A random bunch of previously unpublished miscellanea...

ZANHOKE (#11/29, #42/365) [TTHA]

Appearance: This is a tall herb with a single yellow-orange flower and wide green leaves. Its seeds are large, black and edible.

 

Distribution: Plains, hills and wilderness across Titan.

 

Effects: Each plant provides enough seeds to fill a small bag. Whether chewed raw or eaten after roasting, a bag of Zanhoke seeds is equivalent to one Provision.

Cost: City 2gp, Town 1gp, Village 5sp (per bag)

 

Availability: Common

CHUMPIE (#12/29, #43/365) [OOTP IV]

SKILL: 5 

STAMINA: 4

ATTACKS: 1

WEAPON: Shortsword, Elven Longknife or Shortbow

ARMOUR: Leather Cuirass

DAMAGE MODIFIER: None

HABITAT: Forests, Jungles

NUMBER ENCOUNTERED: 2-7

TYPE: Humanoid

REACTION: Friendly-Neutral

INTELLIGENCE: High

Like Leprechauns and Elvins, the race of CHUMPIES are another group of diminutive people who follow the ways of Logaan and the Trickster Gods. They have greenish-brown skin with long, black, brown or blonde hair, and wear leather clothes. Chumpies are typically armed with smaller bladed weapons such as shortswords or longknives, as well as using shortbows. They lack major magical powers however, and so must rely on their devious intelligence and natural agility. For Chumpies love gold, and are always devising a range of wily schemes to steal gold from people!

One such cunning stratagem, practiced by the Chumpies of Darkwood Forest, was to make an elaborately carved 'Throne of Wishes' out of a tree stump (as they are excellent wood-workers), with an attendant pewter mug on a string, and a written paper note inside the mug saying whoever placed a Gold Piece in the mug could wish for whatever they desired. Of course, if a coin was put in the mug, it would instantly be dragged upwards and snaffled by giggling Chumpies (who would then flee through the forest canopy), and, unsurprisingly, no wish would be granted!

Fireroot Juice (#13/29, #44/365) [EA:V2] (Potion)

Fireroot is a bushy herb found among hills and mountains across Titan (See The Titan Herbal Addendum, p. XX). The cylindrical yellow taproot of the Fireroot can be ground down to create a jar of Fireroot Juice. This is used, sparingly, as an additive to food to make it spicier, as Fireroot Juice is burning hot. If thrown as an improvised missile weapon, a jar of Fireroot Juice will cause light damage but anyone hit by it must reduce their SKILL by 2 until they can wash the stuff off! Fireroot Juice can also be used against dangerous fungi such as Sporeballs or Purple Globe Fungi; pouring it on the fungi prevents it from releasing its dangerous spores.

3gp per jar