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{{Infobox creature | {{Infobox creature | ||
| name = Sovereign Spaw | | name = Sovereign Spaw | ||
| title = Myconid Monarch | |||
| image = <gallery> | | image = <gallery> | ||
Spaw.png|In-game | Spaw.png|In-game | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| va = Kristian Phillips | | va = Kristian Phillips | ||
| | | role = Leader of the Myconid colony | ||
| hometown = [[Ebonlake Grotto]] | | hometown = [[Ebonlake Grotto]] | ||
| size = [[Medium]] | | size = [[Medium]] | ||
| type = [[Plant]] | | type = [[Plant]] | ||
| | | race = [[Myconid]] | ||
| level = 5 | |||
| e hp = 78 | | e hp = 78 | ||
| hp = 112 | | hp = 112 | ||
| t hp = 145 | | t hp = 145 | ||
| ac = 13 | |||
| movement m = 8 | | movement m = 8 | ||
| weight kg = 130 | |||
| xp = 75 | | xp = 75 | ||
| str = 18 | | str = 18 | ||
| dex = 10 | | dex = 10 | ||
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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Sovereign Spaw's colony was attacked by [[ | Sovereign Spaw's colony was attacked by [[duergar]] slavers who were trying to recapture {{CharLink|Thulla}}, a runaway [[deep gnome]] slave the Myconids were giving safe harbour to. They were able to repel the deep dwarves, but sought help to finish off the invaders. | ||
== Involvement == | == Involvement == | ||
Spaw telepathically engages the party from afar when they pass through [[Rapport spores (area)|Rapport Spores]] for the first time. Spaw explains using imagery that | === Act One === | ||
Spaw telepathically engages the party from afar when they pass through [[Rapport spores (area)|Rapport Spores]] for the first time. Spaw explains using imagery that duergar invaders have been killing their young, and then threatens the party with images of strangulation. | |||
The party must convince Spaw they come in peace to enter the Ebonlake Grotto: | The party must convince Spaw they come in peace to enter the Ebonlake Grotto: | ||
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* {{Dialogue option|My purpose is private. Let me pass, and I will leave you unharmed.|roll=Intimidation}} | * {{Dialogue option|My purpose is private. Let me pass, and I will leave you unharmed.|roll=Intimidation}} | ||
When they come face-to-fungi in the Ebonlake Grotto, Spaw asks the party to slay the | When they come face-to-fungi in the Ebonlake Grotto, Spaw asks the party to slay the duergar that threaten its colony. | ||
If the party slay the | If the party slay the duergar, or a [[bard]] convinces Spaw to believe they are already dead ({{Ability check|Deception|20}}) Spaw goes further and requests {{CharLink|Nere|Nere's}} head, ending the [[Absolute|Absolute's]] push through the [[Underdark]]. If the party complete this quest, Spaw transforms the dead drow's head into a {{SmRarityItem|Blooming Drow Head}} and celebrates with a little dance. | ||
=== Glut === | === Glut === | ||
The party can turn on Spaw as part of | The party can turn on Spaw as part of {{Quest|Avenge Glut's Circle}}. Attempting to coup Spaw turns the entire colony hostile against Glut and the party, but this battle can be ended prematurely by focusing on Spaw alone. Once Spaw is dead, the rest of the colony turns neutral again as they immediately accept Glut as a new sovereign. | ||
== Combat == | == Combat == | ||
=== Attacks and abilities === | === Attacks and abilities === | ||
{{Feature box|Animating Spores}} | {{Feature box|Animating Spores}} | ||
{{Feature box|Fist (Spaw)}} | {{Feature box|Fist (Spaw)}} | ||
{{Feature box|Multiattack (Spaw)}} | {{Feature box|Multiattack (Spaw)}} | ||
=== | === Loot === | ||
* {{MdRarityItem|The Sovereign's Key}} | * {{MdRarityItem|The Sovereign's Key}} | ||
== Related | == Related quests == | ||
* {{Quest|Avenge Glut's Circle}} | * {{Quest|Avenge Glut's Circle}} | ||
* {{Quest|Defeat the Duergar Intruders}} | * {{Quest|Defeat the Duergar Intruders}} | ||
* {{Quest|Deliver Nere's Head}} | * {{Quest|Deliver Nere's Head}} | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery heights="200px"> | |||
Luna-wullaert-myc-03.jpg|Render by Luna Wullaert | |||
Luna-wullaert-myc-02.jpg|Render by Luna Wullaert | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* When Spaw initially greets the party telepathically, it commands them to "descend" to it, despite the party needing to climb ''up'' a large series of mushroom "steps" to get to it. | * When Spaw initially greets the party telepathically, it commands them to "descend" to it, despite the party needing to climb ''up'' a large series of mushroom "steps" to get to it. | ||
{{noteend}} | {{noteend}} | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Plants]] | [[Category:Plants]] | ||
[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
[[Category:Characters in Act One]] | |||
[[Category:Characters in the Underdark]] | [[Category:Characters in the Underdark]] | ||