Ana ote Makutu

Ana ote Makutu is a nonfiction one-shot ran by Will (LordofRavens).
The great floating city of Opeopea is about to reach the northernmost point in its wanderings and receive a shipment of weapons from Loloto and the Forgemaster Tagata Pese, who work their magic in the dangerous canyon Ma Auro. After slowing their travel with the great sea anchors for two days and no sign of Loloton ships, the Pulenuu (mayor) of Opeopea decides to send a delegation to Loloto. When the delegation arrives, they see a city broadside to a rogue wave with broken oars. The docks and forges that normally bustle with people are empty, and the buildings on the edge of town show signs of a recent attack. The Tieti Malie of Loloto, bandaged and bruised, usher them into an audience with Jawn Dwaynesson, the Pulenuu of Loloto, where they hear of what has befallen the city.

Party

?, played by Aoife

Baer Broadcleaver

Kya Brook

?, played by Sindri

Tui'uli

Synopsis

The party arrives in Loloto and volunteer to assist Jawn in defeating the source of the attacks while he and his Tieti Malie defend Loloto through the night. The party then speaks with Imgil and Artur and learn that Tayjory Maror the Green was an ancient figure and Imgil’s predecessor. He worked with her until he discovered she was experimenting on lost sailors and fishermen, twisting the Tagata Pese’s magic.
The party leaves, sailing in the Brook's Folding Boat to the Canyon of Ma Auro while avoiding enemy scouts. They head to the bottom of the canyon, following a strange light. They discover a den of the Devil Sharks and a fight ensues. Some party members go unconscious, but they ultimately prevail and find a staff of healing in the den.
In the Cavern of Ana ote Makutu, the party discovers an ancient door that warns of the dangers within. They solve some riddles that undo the magical lock on the door, and begin exploring the cave. While in there, they defeat graftlings (Tayjory's creations), and block off one entrance of the transformation pools before fighting Tayjory. They soon discover documents that explain her magical creations and tell of her history.

NPCs

Jawn Dwaynesson

Jawn is an extremely tall, bald, heavily muscled Olaan dwarf with traditional tattoos of Loloto. He wields a large maul whose head is a huge piece of stone included with fossilized mosasaur teeth.
Jawn is a well-respected and steady leader who earned the respect of the Loloton dwarves by wrestling the beasts of Ma Auro to protect the Tagata Pese and Living Stone workers in his youth before becoming a orator representing the interests of his childhood neighborhood.

Imgil of the Glittering Caves

• Short, has a braided beard, and carries an axe staff made from living stone
• Head of Loloto’s Tagata Pese
• Protects the ward room of Loloto

Artur cu Ari

• Tall for a dwarf
• His family has served as Tieti Malie for generations
• He wears golden scale mail and has sea green pauldrons on his legs and wields an enchanted trident
• Head of Loloto’s Tieti Malie

Tayjory Maror the Green

• Founder of the Elephane Sea Hag Coven
• Has been researching how to mind control and create beings of flesh and living stone
• Lives in Ana Ote Makutu and emerges for her research and to find new beings to experiment on

Important Locations

Canyon of Ma Auro

• A deep sea canyon where the rarest types of living stone in Maa Ola grow
• Home to the cavern Ana Ote Makutu

Loloto

The Northernmost town Loloto sits at the edge of the Ma Auro, an underwater canyon, which holds the rarest varieties of living stone. These are used to craft the weapons and armor of the Olan dwarves and this stone is stronger than steel. The people of Loloto dive into this canyon to cultivate and harvest the stone and materials from the deepwater beasts who live in Ma Auro. Caverns that even the Tieti Malie fear to enter dot the canyon walls. Special smithies work day and night under the watch of forge master Tagata Pese and fill the armories of Maa Ola.