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The Caves And Beach
Level 1: The Caves and the Bay
AREA A. THE CLIFF TOP: The cliff reaches 120 feet above the water line at low tide, and 110 feet at high tide. The smell of brine is strong in the air, and there is the constant presence of gulls squawking overhead. There is a steep pathway cut into the side of the cliff that leads down to the beach that requires single-file walking, and has no guide rope. The less dexterous may have difficulty descending it.
AREA B. THE BEACH: The beach is littered with sand, pebbles, the remnants of shells and shellfish, driftwood, and lots of seaweed. At low tide, the beach is fully exposed, but at high tide, the sea comes all the way up to the bottom of the stairs leading down from the top of the hill. At low tide, the sand bar leading towards the caves is exposed somewhat, but at high tide, it is completely covered. There is a 5% chance that adventurers may see sahuagin entering or exiting cave #2 while standing on the beach.
The Caves of Ortok
AREA C. THE ROCKY ISLAND: Out in the bay there is a prominent island standing sentinel against the sea. Jutting 30 feet out of the water, it is topped by a ruined 20-foot tall statue of some tentacled-headed humanoid. The statue and the outcrop are covered in gulls and their nests. The water between the outcrop and the beach is between 6-15 feet deep during low tides but rises to over 20 feet deep at high tide.
AREA D. OPEN WATER: The open water here leads out into deeper water, and is up to 40-50 feet deep at this point. This is the limit of where the sharks that the sahuagin ride will generally venture to, waiting on their riders to go out hunting together, but it is not unknown for one or two sharks to travel in a little closer to the caves, while avoiding the giant crab, especially during high tide.
#1. GIANT CRAB CAVE: Living in this large cave is a giant crab, who patrols the waters in the area. The sahuagin who live in the other caves keep him fed with fish and other delicacies that they catch, and he’s become quite used to being fed by them. He regularly patrols around his cave and cave #2, as well as the waters between. His favorite tactic is to stay under the water, and grab the unsuspecting in his giant foreclaws, pulling them under the water and out to the deeper areas of the sea. When the tide is low, the water level in his cave drops, and he uses that time to recuperate. It’s rare for him to come up onto the beach, but he has been known to do it, especially if he thinks he can get a meal out of it. If heavily wounded, he will retreat to his cave to hide out and heal.
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The Beach, the Caves, and the Bay
Shark (1+): AL: N, HD: 4, HP: 17, AC: 4, MV: 180’ (60’), #ATT: x1 Bite, DMG: 2d6, SV: F2, Mor: 7, XP: 135. LL (135)
Giant Crab (1) : AL: N, HD: 5, HP: 27, AC: 2, MV: 60’ (20’), #ATT: x2 Pinchers, DMG: 2d6/2d6, SV: F2, Mor: 7, XP: 90. LL (68).