Sunday, September 15, 2024

Booty and the Glowfish

Shark's Tooth Necklace (#23/31, #236/365) [EA:V2] (Trinket) 

This may appear as little more than a string necklace from which dangles a Tiger Shark's tooth, but it has protective powers if worn in water. No sharks of any kind will attack the wearer of a Shark's Tooth Necklace, though they may still swim alongside them out of curiosity. This does not apply to creatures such as Shark-Kin, Weresharks or the Karkarus, who are free to act as they wish. If the wearer of this necklace actually attacks a shark, the protective magic will be neutralized and all sharks in the area will attack the wearer to the exclusion of everything else.

50GP

 

Ritual of the Ossified Fiend (#24/31, #237/365) [EA:V2] (Demonological/Conjuring Ritual) 

Magic-Conjuration: 6

Type: Summoning

Components: A Tiger Shark's tooth, a gold crown and 2 Black Pearls

Time Taken: Twenty four hours

Rarity: Rare

When complete, this Ritual summons a Bone Demon from the Lands of the Dead upon the magical Plane of Blood. Most Demonologists capable of using this ritual use the resulting Demon as a major guardian for a key or strategic location. The Ritual must be completed in one continuous block of twenty four hours at the location desired, and so demands great stamina and strength from the Demonologist. 

 

Giant Electric Eel Conductive Gland (#25/31, #238/365) [EA:V2] (Monster Part) 

The electricity-generating organ of a Giant Electic Eel is a strange bulbous brown muscular mass that comprises most of the creature's tail. It is highly valued by alchemists, artificers and enchanters for its ability to independently generate bursts of electrical energy. When skewered onto the end of a pointed or bladed weapon, it will cause an extra STAMINA point of damage per successful hit, for 10-60 minutes until finally drained of power.

Price as per Treasure: Monster Part

 

Spinefish Bladder(#26/31, #239/365) [EA:V2] (Monster Part) 

This is a translucent spherical sac, that, when inflated with air, helps the Amphibious Spinefish float out of the water and bounce about on land to defend their territory. The Spinefish Bladder can also be used to make various aerial weapons including potash-balloons or spike mines, which Pangarian Goblins have been known to deploy when defending their flying sky-chariots.

Price as per Treasure: Monster Part

 

Blowfish Venom (#27/31, #240/365) [EA:V2] (Poison) 

Blowfish Venom is extracted from glands at the base of sharp spikes that adorn the skin of the Amphibious Spinefish. This can be applied to a bladed or pointed weapon and will last for 2-12 Attack Rounds. Anyone wounded by a weapon covered in Blowfish Venom must lose 2 extra STAMINA points per wound due to the venom's toxic secretions. The venom of the Amphibious Spinefish is also used by Sea Elves who make it more potent to apply on the projectiles for their underwater crossbows. These hand-crossbow darts do regular damage plus the loss of +4 extra STAMINA points per hit, from the strong venom.

Price as per Gear: Poison and Venom

 

Death Fish Venom (#28/31, #241/365) [EA:V2] (Poison) 

Death Fish Venom is extracted from glands at the base of the creature’s large savage tooth-lined jaws. This can be applied to a bladed or pointed weapon and will last for 1-3 Attack Rounds. Anyone wounded by a weapon covered in Death Fish Venom must Test their Luck. If they are Lucky, they take regular weapon damage, but if they are Unlucky, they die! Death Fish Venom is favoured by assassins, murderers and other malicious sorts; one of its foremost proponents was rumoured to be the traitorous adventurer Luthaur of Kallamehr.

Price as per Gear: Poison and Venom

 

Death Fish Invisibility Organ (#29/31, #242/365) [EA:V2] (Monster Part) 

This is a small purplish organ, found as a lump of tissue behind the main brain of the Death Fish. It is thought to be a vital component in enchanting objects that grant the power of invisibility to their bearers.

Price as per Treasure: Monster Part

 

Lantern Shark Glow Glands (#30/31, #243/365) [EA:V2] (Monster Part) 

These are a pair of long cylindrical glands that run along the shark’s body and glow green in colour. They can be cut out if the Lantern Shark is killed and used as a light source equivalent to a candle. They are also valued by alchemists for their light-giving properties.

