On the walls overlooking the docks of Laufenzell, an urchin by the name of Drasia sits, bored and waiting for travellers. She sells exotic pets, often small creatures stolen or liberated from ship's holds. While chatty, Drasia doesn't really know a lot about the different types of creatures she sells, but will happily make up things she thinks they might do, if it'll get her the sale. She sells these creatures for her bosses, getting a percentage of the sale. She'll try to talk up the sale in order to get tips.
Here are a few of the critters she has for sale, and what she might say about them: 1. Fledgling Hyenagriff (150gp): This winged doglike beast, about the size and weight of a small kitten, only hatched last week. It has a scrap of leather as a collar, and barks manically like a chihuahua. Drasia says it'll breathe fire if you tell it the right jokes. 2. Ooze Salamander (75gp): This rather sluggish reptile with a blunt head has a frill of large scales behind its neck. It mostly just sits there but will occasionally eat an insect that wanders past. Drasia tells that if you treat it well, it grants wishes. 3. Floating Eyes (20gp each): Drasia has three of these single-eyed beasts with wings, tied up on string and flitting about at head-height. They're ugly and ill-tempered, and her bosses can't quite figure out what to do with them, so if someone buys all three, she can let them go for 50gp. Unknown to her, they are bizarre variants of Spectator Beholderkin, and can each Counterspell once per day, with a spellcasting ability modifier of +2. 4. Drakehound Hatchling (250gp): This small wingless drake, about the size of a Jack Russell dog, is a territorial and aggressive critter. Drasia says it's a fine creature and well-behaved. In actuality, it has a breath weapon which produces a 5-foot cone of cold, dealing 1d6 cold damage, which refreshes on a short rest. 5. Tentacle... Thing? (100gp): This roiling mass of tentacles and eyes emits pitiful mewling noises. It is being held in a wooden cage to avoid it slithering away. It is some juvenile form of chaos beast, found on a faraway island some time ago. Drasia has no clue what it is, and just wants it gone because it's creepy. 6. Iguana (35gp): This sizeable lizard is personable and has no magical talents. Drasia tells that it was once a prince, and that only his true love's kiss can turn him back to his proper dwarven form. Also posted on Game Masters Stash on 26 August 2021. Comments are closed.
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