North Pelican

North Pelican is a small rural hamlet near the town of Hamia. Apart from growing crops of hops and barley, as well as having peach and persimmon orchards, the only thing North Pelican is known for is Pelican Rock, a big rock that looms over the hamlet and bears a resemblance to a pelican.... kind of. To capitalise on the rock the hamlet has set road signs for hundred's of leagues in every dirrection from North Pelican enticing visitors to stop by. The signs say things such as "Pelican Rock, only 212 leagues away", "Are you a PeliCAN or a PeliCAN'T? 150 leagues until Pelican Rock", and "IF YOU SSMEEELLL, WHAT PELICAN ROCK IS COOKING - Only 316 Leagues away!".
The hamlet sells stone carvings of the rock to travellers. The only bakey in the hamlet sells "Sword in the Scones" - simple pastries with small decorative swords embedded into them as a reference to the famous battle that took place in the forest to the north.
Just outside the hamlet is a small commune of huts occupied by a cult that worship the rock. They call themselves The Oceanbird Followers.

Plot Hooks

• Cultists started stealing pets from the village, then began taking livestock, and now have kidnapped a resident from the village. They have been sacrificing their victims in a complicated ritual designed to ultimately animate and control Pelican Rock.
  
• Cicadas have always been a problem for the crops of North Pelican, but lately a Giant Cicada have appeared in the wilds near the village and is decimating the crops which are needed for the village to survive.
  
• A sorcerer (an unregistered wizard) named Octomii Kurtoi has moved to North Pelican to try to avoid detection. Unfortunately, they are leaving trails and pockets of time altered pockets. The most recent time stop accident has frozen a crucial part of the river, causing havoc with irrigation for local crops. An amulet the sorcerer was using as a focus got out of hand and shattered. The parts have been magically scattered around the area and need to found and put back together to get time normal again.

Octomii Kurtoi the Abominable

Medium Gnome, Sorcerer, Unaligned

Armor Class 12

Hit Points 27

Speed: 25 ft

STR

8
( -1 )

DEX

14
( +2 )

CON

13
( +1 )

INT

13
( +1 )

WIS

10
( +0 )

CHA

18
( +4 )

Proficiency Bonus +3

Description

A rotund, slack-jawed gnome. He sports a long, but rounded beard and is prone to wearing blue and purple clothing, and is especially fond of stripes. Close inspection reveals tea stains on his sleaves.
Octomii has a constantly flustered air about him. He is stress and nervous, is a fidgeter and cautious to the point of timid paranoia. He is flamboyant in his expressions, especially with his hand movements.

Cantrips: mage hand, firebolt, shocking grasp, minor illusion, friends
Level 1 spells (4 spell slots): thunderwave, fog cloud, colour spray
Level 2 spells (3 spell slots): misty step
Level 3 spells (2 spell slots): fly, fireball

Giant Cicada CR: 4

Huge monstrosity,

Armor Class: 15

Hit Points: 90

Speed: 40 ft , fly: 30 ft , burrow: 30 ft , climb: 30 ft

STR

17 +3

DEX

13 +1

CON

17 +3

INT

1 -5

WIS

9 -1

CHA

3 -4

Skills: Perception +3

Damage Vulnerabilities: Fire

Senses: Tremour sense 60ft.

Challenge Rating: 4

Actions

Multiattack. The giant cicada can make 1 attack with its bite and one stomp attack per round.
Bite: +7 to hit. Damage 2d6+3. Range 5ft.
Stomp: +7 to hit. Damage 1d10+3. Range 5ft
Tremors (Recharge 6): the cicada starts chanting. As it rubs its legs together tremendous noise is created. Anyone within 60ft must make a CON save throw (DC 11) or take 1d10 sonic damage. Those that fail are also deafened for 1min. The sound also causes localized earthquakes. Targets within 20ft need to make an additional DC10 Dex Save to not be tumbled and fall prone. Structures and constructs, including buildings, within 20ft are in risk of collapsing, they take 4d10 damage.

Giant cicadas are coated in pearlescent chitin dotted with tiny half hand sized spikes. It's large dark orange eyes seemingly softly focusing in the area directly ahead of it as it grazes on the trees and crops it's found itself amongst.

Suggested Environments

Giant cicadas live in the arid wastelands in Hamia. The prefer to live near forested areas.

Hamia Region

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