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Great black water snake

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The great black water snake is a creature of the campaign Zincirsiz ("Unchained") that lives in a small lake in the forest near Sınır Sapı. When Lady Teresa spoke in the tongue of snakes, the water swelled and it rose; the part above the water, in its coils, looked some four or five metres long, and its full length was not seen.1

The crossing

It met Teresa calmly and closely, returning her greeting. Telling Jonathan River and Olaf to watch what it did, she let the snake swallow her whole, and it dived. Olaf proposed running.12

It then swallowed Jonathan and carried him to an underwater cave; the passage was cramped and wet with spittle, but he came down on the rock unhurt beside Teresa. After a while it brought Olaf as well.34

Aqua's voice

The snake followed the group through the water that formed the cave's ceiling, stayed by Jonathan when he went on alone, and drew near during his talk with the writing on the walls. Once he had given leave for his memories to be looked at, it wrapped itself around him and he felt a brief touch of magic.567

In a lower chamber of glowing moss it settled on the moss, and its eyes and speech changed as the forest spirit Aqua spoke through it. It took Jonathan's vial of tears in its mouth, and gave the heart to him by a light bite on his chest. When the meeting ended, it slept on the moss.891011

Notes

  1. ↑At the tableUyanış / DnD 5E Oynanış#15 (Zincirsiz #15), 1:24:38
  2. ↑At the tableUyanış / DnD 5E Oynanış#15 (Zincirsiz #15), 1:26:49
  3. ↑At the tableKalp | DnD 5E Oynanış #16 (Zincirsiz #16), 10:52
  4. ↑At the tableKalp | DnD 5E Oynanış #16 (Zincirsiz #16), 13:40
  5. ↑At the tableKalp | DnD 5E Oynanış #16 (Zincirsiz #16), 52:09
  6. ↑At the tableKalp | DnD 5E Oynanış #16 (Zincirsiz #16), 1:09:18
  7. ↑At the tableKalp | DnD 5E Oynanış #16 (Zincirsiz #16), 1:32:32
  8. ↑At the tableKalp | DnD 5E Oynanış #16 (Zincirsiz #16), 1:38:06
  9. ↑At the tableKalp | DnD 5E Oynanış #16 (Zincirsiz #16), 1:45:16
  10. ↑At the tableKalp | DnD 5E Oynanış #16 (Zincirsiz #16), 1:48:56
  11. ↑At the tableKalp | DnD 5E Oynanış #16 (Zincirsiz #16), 1:51:16

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