THE SLAVERS OF SANKAHAR

FTER being captured individually the PC'S find themselves on a pirate slave ship bound for Gaia knows, if they manage to survive they can only hope to look forward to a short life of servitude. Mysteriously the ship is struck by an unknown force smashing a hole in the starboard side, the ship takes on water, but luckily rests on a sandbar only a few feet below. The PC's are doubly lucky in that one of the stabples holding the chain that runs through their leg manacles has been loosened in the impact. Their only task now is to swim the mile or so through shark infested waters to the strange island that hey can see clearly through the side of the ship.

HE majority of this scenario takes place on an uncharted island inhabited by a tribe of pygmy cannibals. The pygmy shaman of the tribe have handed down through oral tradition, a water elemental summoning spell. However, over the 300 years since this spell was taught to the first shaman the spell delivery has become warped. The current pygmy shaman can now only succeed in summoning an unbound elemental, who is enraged and attacks the first thing that he sees, namely any ships passing on the horizon, hence the mysterious force.

The PC's are faced with some distinct problems:

1. Day to day survival in an unfamiliar ecology.

2. Remaining hidden from both the surviving slavers who are intent on recapturing their investment and the pygmies who are intent on catching their next meal.

3. Eventual escape from the island.

LARGE SCALE MAPS / FLOORPLANS USED

THE BLACK GOAT | CANNIBAL ISLAND | THE PYGMY VILLAGE | THE SHRINE

HE PC's had enough presence of mind to grap their gear before taking a swim towards the island. When they encountered the pygmies they escaped lightly, running around the Eastern coast until they discovered a freshwater stream. They headed for higher ground after much debate and spent a rather comical evening dealing with the strange flora of the island, namely coconuts or "milkseed" as they became known.

HEN roused early the next morning by chanting from th village, the PC's decided to make for higher ground in order to get a better idea of their surroundings. avoiding the pygmy trails they manouevered around the island until they encountered a small group of pygmies, which after a short fight they killed. Continuing on, they almost stumbled into a group of slavers, but were alerted to their presence by Yussuf ibn Ahmed, who had managed to make it ashore, hiding in the trees near the trail.

ONTINUING their journey with Yussuf, they arrived at a small clearing in the jungle the southern edge of which was dominated by a mound with a cave mouth in the centre of it's flat northern face. On the top of the mound amongst the trees at the edge of the jungle sat a huge carved stone idol. Suddenly, they were alerted by the approaching sound of a large group of pygmies heading up the trail towards them. They decided to make a run for it into the cave. Inside they discovered a rock fall at the rear of the cave which had covered a small tunnel. The sounds of running water could be heard from the cave, once they'd cleared the rock fall they decided to traverse the steep tunnel. This proved far too treacherous for Sathlan, Klelithen & Moltok who slipped, fell and slid down the length of the tunnel over a waterfall into a huge water filled cavern.

HE rest of the party managed to crawl their way down the tunnel discovering a hidden cave. In the cave they found a calcified human corpse clutching a book, and resting on the cave floor next to it a small brass flask. Several attempts were made to rest the book from the calcified grip of it's last owner, but to no avail, so Golin chopped of the corpses hands. they then continued their back-breaking subterranean excursion, eventually exiting the tunnel atthe ledge over the water fall.

EANWHILE, the other half of the party had, after a short interlude climbing the cavern face to examine the remains of a boat and the subsequent mishap on the way down (robes do that though don't they though!!), long since left the cavern heading for the beach on the southern side of the small cove. By the time they had reached the beach and looked back they could see some figures in the cavern mouth and although they had a good idea that it was Golin, Yussuf and Bluff they decided to press on up the hill. When they got to the top of the hill they were interrupted by the arrival of the Pygmy Shaman and his apprentice, who began to cast their summoning spell. Sathlan wasted no time and blew them both away (off the top of the cliff) with a couple of blasting bolts. They then made their way back to the clearing hiding in the cave in time to receive the pygmy chief and his entourage from inside the cave, impersonating the pygmy God "The Provider", Sathlan claiming to be the provider's new Shaman.

ITH the Pygmies somewhat appeased, the party made plans to leave the island. It was around this point that Moltok, who had acquired Golin's pack, decided to open the small flask that had been found in the inner cave. A great blue cloud issued forth from the tiny flask, coalescing into the form of a huge eight foot tall sword weilding humanoid. The creature announced that he was Mabluk, a djinn in the service of a great mage. The PC's explained that the mage was no longer alive, Mabluk instantly asked who had released him from the flask, still clutching the flask Moltok stepped forward. Mabluk proffered his eternal aid as a servant spirit. Multok's first demand was to "take us home", However, Multok explained that he didn't know where home was, he was only familiar with the desert lands, however he would acquire transport and guide them to Sankahar City, with which he promptly dissapeared. After he returned carrying a magic carpet and much prevarication as the party eventually drugged Klelithen they clambered aboard the carpet and headed off to Sankahar City.

MAP SECTION B2