Seafoot Games - Seaside Boneyard | 20x30 Battlemap

Waves lap against the palms, which linger close to the shore’s edge. Terrible things have happened here, for also caressed by the current are the bones of many creatures—some of them, once sentient… 

Adventure Seeds 

• You have been paid to track down some sirens, who have supposedly been luring men from  their boats and killing them—but the burly seafarer who hired you insists on coming along. Clues lead you to this ocean cove, which is filled with human bones, yes—but also booted footprints. There is a mermaid hanging around shore, who claims her kind have been rescuing slaves from the grasp of evil merchants, who take them here to sacrifice to dark gods. But the burly man works for the merchant, and will not allow the mermaid to survive—nor your party, if you side with her. 

• A cold water sea serpent has been attacking any boats that come nearby. However, its species usually never comes into this area, as it’s too warm. When examined, the serpent looks sickly; its blood is black, and its soft skin is covered in a poisonous purple substance. Could this be the cause of its aggressive behaviour?  

• Long ago, a beautiful woman made a deal with a deity, to kill her first born son in return for immortality and beauty. Unable to fulfil her promise, she was cursed instead with immortality, and a gaze that turns anyone who might love her to stone. She has gone mad as the years pass by, and will kill any living beings she finds. This was ok, until a town was settled nearby,  and locals began disappearing. You have been sent to investigate the rumoured “Medusa”, and clues have lead you to her lair…