[Day 02] The Driftwood Prince
The Driftwood Prince
He rose out of the Endless Sea and hid in the shadow of a simple fisherman. The fisherman is a hollow shell of half-remembered mannerisms, and his words are those of the prince. He cannot die while the Prince lives, but is that really a life?
The Driftwood Prince is a creature of the sea, and of dreams. Avarice is his one human trait, and even that is incomprehensible. What use would he have of riches? Some say that he hopes to amass enough wealth to ransom his sunken realm from the gods themselves.
While he prefers the ostentatious and ornate, the prince will stoop to shake down a beggar as readily as rob the treasure chambers of kings.
The Prince only exists once his host has taken something of monetary value from a person. Until that happens he can only lurk in the fisherman’s shadow, using him as a mouthpiece. This means that he might exist for one person, but not another, even if he stands before them both.
The Prince may be bought off with riches, but will return if he senses that you have more than you let on. If you have paid him once, you will do so again.
Like a dog with its bones, the prince hides his wealth in portions where he goes. He will never be far from treasure,or from the coast. If he is killed in sight of the sea he will rise again.
HP 18, Morale 9, mother-of-pearl breastplate -d4, Sword D6.
The prince is fast as thought. He may strike at all people within melee range.
Jaris, simple fisherman
HP 6, Morale 8, Boathook D6
He rose out of the Endless Sea and hid in the shadow of a simple fisherman. The fisherman is a hollow shell of half-remembered mannerisms, and his words are those of the prince. He cannot die while the Prince lives, but is that really a life?
The Driftwood Prince is a creature of the sea, and of dreams. Avarice is his one human trait, and even that is incomprehensible. What use would he have of riches? Some say that he hopes to amass enough wealth to ransom his sunken realm from the gods themselves.
While he prefers the ostentatious and ornate, the prince will stoop to shake down a beggar as readily as rob the treasure chambers of kings.
The Prince only exists once his host has taken something of monetary value from a person. Until that happens he can only lurk in the fisherman’s shadow, using him as a mouthpiece. This means that he might exist for one person, but not another, even if he stands before them both.
The Prince may be bought off with riches, but will return if he senses that you have more than you let on. If you have paid him once, you will do so again.
Like a dog with its bones, the prince hides his wealth in portions where he goes. He will never be far from treasure,or from the coast. If he is killed in sight of the sea he will rise again.
HP 18, Morale 9, mother-of-pearl breastplate -d4, Sword D6.
The prince is fast as thought. He may strike at all people within melee range.
Jaris, simple fisherman
HP 6, Morale 8, Boathook D6
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Really creepy stuff that is bound to be interesting. I especially like the "visible to one but not necessarily all"-thing it has going.
ReplyDeleteI love ghosts that are creepy like this. Something that haunts the shadows, follows you and appears with demands out of nowhere. Much preferred over the regular ghosts who only go "Boo".
Like this ghost haunts the PCs, I will watch over your other cool monsters that are coming out. Good job!
Thank you very much! :-)
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