Peril of the Pearl Diver

PEARL DIVER (#25/31, #25/365) [POT]

SKILL: 7

STAMINA : 6

ATTACKS: 1

WEAPON: Dagger

ARMOUR: None

DAMAGE MODIFIER: None

HABITAT: Seas, Sea-shores, Lakes, Towns

NUMBER ENCOUNTERED: 1-3

TYPE: Humanoid

REACTION: Neutral

INTELLIGENCE: High

As well as the fisherfolk, the beach-combers and the kelp-collectors, another type of marine occupation that seeks the bounty of the oceans is the PEARL DIVER. Across the warmer of the twelve seas of Titan, the Pearl Diver braves the horrors of the deep and the challenges of descending underwater to acquire valuable kinds of pearls from clams and other types of mollusc. They typically have few possessions, usually just a small boat (typically a Knarr), a knife (damage equivalent to a Dagger), a pair of wooden Goggles (regular visibility underwater), and a pair of Flippers made from wood and hide (-4 to Movement Special Skills on land, +2 to Swim Special Skill in water). In addition, roll 1-3 times on the following table for further belongings:

Roll Gear

1 Shark's Tooth Necklace

2-3 Pouch with 2-7 Pearls (roll for type: 1 Black 2 Rose 3 Common 4 Scarlet 5 Silver 6 Giant (one only))

4-5 Seafood Snacks worth 1-2 meals

6 Coral Charm

To determine what community they belong to, roll on the following table:

1-2 Native: from many island communities across Titan including the Isles of Scars and Despair, the Isles of the Dawn, and the islands and atolls of the Western Ocean

3-4 Sea Nomad: from the Eelsea shoreline of Femphrey and Lendleland

5 Half-Sea Elf: from the Arrowhead Archipelago

6 Half-Siren: from Pangaria, the Shining Islands and the Sea of Silver

Pearl Divers are always happy to trade for the pearls they have found, but they have a keen idea of the pearls' worth and will not be swindled. They are also wary of some of the aquatic races, particular the Pelagine, with whom they are not on the best of terms.