CORAL’S BITE
CHAPTER 3
ITEMS OF LEGACY Illus. by D. Martin
Sajolveun had failed to do for Coral’s Bite is a bright, turquoise-blue trithe good of his people was dent with serrated edges, grown from the take a wife, ensuring his bloodhardest coral of the ocean. The sawlike line would continue. Many edges of the trident’s prongs account women were certainly willing, for the slashing damage this weapon but Sajolveun always dodged the subject by making himcan deliver. Nonlegacy Game Statistics: self busy with work. He didn’t avoid the issue because he wasn’t +1 trident; Cost 2,315 gp; can deal fond of children—he thought they piercing or slashing damage. were wonderful. He didn’t avoid the Omen: You do not take nonlethal matter because he wasn’t attracted to damage from exposure to cold water, aquatic elf women. He found them and you take 1d6 points of damage per extremely fetching. In fact, there was 200 feet of water depth instead of per no part of aquatic elven culture that 100 feet (see Water Dangers, page 304 Sajolveun didn’t love more than his of the Dungeon Master’s Guide). own, because Sajolveun was not an HISTORY aquatic elf. He was a doppelganger Sajolveun was the finest example of everywhose real name was Ildashurn. (DC thing decent and right about aquatic 20; Hero of the Pod) elven culture. He represented the best Long ago, Ildashurn had taken the of his pod, as both a strong warrior and form of a kuo-toa to travel underwater, a tempered thinker. Devoid of ambition, not realizing they were a species reviled by Sajolveun was intent on doing whatever other aquatic beings. The first aquatic elf Ildashurn met attacked him on sight, comfurthered the welfare of his people bepelling him to defend himself with lethal fore serving his own interests. He led force. As the elf died, Ildashurn frantically read soldiers against invasions of sahuagin on multiple occasions, beating them back his mind and realized the misunderstanding. Ildashurn also learned the elf’s name. It was every time. Because of Sajolveun, the local currents were safe not only for aquatic elves, Sajolveun. Feeling guilty, the doppelgangbut also for the undersea community at large. er studied the elf’s life from his underwater It came as no surprise when the elders fashhome, adopted Sajolveun’s identity, and returned ioned a trident made from the hardest coral to the aquatic elves. Ildashurn did everything in his power to amend the mistake he had made. In in the known seas and gave it to Sajolveun as a reward for his tireless efforts. The presenso doing, however, he fell in love with the aquatic tation of Coral’s Bite was a great honor. It was elves and became their hero. Even his legendary also cause for celebration among common weapon had embraced him completely. When Ilaquatic elves. Sajolveun had risen quickly in dashurn could no longer politely avoid the topic power and prestige, despite his humble beginof marriage, he announced that he would be leavnings. (DC 15) ing to fulfill a personal quest, promising to take a It was often said that Sajolveun came a long wife upon his return. Privately, Ildashurn had no intention of returning. When he reached the surway in a short time, evolving quickly from a face and tried changing back into an air-breathing sullen introvert who lived in self-exile to a creature, the doppelganger discovered that he could singular hero. Even the weapon he wielded not. He was no longer a shapechanger. Somehow, acknowledged his status, protecting him in he had become an aquatic elf. Perhaps it was some battle with an exoskeleton of coral. Sajolveun strange effect of his trident’s power, or perhaps it attributed his change of heart to the lonewas the act of some benevolent deity. liness of his previous existence. He found greater fulfillment in being Crafted by sea elves, Coral’s Bite Ildashurn didn’t care. He just smiled transforms its wielder into an and dove back into the water. (DC 25; with his kin, rather than being apart aquatic champion against sahuagin Embrace of the Sea) from them. Many remarked that all
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