D20 SYSTEM✦ Normal

The Drowned Edict and the Knights of the Coral Throne

# Nautical# Intrigue# Wilderness# Dungeon

For centuries, the Trident Reef was a fragile demilitarized zone between the surface kingdoms and the deep-sea Sahuagin dominion, held in check only by the Maritime Edict—a divine pact etched upon a coral tablet and housed within the Sunken Citadel. Now, the edict has vanished. The Sahuagin Knights of the Coral Throne, a militaristic order sworn to uphold the pact, accuse surface dwellers of theft and are mobilizing for war. In truth, a faction within their own ranks, the Tidecallers, seeks the edict's destruction to unleash their god and drown the surface world. Caught in the middle are the coastal city of Port Vaelen, whose desperate merchants and refugees whisper of a third option: finding the edict before the war begins, and using it as a bargaining chip to renegotiate a peace that benefits the downtrodden.

Chronicle Prelude

The campaign begins in the bustling, rain-slicked docks of Port Vaelen, a city built on stilts and trade, now choked with refugee boats and Sahuagin-scarred survivors. The air smells of salt, fear, and conspiracy. Here, players will hear conflicting tales from Sahuagin emissaries, desperate city guards, and shadowy intermediaries, each vying for their aid in the coming storm.

Environmental Traits

The Trident Reef is a vast, treacherous underwater archipelago of living coral, sunken ruins, and bioluminescent trenches. The crisis is existential: if the Maritime Edict is not recovered and its power restored, the fragile peace will shatter, leading to a devastating war that will drown Port Vaelen and see the Sahuagin Knights either ascend to godhood or be annihilated by their own zealous brethren.

Legendary Archetypes

Rayan

HP:45

STR:16

WIS: 12

CHA:11

Key Factions & Autonomous Nodes (8)

Sahuagin Emissary Karak
A tall, gaunt Sahuagin with muted blue-green scales and ritual scars across his face. He wears the tarnished bronze pauldrons of a Knight officer. His gills flutter with a weary rhythm, and his eyes hold a deep, sorrowful resolve.
Tidecaller Acolyte Shriek
A wiry, frenetic Sahuagin whose scales are painted with phosphorescent, swirling patterns. He moves with jerky, ecstatic energy, and his voice is a high-pitched, persuasive hiss. He wears a necklace of shells and teeth.
Smuggler 'Finch'
A weathered, cynical human with a salt-and-pepper beard and a network of scars on his hands. He wears a patched leather coat and keeps a hand near a holstered crossbow. He smells of tar, cheap rum, and fish.
Knight Commander Vorca
An imposing, battle-scarred Sahuagin in full, barnacle-crusted plate armor bearing the Coral Throne's crest. He carries a massive trident that hums with low-energy enchantments. His posture is rigid, disciplined, and exudes authority.
Tidecaller High Priest Zil'gath
A towering, grotesquely mutated Sahuagin. Coral and barnacles grow from his flesh, and his eyes glow with a sickly, phosphorescent green. He floats slightly off the ground, surrounded by a haze of swirling water and pressure.
Orphan Wisp
A thin, dirty human child of about ten years, with wide, haunted eyes. They clutch a small bundle of rags and watch the docks with a mixture of fear and desperate hope.
The Coral Guardian
A massive, animated statue of fused coral and ancient stone, shaped into a vaguely Sahuagin form. It does not move unless disturbed, but its single, large eye glows with a soft, pulsating light. Water flows through channels in its body like blood.
Merrow Chieftain Gnaw
A hulking, fish-like humanoid with mottled grey-green skin, a gaping maw filled with needle-like teeth, and oversized, clawed hands. It wears a belt of trophies—shark teeth, shells, and a single, large black pearl.

Chronicle Prelude

Environmental Traits

Legendary Archetypes

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