arrows miss, so does Tevor's stab.
Galean nods at Trevor, as he takes a step forward. He reaches to swing with his rather worn cutlass, then decides to drop it, as it floats gently to the bottom of the sea. He grabs his paddle with two hands, and viciously swings at the remaining sahuagin, missing completely.
The water elemental rears its foamy fist, then lunges forwards.
The consorts attack again!
But miss.
The acid arrow continues to sizzle away but finally abates!
Bahrin, meanwhile, launches another volley of magic missiles at one of the consorts.
Bahrin kills his consort in a blaze of arcane magic, leaving the last one a bit worried.
Meanwhile the matron continues trying to kill the water elemental.
Nymph floats over to slice at the consort.
Nymph kills the other consort, leaving only the Matron shrieking as she sees everyone cut down.
The water elemental shrivels away in a burst of bloody foam, as if laughing, the water's thirst for blood sated. Galean sends it away with a nod, and reminds himself to call for it again, should the situation call for it. "You're finished!", he attempts to roar at the matron, as he points towards her. However, his youthful voice pitches high in the middle, as he turns red even in the reddening water.
"Let's finish the last one off guys!" Yuki calls out as she moves towards the last sahaugin.
"Aye Cap'n!" replies Trevor, following in Yuki's wake.
Bahrin likewise advances. Then he launches another toxic, burning acid arrow at the matron.
Galean swims towards the matron who took out his water elemental, bringing up his paddle. "I'll get you for this!", he shouts, as he flaps towards the matron.
The matron hisses when she realizes you're all still alive and her chief-king is dead.
In a cry of wordless rage she lunges at Yuki.
She fails spectacularly to find her target however.
Nymph swims up to the Matron. "Fall back, Cap'n!"
Bahrin's previous acid arrow continues to burn the matron.
The sorcerer draws his mithral dagger, but prudently waits for the team to finish the job.
”Bad day for you I guess. Don’t you worry. Tomorrow will be better...” taunts Trevor, though he doesn’t stop to think whether she can understand him before jabbing at her.
Once Trevor moves up, Yuki moves 5 feet back and fires two arrows at the matron.
Galean rushes forward, trying his best to swing his paddle at the matron. The paddle lets out a resounding thwack as the magically treated wood smacks the matron straight in the torso.
The matron dies under the assault of the brave, or at least bloodthirsty, pirates, bringing as much stillness as possible to the bloodstained waters.
The sahuagin carry tridents except for the four armed mutant. He wears masterwork scalemale, and eel leather and coral war harness you think you can sell for 75 gp and a deep platinum necklace you can sell for 3,000 gp. His trident is crafted of magically strengthened seashells, and its haft is composed of rough, twisted coral that deals 1 point of damage each time it is grasped, unless the the wielder has a natural armor bonus or is wearing gauntlets.
The trident is called Zul and is a fearsome weapon.
As an immediate action after a successful melee attack with the trident, Zul’s wielder can transmute the substance of the target creature into rigid coral. This attack deals 1d4 points of Dexterity damage and slows the target (as the spell) for 1 round as its flesh calcifies. A DC 16 Fortitude save negates the slow effect but not the ability damage. A target reduced to 0 Dexterity is permanently petrified, transformed into inert, mindless coral. Break enchantment or restoration reverses all of the effects of this calcification. This ability can be used up to 7 times per day.
As you search through the detritus you find gold-plated conch shell engraved with images of sea elves and hippocampi (worth 1,200 gp) that holds a selection of putrid fish and humanoid livers (a sahuagin delicacy), a gilt tattooing kit, and a burnished brass hand mirror (worth 20 gp). In the seaweed bed there is also a gold Varisian music box (no longer functional) that holds the ivory image of a dancing harrower (worth 400 gp). Inscribed on the underside of the lid are the words “For my darling Isabella.” You also find a massive iron capstan.
The only other feature of the room is the stone throne of massive proportions. The throne’s eroded appearance, darkly stained stones, strange runes, and images of one-eyed beasts make it evident that it had sat in the slime at the bottom of the sea for long ages before being dragged up and placed here.
Curiously you find no real evidence of the massive treasure of Cyrus Wolfe.
The massive stone throne is an artifact of the ancient cyclops empire of Ghol-Gan. You're certain it could be sold to certain antiquities buyers with megalomaniacal tendencies for up to 5,000 gp.
The throne bears a potent curse from the ancient days of lost Ghol-Gan. You can feel mind controlling properties will affect anyone who sits on it - not that you have to tell potential buyers about this little problem.
Looking through the arrayed loot Nymph's shoulders sag once she sees the inscription on the bottom of the music box.
"Um... I think there's something under the throne." she says to no one in particular.
"Beware the throne though! It curses those who dare sit on it!" warns Trevor, analyzing dweomers with diligence. He gives a knowing look of friendly competition to his friend.
"I'm getting cursed just looking at the ugly thing. No way in the hells would I put my ass anywhere near there." Nymph says before adding "It's good to have confirmation though. Thanks."
"Okay, so if there's something under the throne, that's gotta be Wolfe's treasure right? Maybe we can move it if we all work together? Galean, if you got any summons left, do you think you can call up something strong to move it?" Yuki asks, sounding quite excited at the possibility of bigger rewards under the heavy chair.
Bahrin says, "I think the curse only affects someone who sits on it. As long as we can find a way to move it without doing that... it should be doable. Maybe we can attach lines to it and some air-filled bladders to float it and make it easier to move?"
"If we can find something to attach it to, we can use that capstan as a pulley," says Bahrin.
"Well, what if we all try pushing it at once with Nymph in the lead first and if that doesn't work we can figure out some pulley system then."
Galean scratches his head once more. "Uh, Cap'n?", he says a second later. "If we come back tomorrow, I can probably take the shape of a beast and then summon more beasts to help with the moving.", he offers, as he stands next to the captain. "Or I could try helping now, too, 'fcourse.", he adds, his chicken-like muscles straining to push the throne with all the power of a rather weak sixteen year old.
A second later, he slowly floats back to the surface, somewhat exhausted. "Yeah. Maybe summoning something might be better." He scratches his head. "I have an idea. Everyone, hold back!", he says, as he begins swirling his hands in the air behind the throne. A vast array of dolphins start appearing one by one, and start pushing the throne. "Go! Go, my minions, remove all obstacles in our path to true riches!", he lets out, once again appearing to aid with the push of the massive throne, five dolphins flapping their tails above him.