Stopping the Sahuagin

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The ancient giants forced their drow slaves to build vast underground complexes. Their original purpose is lost to antiquity.

Stopping the Sahuagin
Level:	1
Duration:	Medium
Base XP:	324 540 584 628
Takes place in:	Undergound Complex
NPC contact:	Gunnar Bauerson
Quest acquired in:	Korthos Island
Patron:	The Coin Lords
Base favor:	3
Stopping the Sahuagin map (legend)
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Overview

Gunnar Bauerson told you of a Sahuagin plan to awaken an ancient Devourer beast, a creature of terror and myth. You must enter the Underground Complex where the beast is imprisoned and then activate the giantish device that will keep it trapped in a frozen slumber.

The Underground Complex is located at the bottom of a cliff on Korthos Island, just outside Korthos Village.

Spoiler Warning: Information below this point can be considered spoiler material!

Objectives

• Find the Giantish device
• Slay all the sahuagin in the ice floor room
• Find a way to progress
• Redirect the mist spray towards the beast

What to Expect

• Traps (fixed)
• Collapsible floor
• Puzzle (tile puzzle)

Known Traps

Trap DCs

• Poison trap on the left-hand branch of the tunnels
• Poison trap in the ice floor room is controlled by valve and cannot be disabled
• Ice traps where Kraak lurks, just before the end.

Tips and Misc

• This adventure is easier than most of this level.
• This quest is the rework of the Survive the Low Road quest from the original harbor area.
• In the Ice Floor room, you need to use the alarm gong twice to break the ice.
• The sahuagin just before the split will respawn every 3 minutes or so, allowing the conquest bonus.
• Bonus XP
  • Aggression bonus: 18 monsters killed
  • Onslaught bonus: 23 monsters killed
  • Conquest bonus: 28 monsters killed
  • Neutralization bonus: 2 traps disarmed
  • Observance bonus: 2 secret doors discovered
  • Perception bonus: 3 secret doors discovered
  • Vigilant Sight bonus: 4 secret doors discovered
  • Mischief bonus: 23 breakables smashed
  • Vandal bonus: 30 breakables smashed
  • Ransack bonus: 37 breakables smashed

Loot

• Chests: One chest in the passage after swimming through the water

• NPC rewards: Choice of headgear
• Battered Helm - Helm: +1 Intimidate+1 Intimidate: Provides a +1 competence bonus to the wearer's Intimidate skill., +1 Haggle+1 Haggle: Provides a +1 competence bonus to the wearer's Haggle skill.
• Engraved Circlet - Helm: Will Save +1Will Save +1: This item gives a +1 resistance bonus to your Will saving throws.
• Straw Hat - Helm: +3 Concentration+3 Concentration: Provides a +3 competence bonus to the wearer's Concentration skill., +1 Tumble+1 Tumble: Provides a +1 competence bonus to the wearer's Tumble skill.
• Tattered Cowl - Helm: +3 Concentration+3 Concentration: Provides a +3 competence bonus to the wearer's Concentration skill., +1 Diplomacy+1 Diplomacy: Provides a +1 competence bonus to the wearer's Diplomacy skill.

Monsters

• Sahuagin Whelp - CR ? (casual), 0.5 (normal), 1 (hard), ? (elite))
• Sahuagin Adept - CR ? (casual), 1 (normal), 2 (hard), ? (elite))
• Sahuagin Warrior - CR ? (casual), 1 (normal), 2 (hard), ? (elite))
• Young Ice Mephit - CR ? (casual), 0.5 (normal), 2 (hard), ? (elite))
• Kraak - Red named ice spider - CR ? (casual), 2 (normal), 4 (hard), ? (elite))