Srolki & Yaoxl
the toad-guardians of the Downward Spiral
Two antediluvian three-eyed humanoid toads, hidden fifty feet below the Downward Spiral of the Sepulchre of the Swamp Witch. They have guarded the pit for centuries, during which they have been partners, enemies, lovers, and allies. They are willing to do almost anything to get their hands on the Croaking Trident. If the magical barrier blocking the path down is broken and one lives to tell the tale, more of their kind will appear in the area over the next d20 days. Further down, great caverns open up, and somewhere deep are entire cities of these creatures.
Srolki
HP 25, Rubbery skin and Metal armor −d6, Claws d6 ×2 and Bite d10 or Croak.
- Slimespeed. Attacks twice each round with claws and bites, or croaks once. Attack and defence tests are DR14 against Srolki.
- Croak. A loud croak stuns and deafens anyone within 20' unless they test Presence DR12.
Yaoxl
HP 27, Rubbery skin −d3, Ranseur of the Maelström d10 + drain.
- Drain. The ranseur transfers d4 HP from the target to Yaoxl on each hit.
- Powers. Can wield the following powers up to d3 times per day each: Metzhuotl Blind Your Eye, Nine Violet Signs Unknot the Storm, and Roskoe's Consuming Glare.
The toad-cities below are canonical but entirely undescribed. The relationship between Srolki/Yaoxl's people and the Drowned (other amphibian outcasts) is not addressed. Whether the world above ever knew of these cities, or whether they are entirely subterranean, is open.