The First Attack of the Hanzaki of the Silverway River

The party had decided to take a job investigating the mysterious sudden silence from the Silver Hold Prison, with two Silver Guard escorts and three prisoners in tow. The trip would take four hours. On the second hour, they were attacked by a 30’+ River Salamander they would learn is called a Hanzaki. Unable to kill it before it sunk back into the river, this would not be the last time the party would see the creature...