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The Kraken

Dungeon of the Campaign, 16 map stops.

The Kraken, as the game pictures it

Map stops

  1. Village Entrance

    City

    Portsmeare is a sleepy fishing village that sits on the northern coast of the Alachian Sea.

  2. Portsmeare

    City

    The narrow streets of Portsmeare seem to be deserted.

  3. Town Square

    City

    Portsmeare's town square has been transformed into a maze of back alleys and improvised fortifications the villagers managed to build before the sea hag enchantments overwhelmed them.

  4. Docks

    Coastline

    Portsmeare's docks have been reduced to floating splinters, as if they were pummeled by heavy tentacles.

    On arriving: A few rowboats are still seaworthy.

  5. The Storm

    Coastline

    The Alachian Sea turns dark and angry as you approach the ragged coast of the island raised from the water by the hags’ magic.

    On arriving: The water begins to churn and the sun is blotted out by smoky clouds.

  6. East Shore

    Coastline

    The edge of the island smells of rancid fish carcasses and rotting kelp.

  7. Briny Cavern

    Island

    The brackish stench coming from this cave is sickening.

    On arriving: A sea hag stalks the shallow water in this cave.

    Arriving once cleared: The brackish stench coming from this cave is sickening.

  8. Algae Cave

    Island

    A small wet chamber covered in algae.

  9. South Shore

    Coastline

    The island's putrid beach curves to the south.

  10. Gulfweed Grotto

    Island

    A pleasant female voice singing a sea chanty echoes from this cave.

    On arriving: A half-female, half-sea creature lounges on a slimy rock.

    Once cleared: An empty cave.

    Arriving once cleared: An empty cave.

  11. Crystal Cavern

    Island

    The path to this cave is spiked with jagged black coral and sea shells with edges as sharp as dagger blades.

  12. Palace of the Hag Queen

    Island

    Rising up from the floor of this chamber is a black throne made of discarded clam shells and fish bones.

    On arriving: Seated on the throne is the queen of the sea hags, who smiles through jagged teeth as you step into her chamber. She wears a crown made of squid tentacles that seep an inky fluid down her forehead.

    Once cleared: This chamber collapses around you.

  13. Dark Chamber

    Island

    The cave tunnel twists and curves into the salty darkness.

  14. Haunted Shore

    Coastline

    A dark beach. The water here is unnaturally still.

    On arriving: The glowing specter of an old sea captain haunts this beach.

    Arriving once cleared: The ghost of the old sea captain is nowhere to be seen.

  15. Ship Graveyard

    Coastline

    The dark sea surges against a bleak shore.

    On arriving: The glowing remnants of a ghost ship haunts this stretch of beach.

    Arriving once cleared: The dark sea surges against a bleak shore.

  16. Lair of The Kraken

    Coastline

    The sea churns furiously. Tentacles flail up from the grubby water.

    On arriving: The slimy, rounded head of an immense cephalopod thrusts its bulk up from the blackened sea.

Fights not tied to a stop

The game’s files also hold a stop its designers cut, left out here.

Pictures: the game’s own, framed as its map panel showed them; tap one for the whole painting.