Price as per Treasure: Monster Part

 

Mutton Fish Flesh (#31/31, #244/365) [EA:V2] (Special Food and Drink) 

This varied diet is of the rare Mutton Fish is believed to make its own flesh so agreeably delicious to consume with its delicate, sweet flavour, costing between 10-60GP per Provision-sized portion (each Mutton Fish provides around 4-24 Provisions worth of edible flesh, which is salted and stored in barrels). Despite the exquisite taste, it is not particularly nutritious, restoring only 2 STAMINA points per Provision, and, worse, is highly addictive. Anyone who eats Mutton Fish will refuse to eat anything else for 1-3 days, even if they may potentially starve to death!

Price as per Gear: Food and Drink

 

Rockfish Venom (#1/30, #245/365) [EA:V2] (Poison) 

Rockfish Venom is extracted from glands at the base of needle-like spikes that adorn the back of the creature. This can be applied to a bladed or pointed weapon and will last for 2-7 Attack Rounds. Anyone wounded by a weapon covered in Rockfish Venom must Test their Luck. If they are Lucky, they take regular weapon damage, but if they are Unlucky, they will be afflicted with a dreadful paralyzing toxin, that will spread through their body and cause them to scream in pain. They have 1-6 Attack Rounds before they fall unconscious. If this happens while they are in water, they will drown. If they can get to dry land, the victim will lose 4 STAMINA points, and be unconscious for 1-3 days, looking like they are dead and enduring a long, dark dream, before regaining consciousness several days later.

Price as per Gear: Poison and Venom

 

Schoolfish Flesh (#2/30, #246/365) [EA:V2] (Special Food and Drink) 

Schoolfish flesh is tender and edible, if not as tasty as its smaller relatives such as salmon and trout. Properly salted and preserved, it provides 2-4 Provisions per fish. 

Price as per Gear: Food and Drink

 

Schoolfish Liver (#3/30 #247/365) [EA:V2] (Monster Part) 

The liver of the Schoolfish is a fatty red-brown organ that, if correctly extracted and placed within a jar of oil, will produce an adhesive slime, known in this region of Analand as Gumm. This is equivalent to a Vial of Glue, a component for some Sorcery spells.

Price as per Treasure: Monster Part

 

Scorpion-Fish Venom (#4/30, #248/365) [EA:V2] (Poison) 

Scorpion Fish Venom is extracted from glands at the base of the creature's sharp fin-spines. It can be applied to bladed or pointed weapons, and if the weapon causes a wounding hit, the Scorpion Fish Venom contains a paralyzing toxin resulting in throbbing and swelling around the wound. The victim must reduce their SKILL by 2 for 2-7 days until the swelling decreases. Note that these effects are not cumulative and the amount of venom is generally good for 1-6 Attack Rounds before losing its effectiveness. This is another venom used by Sea Elves on their crossbow darts, though they increase its effectiveness to a -4 SKILL penalty, causing partial paralysis in the victim! 

Price as per Gear: Poison and Venom

 

Wraithfish Lamp Organ (#5/30, #249/365) [EA:V2] (Monster Part) 

This is a large spherical organ, that glows an emerald-green in colour. They are attached to a muscular stalk that grows from the top of the Wraithfish’s head. It can be cut off if the Wraithfish is killed and used as a light source equivalent to the Glimmer cantrip for 10-60 minutes before it finally dims. They are also used as components for potions and enchanted items that deal with the creation of light and the generation of electricity.

Price as per Treasure: Monster Part

 

Tiger Shark's Tooth (#6/30, #250/365) [EA:V2] (Ivory) 

The teeth of a Tiger Shark are very distinctive with a sideways pointing tip, flanked on both sides by sharp serrations. As well as being valuable as Ivory, the tooth of a Tiger Shark can be used to make the magic trinket called the Shark's Tooth Necklace. In addition, they are a component when casting the Demonologist's Ritual of the Ossified Fiend. 

Price as per Treasure: Ivory

 

Spinefish Poison (#7/31, #251/365) [EA:V2] (Poison) 

Spinefish Poison is actually a deadly ingested toxin created when an attempt at cooking Amphibious Spinefish goes disastrously wrong. Usually this waste is destroyed but some unscrupulous types may keep samples as resale to interested assassins and poisoners. The efficacy of Spinefish Poison is limited somewhat by its distinctive stench however, though this is true of both properly and improperly cooked Spinefish delicacies. Anyone swallowing food tainted with Spinefish Poison must Test for Luck or die, though they get a +4 bonus due to the recognizable smell. If some effort has been taken to mask the odor of the poison, this bonus does not apply.

Price as per Gear: Poison and Venom