Chuuls are strange, intelligent lobster-like creatures that lurk in temperate swamps, looking for the perfect ambush site to catch prey. They are notorious for taking souvenirs from their victims.
Where’s the Chuul’s Ambush Site?
- Campsite with evidence of former use on a dry hillock rising out of the surrounding water.
- Flooded and camouflaged pit trap with an underwater tunnel leading to a nearby pool.
- Log over a stream that rolls when used.
- Path this runs next to water that is quicksand.
- Pool of shallow water that has been carefully covered with leaves to so that it looks like solid ground.
- Wooden bridge over running water with weakened boards at the centre.
What’s the Chuul’s Lair Like?
- Nest made from bones and moss.
- Niches are carved into the walls to hold trophies.
- Phosphorescent moss decorates the walls and ceiling in odd patterns.
- Roots from trees have been trained to make peculiar shapes.
- Underwater passage leads from a nearby stretch of water.
- Water slides gently down one wall into a pool at the base before flowing away.
What Trophies are in the Chuul’s Lair?
- Bent and broken swords that have been twisted together into a single mass.
- Five skulls, upturned with eye and nasal sockets plugged with clay, each containing half a dozen coins; each skull contains different coins, platinum, gold, electrum, silver and copper.
- Canvas backpack full of finger bones.
- Lizardfolk skeleton that turns out to be completely made from lizardfolk skulls.
- Six swords, each embedded point down and topped with a broken helmet.
- Suit of plate armour posed upright by weapons inside it.
