Squeal like a weed!

SQUEALWEED (#25/30, #176/365) [TTHA] 

Appearance: This is a carnivorous water weed with long spiny tendrils growing out from a central stalk, at the top of which is a curious rugose spherical bladder that can be inflated and deflated to create a hideous racket.

Distribution: Rivers, sea-shores and swamps across southern Khul.

 

Effects: The air bladder of the Squealweed can be harvested and used by blowing air to inflate it. When air is released quickly, the bladder makes a horrible squealing noise, that causes everyone without Ear Plugs or Goblin Ear Wax in their ears to reduce their SKILL score by -1 for one Attack Round. It takes one Attack Round to reinflate the bladder. The Squealweed Air 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.

Cost: City 2-12gp, Town 3-18gp, Village 4-24gp (per bladder)

 

Availability: Uncommon

 

Notes: The Squealweed is also the name of a cutter ship that operates out of the city-state of Lagash, on the north-eastern shores of the Inland Sea.

 

SQUEALWEED (#26/30, #177/365) [OOTP IV]

 

SKILL: 6

STAMINA: 6 per patch

ATTACKS: 1

WEAPON: Tendrils (as Small Claw)

ARMOUR: None

DAMAGE MODIFIER: None

HABITAT: Rivers, Lakes, Marshes, Sea-shore

NUMBER ENCOUNTERED: 1-6 patches

TYPE: Plant

REACTION: Neutral

INTELLIGENCE: Low

SQUEALWEED is a carnivorous aquatic plant related to River Bloodweed (see The Titan Herbal, p. 57). First recorded from the stagnant waters near the infamous Dead City that lies beyond the Great Wall of Kish, the plant is thought to be some sort of weird chaos mutant that has since spread downstream to infest the Kishian Delta. Given its tolerance of stagnant or brackish water, Squealweed is now found throughout coastal areas of the Inland Sea, particularly large river systems such as the Parine, where it is considered a major menace to shipping.

Squealweed attacks by actively clawing at its victims (whether in the water or aboard small boats or on the shore) with spiny tendrils, while inflating and deflating a spherical air bladder at the top of the plant's central stalk. When air is released quickly every second Attack Round, the bladder makes a horrible squealing noise, that causes everyone without Ear Plugs or Goblin Ear Wax in their ears to reduce their SKILL score by -1 for the next Attack Round. It then takes one Attack Round to reinflate the bladder. 

Squealweed Air Bladder (#27/30, #178/365) [EA:V2] (Treasure: Monster Part)

The Air Bladder of the Squealweed is a large fibrous spherical growth with a small stomata-opening, through which air can be blown or sucked to inflate or deflate the bladder. When air is released quickly, the bladder makes a horrible squealing noise, that causes everyone without Ear Plugs or Goblin Ear Wax in their ears to reduce their SKILL score by -1 for one Attack Round. It takes one Attack Round to reinflate the bladder. The Squealweed Air 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.

2-12GP