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Crimson Curl

Location

Mucklands Sandbox Campaign Setting · p.308

Open source p.308
Scalawag Strand

Named for its blood red kelp forests, where a large contingent of the nomadic Blood Reef clan dwells. Pocked with volcanic craters and thriving with all manner of sea life, Crimson Curl is also hunting ground for liger sharks, specifically an old, legendary shark called Bloodgill, said to be over a hundred years old.

modifiers
  • Travel Checks
  • Wandering Intruder Chance
wandering intruders

##### the coral forest

  • 1. Reef Nyads
  • 2. Zombie Barnacles
  • 3. Liger Sharks
  • 4. Sea Chimera
  • 5. Lightning Eels
  • 6. Finfolk
what's there

THE BLOOD REEF DENS

Amidst the red kelp and volcanic rock, the Blood Reef Clan keeps their culture mostly secret, preferring to keep on the move, much like the LIGER SHARKS they hold in high esteem. The sheer amount of LIGER SHARKS swimming in the area is striking and clearly unnatural; none of them fight each other or the nyads.

  • Blood REEF NYADS hide within the dormant volcanic craters, and if spotted they become aggressive.
  • With the aid of a Magic rod, the ruler of the Blood Reefs, Symar, is amassing a legion of LIGER SHARKS to wreak havoc upon the seas.

THE KELP FOREST

Traversing the dense, blood red kelp forest of Crimson Curl is like navigating a jungle. Despite the danger of sea predators lying in wait, the kelp grows highly nutritious blood pods that underwater denizens harvest throughout the year.

  • PCs can forage for blood pods (Pick Herbs) by spending a Travel Turn. Blood pods grant Temporary Courage.
rumors
  • Some say increased LIGER SHARK attacks across the region are the result of the Blood Reef Clan training an armada of them.
  • A shipwreck in the Crimson Curl contains strange stone tablets from a lost TROGGLE civilization.
  • The ruler of the Blood Reef Clan often dwells in the Coral Forest.
  • Tharn the Trident is a strange, peaceful Blood REEF NYAD that swims with sharks.

SYMAR

The ruler of the Blood Reef Clan. A proud warrior, Symar the REEF NYAD believes the Blood Reef are the destined rulers of the seas and has vowed to spread his people across the Strand, destroying all who would oppose them. This includes the city of Conch, its misguided queen, and the Ebon Reef Clan.

  • Traits: Vehement, vainglorious, guttural voice.
  • Motivation: Reclaim the Scalawag Strand as the Kingdom of the Nyads, specifically the Blood Reef Clan.

THARN THE TRIDENT

Once the greatest Blood Reef warrior of his beloved people. However, long wars and conflict have made this brawny REEF NYAD weary. Abandoning a life of violence, Tharn seeks peace and enlightenment amongst the noble liger sharks, and swims with them in the Crimson Curl as if he were one of them.

  • Traits: Monastic, stubborn, disillusioned.
  • Motivation: Find peace and serenity after a lifetime of battle.
quests

THE SHARK ARMADA

The Blood Reef clan holds a powerful Relic called Raka's Rod, which can catch any sea beast, and command them to do one's bidding. With such power at his fingertips, Symar is causing havoc all over the Scalawag Strand.

  • Symar the REEF NYAD (L6-C) is gathering hundreds of sharks and intends to launch a full scale attack upon Conch, then Ebon Key, and finally Deep Chasm.
  • If left to gather sharks unabated, Symar attacks Conch in 2 months.

THE LOST TABLETS

The wreck of an archeological ship from Shrym is sunken at the bottom of the Crimson Curl in the thick kelp forest. Many have searched for the ship, but none have found it.

  • Symar, the Blood Reef ruler, knows its location but isn't interested in the precious cargo: the stone tablets that hold the key to something called the Obelisk of Zar (p40). He is, however, interested in bartering to further his goal to destroy Conch.
  • Symar is canny enough not to reveal his plans, but he will trade the tablets' location for secret information about Conch or the Ebon Reef clan, or barring that, if the PCs persuade Tharn the Trident to fight once more.
  • If the PCs disregard Symar's negotiations, he'll ambush them at the ship, which is also inhabited by a horde of roaming LIGER SHARKS (L3-B).
  • The stone tablets inside the shipwreck depict ancient TROGGLES resurrecting dead kin, and a map that leads to a cave in the Highwilds. The tablets bear instructions to use the Obelisk's power (see quest The Resurrection p40).

THE SEARCH FOR PEACE

Tharn the Trident, greatest warrior of the Blood Reef clan, asks that you convince Symar to let him retire from war. Tharn has learned nothing can be gained from constant battle. But Symar is stuck in his ways and will only allow Tharn to retire if the ongoing conflict finally ends, or if a challenger bests him and takes his place. Tharn doesn't see either of those happening any time soon.