The Bestiary Scrolls: Continued

Dragonspawn

Heroes adventuring in Sable's swamp should meet up with some spawn sometime during their stay, as the spawn do patrol Sable's swamp regularly. For every day that the heroes are in Sable's swamp, turn over a card from the Fate Deck. If the card is of the Dragon's suit, then the heroes can meet up with some spawn. Spawn usually don't like to travel alone. Rather, they travel in packs of 4-6, combing the area for potential victims.

Black Dragonspawn

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On death, melt in a shower of acid

Black dragonspawn greatly resemble their master, Sable. These draconic creatures are man-sized, with black, oily scales. Tapering horns usually adorn their brows. These fearsome creatures can breathe a gout of acid, and they even control water! Black dragonspawn can fly, and even swim well in the murky swamp. Upon the death of a black dragonspawn, the dragonspawn will melt in a shower of volatile acid that burns all in its path.
Black dragonspawn are usually used as guards for Sable's lairs, and sometimes they even go out to "recruit" new candidates for becoming spawn. However, the role of the average black dragonspawn is diminishing. Sable is beginning to rely more on spawn abominations. It looks like the "race" of black dragonspawn, is slowly being replaced by the spawn abominations.

When a black dragonspawn dies, the dragonspawn will melt into a shower of acid that covers approximately everyone in melee range. Everyone in melee range is dealt 10 damage. A burst of a black dragonspawn's acid breath also deals 10 damage.

Spawn Abominations

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On death, melt in a shower of acid

spawn abominations are the vile aburrations in spawning that Sable has capitolized upon. These creatures are products of an imperfect spawning process, which Sable uses just to get these results. Every spawn abomination looks different. Some have defects, such as withered limbs, low mental capacity, or inability to see. others may have fearsome new powers, such as a third eye, an extra limb, or even living anaconda snakes for arms!
Spawn abominations can do many of the things that normal spawn can do. They can usually fly. They can also control water like theri brethren, and even spit acid dragonbreath. When they die, they also melt into a shower of acid.
These new spawn abominations are used to gather more humanoids in order to create even more spawn abominations. They will glady die for Sable, and they follow her every command. Sable only has a few handfull of these creatures, but she's creating more every day. She is looking to create an army of these grotesque creatures.

Look above at the black spawn entry for gaming details.
Here's a good way to quickly generate a unique spawn abomination. Just consult the table below.

Suit	Head	Arms	Back	Chest
Arrows	Poison filled fangs	Third arm	Wings enable it to fly twice as fast as normal	Extra pair of arms growing out of chest
Shields	Large horns that deal +4 dmg	Arms are shriveled and weak (Ph is 6)	Wings are shriveled, spawn can't fly	An extra head is growing out of the chest
Helms	Mental defect (In is 2)	Spawn is exceptionally strong (Ph is 15)	A ridge of large spines on the spawn's back	The spawn's chest glands produce poison
Swords	Second Head	Has snakes for arms	Has tentacles emerging from back	Spawn is immune to fire and cold
Moons	Mental boost (Re is 8)	Knows the school of spectramancy	Knows the school of aeromancy	Spawn is unaffected by Sorcery
Orbs	Third Eye	Claws contain a poison	Wings furry and covered with hair	Spawn is blind
Hearts	Spawn knows the sphere of Mentalism	Spawn knows sphere of Alteration	Spawn knows Meditation	Spawn is unaffected by Mysticism
Crowns	Spawn has a musk	Spawn can paralyze with a touch	Spawn knows Animism	Spawn has tentacles growing out of its chest

The Bakali

Chances of encountering a bakali are slim in Sable's swamp. Even if a group of adventurers passes by a bakali, they probably wouldn't see it. Therefore, a good Narrator should decide when a Bakali encounter is appropriate.

Bakali

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The Bakali are an ancient race. Some say that they lived on Krynn before the Ogre race even opened their eyes to the new world. Bakali legend states that they were created by the gods to worship them, and their creations, the Five Dragons. When war broke out, the bakali chose sides. Some chose the side of light, others chose to follow the paths of night. When the fighting was doen, the Bakali were gone. They had all burrowed deep within the earth,a nd shut themselves off from the civilized world.
Bakali are stoop-shouldered, thick-bodied, long-tailed creatures. They can travel on two or four legs. Their scaly hides vary from mottled brown to yellow-green. They wear little to nothing in the way of clothes. Few can understand Common, much less speak it. They are a primitive race, using stone tipped weapons. They are a savage, yet honrable people. One wonders why they serve Sable. Bakali living in Sable's swamp perform patrols, and do other duties for Sable. They won't attack someone on sight, but they will attack if provoked, or if they are ordered to.
The Bakali are a very shy race. Should a group of adventurers pass by Bakali, that Bakali would probably hide away until they pass. Therefore, it is highly unlikely to have an encounter with these savage, noble, shy, primitive people.

Evolved Bakali

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Over the countless years that the Bakali have lived on Krynn, they have slowly been evolving. Once the Bakali moved into Sable's swamp, this process accelerated. Now, a new subrace has emerged from Sable's swamp. Simply called the "Evolved Bakali," these creatures are stronger, faster, more cunning, and more dangerous than their predecessors. These creatures are usually killed immediantly if found within a Bakali village, so the few who survive live on their own. This gives Evolved Bakali a ssense of hatred for their cousins. They will usually attack any Bakali on sight (unless the situation is hopeless), and most prey on the members of their former village.
Evolved Bakali have distinctive hides. Their scaly hides are usually pale white with dark green stripes, like a tigers. They also have risged spines sporting sharp spikes. Their claws and fangs also have a deadly poison on them. This poison causes people to hallucinate, and eventually results in death. Most Evolved Bakali will attack anything on sight, as they are typically cruel. However, an Evolved Bakali's knowledge of its swampland home make it a dangerous foe indeed. Most disturbing of all, is the fact that Evolved Bakali are beginning to show an aptitued for spellcasting. This caould make for an even more dangerous foe. These savage creatures ally themselves with no one, and live a life of revenge upon their Bakali brethren.

Evolved Bakali have poison on their fangs and their claws. Any hero successfully attacked by an Evolved Bakali must succeed in an average Endurance (Physique) action, or find himself beocming ill. Anyone under the effects of the toxin begins to hallucinate almost immediantly. Spellcasting is impossible, and all attacks become daunting actions. An afflicted hero also loses one card per every ten minutes until he/she is dead. A healing spell that cures at least 3 cards will negate the poison, but not regain any cards. A second spell is needed for that.

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