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Ghost Ship

A ship pitches aimlessly on the waves, no crew in sight, the tattered remains of her sails fluttering

d4 The legends in these parts say that...
1 sometimes, for reasons unknown, the Sargasso frees a ship from its verdant clutches to spread seed throughout the seas
2 once a year, on the last new moon, all captains are given a chance to atone to the gods for their sins against sailors. Woe betide the ships of those too proud to humble themselves in such a fashion
3 some ships are doomed to sail forever after falling prey to the pirates of The Cracked Mirror
4 anyone who hoists their flag upon the mast of a ghost ship is granted an obscene mastery over death itself

d6 The vessel is...
1 abandoned, but easily boarded by the brave. Perhaps an investigation can uncover what led to its current state
2 a highly mobile schooner stronghold for The Drowned
3 the infamous ghost ship The Celestial Marriage, often seen as a portent of ill omen
4 a Draugr Dagonboat hailing from the bleak, skeleton-strewn shores of the Northern Necrocracy
5 actually an Astral Ship, blown far off planar course, crewed by intelligent, plane-hopping arachnids in distress
6 a Balefire Bireme, aglow with ghostly flame. It will initiate ramming maneuvers, even though it's completely incorporeal. The flames only burn incombustible items like metal and stone

d8 Sometimes found clinging to the hull of ghost ships like remora...
1 are patches of phosphorescent algae, enhancing its eerie appearance
2 are Figurehead Golems, craving to be liberated to the bow of another ship
3 one could discover Magebane Anemones - curious creatures that filter feed on latent arcane energy
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5 is a species of barnacle, its shell a Death's Head that is said to allow the consumer to speak with dead
6 Spectral Suckerfish, feasting on the negative energy left in its wake
7 one may find the wickedly barbed mermaid purses containing under-developed, but still malevolent Ixitxachitl
8 are several spellworms, actually a mollusk, that when dried carefully over the course of a few days, become single single-use magical wands

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