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Tattooed Maiden

She's always been aboard... you distinctly remember taking her on last port... funny you don't recall ever seeing her around the ship... must keep to her quarters

d4 In addition to her puissant powers of suggestion...
1 she is also able to contort her body to squeeze through any opening porthole-sized or larger
2 as a king of nautical Fae, her presence on board, if ignored, can foul water stocks and even spring leaks in grog barrels
3 she serves as a beacon for the True Kraken
4 her tresses are tentacles, and she can turn men to porous statues of dead coral with a gaze

d6 Once aboard a ship, the only way to get rid of a Krakenbride is to...
1 beach the ship for three days and three nights, and surround it with salt
2 is to hope she takes a fancy to someone on board. She'll be a challenging wife, but will at least leave the ship alone
3 Hang a cold iron horseshoe above every entryway
4 somehow convince her that the ship already has a Krakenbride
5 surrender the bridge, and make her the new captain. If the crew treats her like a queen until the next full moon, she'll Bless the boat and all its sailors. Just hope the sea goddess doesn't grow jealous
6 simply escort her where she wants to go. It's usually perilous, and never a short journey. Sometimes, it's not even on this plane

d8 Having one aboard isn't all bad though...
1 for it has been said that her sweet singing can rouse the winds, even in the doldrums
2 her tattoos illustrate events that have yet come to pass, but most certainly will. Dependable foreknowledge at sea is rare
3 all the sailors work harder at her subliminal urging and keep the ship extra tidy and burnished
4 they've been known to soften (or eat) even the strictest captains over time
5 as no ship with a Krakenbride has ever been sunk
6 for once she chooses a ship to nest in, she fiercely defends it with daunting magics, and she doesn't eat much (or many) for the privilege
7 seeing how good she is for the crew's morale - all aboard will dream the sweetest dreams each night, and even the biggest grouser stops grumbling
8 as she constantly exudes a powerful water-soluble pheromone that keeps Sea Serpents at bay

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