Crossing a Drow: Headhuntress Pristee Chyden

===HEADHUNTRESS PRISTEE CHYDEN===

Pristee Chyden is a Water Genasi refugee from Phlan. She lived a normal life before the catastrophic events known as the Tyranny of Dragons and since then, she sees dragons and fire as a means of evil. She looks at the element, water, for sense of comfort and guidance but sought for justice for the wrong that has been done to her. Mulmaster's mistreatment of refugees didn't exactly make matters any better. When she stumbled upon the Cult of the Crushing Wave and learnt of their philosophy, she joined without hesitation.

After hearing of the Crushing Wave's failure to secure the codex, Pristee took charge of the operation and focused all her efforts into finding capturing the persons responsible.

===CLOAK's TASK===

Capture & arrest Pristee Chyden. Pristee has intentionally evaded the Cloaks to use her magic for nefarious means. She must face punishment for her crimes.

===RUINS BY THE RIVER LIS===

This particular ruin lies west of the River Lis. Formerly held by Lizardfolk, it is currently taken over by the Cultists of Crushing Wave. This ruin resembles a huge stone basin that is filled with water.

AREA: Floors and walls made of broken, aged stone. Years of neglect have taken a toll on this place with several structures lying around, fallen apart. Runes in Lizardfolk language riddle the pillars and walls. Trees and thick vegetation cover a huge chunk of the ruin. The environment feels wet, moist and humid.

RUNES: The Runes speak of the wives' prayers for the husbands' protection to the Lizardfolk forest Gods. Deciphering the rune with a spell or a successful DC 15 Intelligence check enables the reader and the companions he/she chooses to share this knowledge to have a buff equivalent to having Shield of Faith, which lasts for 1 minute without the need for concentration unless the rune is completely destroyed (AC11;HP15), casted on them. This, however, does not count as a spell text and cannot be copied into a spellbook.

The large basin of water lie 5 feet below the half-submerged platforms at the South & East. However, the platform at the North stands 10 feet above the water. The waterfall north-east is 15 feet tall from the submerged platform. The surrounding forest smells pleasant. Smells like damp moss, rain, wet tree trunks, flowers, and needle-covered path.

SOUNDS: Wildlife can be heard all around, from birds calling to monkeys howling as well as the loud rushing waterfall.

Residing this place is Pristee Chyden, (Crushing Wave Caller), 1 Dark Tide Knight using a Giant Aquatic Scorpion (has a swimming speed of 40 ft.) as his mount & 3 Reavers.

    

===TREASURE===

Carving of an Octopus made of Ivory worth 100 gold pieces

Journal containing several pieces of information:

• Reading this journal allows the players to access Pristee Chyden's infobar if they're interested to learn more about her.
• The journal also details the elemental node as well as how the codex was supposed to help the cult find the elemental node of water which in turn would allow the cultists to access the water elemental plane with ease.
  
• The journal also mentions the devastation orb of water but no details are expended on this item

4 x Potion of Watchful Rest (Common)

When you drink this potion, you gain the following benefits for the next 8 hours: magic can't put you to sleep, and you can remain awake during a long rest and still gain its benefits. This sweet, amber-colored brew has no effect on creatures that don't require sleep, such as elves.

===Interrogating Pristee Chyden===
Interrogating the Water Genasi reveals the following information:

• We are pragmatic and oppotunistic. Like a flood that seeks the weak point in a levee and then bursts through with ever-growing strength, we are quick to sense an opening and then act to exploit it. (Philosophy)
• We seek riches and use it to develop our schemes.
• Somewhere in the Lis Ruins contains our prize, the water elemental node. But we need the codex for that.
• I was formerly assigned under Therus, the cult's priest to seek out the devastation orb of water hidden somewhere in or around Mulmaster. After hearing about the failure of the codex retrieval, the plan changed and I was assigned elsewhere.
• I know nothing more about the devastation orb or the water elemental node.

BONUS

• All Crushing Wave members share a common enemy, the Eternal Flame. I hate them with every fiber of my being. 
• We believe that Umberlee is the false Goddess of the sea. Olhydra is the true Goddess of all things water. Other than our main goals, we also seek to eradicate all items that pertain to her worship as well as her worshippers.
• The main leaders of the Crushing Wave are secretive and only authorized members can access that knowledge. The only other leaders I know other than me is Therus, a priest.
• There is another I do not know the name of, but he rides a Giant Aquatic Scorpion. I last saw him at the edge of the Lis Ruins before we parted ways.
• I do not know the current locations of the names I have mentioned. 

===Sentencing Pristee Chyden===

The following contains a sentencing table that PCs can use against NPC criminals

>4	Due to a technicality or missing witness, the Magistrate does not find the accused guilty.
4-6	All belongings are seized and the accused is teleported to a random location in Faerun, away from Mulmaster.
7-9	The accused is whipped in public before being teleported to a random location in Faerun, away from Mulmaster.
10-12	The accused tongue is chopped off before being teleported to a random location in Faerun, away from Mulmaster.
13-15	The accused fingers are cut off and cauterized with a brand before being teleported to a random location in Faerun, away from Mulmaster.
16-18	The accused is publicly executed by hanging.
19	The accused is publicly executed by being drawn and quartered.
20	The accused is publicly burned alive with its remains scattered in the Moonsea.