Scorpp, a hill giant, dwells herein with his
pet wolf (worg) Splot. The giant is a bit
smarter than most of his kind—smart
enough to know that he has discovered a
way to live in ease, with slaves (the bugbears
and ogres) but not bright enough to
understand the consequences of his rebellion. He thinks of himself
as King in this
AREA, and the ogres and bugbears are seen as
his "loyal subjects" (slaves). He demands
that 1/2 of the food and treasure taken be
given to him.
Scorpp has no intention of returning to
the Greater Temple below, liking the freedom and position he has found.
He will
FIGHT any intruder, regardless of their garb;
but black-garbed enemies ensure his absolute
resistance, for he sees such as former
superiors, coming to punish him for his failure to return.
Scorpp keeps 2 boulders nearby
for USE as missiles prior to melee.
If combat goes
badly, he asks for quarter, offering to serve
the opponents if his life is spared. He will, of
course, seek to escape or kill his captors, as
opportunity permits. He does know the way
to the Greater Temple, and can estimate the <link the way to the
Greater Temple, here>
number of bugbears ("more than fingers 'n'
toes"), ogres ("many"), hill giants ("lots"),
and ettins ("couple-tree o' dem").
Hill Giant, Scorpp: AC 4; MV 12";
HD 8 + 2;
hp 44; #AT 1, THACO 12 ; D 2-16; SA boulders (D 2-16,
normal ranges 6"/13"/20", indoor ranges
3"/6"/12"); XP 1928
Worg, Splot: AC 6; MV 18"; HD 4 +
4;
hp 23; #AT 1; THACO 15, D 2-8; XP 205
(Total monster XP: 2,133) (+8 hp, +4 damage | +4 hp, +2 damage = 2,229)
Scorpp wears a black bearskin, pinned at
the shoulder by a silver skull clasp (50
gp
value).
| The room description is the same as
that for area 317, except that strange fungous growths are also shown in the obscene mosaics. |
The room contains one large heap of bedding,
an iron chest with a huge
padlock, and a thick rancid stew in the kettle in the fireplace.
<medium solid iron chest>
The chest contains 622 ep,
2783
gp,
17 gems worth 10 gp each (nine agates, four tiger eyes, and four bits
of turquoise),
<9 agates: three banded agate:
10, 50, 1. three eye agate: 10,
10, 20. three. moss agate: 10,
50, 50.>
<4 tiger eyes: 10, 11 ep,
10, 7>
<4 bits of turquoise: 10,
9, 9, 50>
(Total treasure chest XP: 3,416)
and a potion of red dragon control. (XP: 900) <estimate>
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