Overview

Nestled into a clump of jungle right where the tree line begins to give way to beaches of black sand, the seven large huts comprising Boar's Head Encampment stand for one thing, revenge. As Srok, filled with Mog'ok's righteous fury, became more and more consumed by rage against Svarku, Glavrok faced a tough decision. He would have to risk Night Axe lives or risk a schism within the clan if he continued to spar with Srok's ideas. In the end, he allowed Srok and approximately 30 Night Axe warriors and edgesworn to establish a forward base devoted to the eradication of Svarku and his Fuegonauts.

The walls of the seven huts are engraved with the names of every Night Axe killed during Svarku's purge at the Black Spot [Hex HS-04] and the ogres recite these names as they perform a series of mental and physical exercises each day. Srok's followers firmly believe the enemy of their enemy is their friend making the ogres of Boar's Head much more hospitable towards outsiders than those of Glavrok Village. Many individuals would be exceptionally pleased to provide direct assistance (i.e., mercenaries) to proven enemies of Svarku.

Piles of basalt boulders and lumber are scattered about the camp in anticipation of future expansion and to serve as impromptu weapons in the event of a Fuegonaut attack. Tall rock formations around the camp are utilized as lookout points, but Srok's main defense, and the camp's namesake, is a ring of boar's heads on spears that circle the camp. Conch shells are piled around the base of each spear and enchanted to serve as an alarm system. Should a creature meaning harm to the ogres enter a head's field of vision, the conch shells at its base will begin to sound (as if each were a war horn) until the threat has been neutralized. Mog'ok's blessing causes the boar heads and shells to slowly burn up, so the ogres organize weekly hunting parties to replace them.

A Night Axe warrior named Torka loads up three domesticated broadbacks with goods and runs a trade caravan from Glavrok Village to Boar's Head Encampment every 10-12 days. At least one broadback hauls a full load of whale bones from the whale graveyard [Hex HS-08] each trip. The ogres slice these bones like sandwich bread before shaping and polishing them into rings. Once a month Mog'ok blesses these rings, transforming them into bone chains strong enough to hold an ogre. Most of these bone chains have been attached to the large weathered basalt pillars on the beach where they hold Fuegonaut prisoners before they are sacrificed to Mog'ok's glory.

Srok runs a tight ship, going to great lengths to keep the ogres constantly active and focused on the goal of crushing Svarku. Idle hands cool the fires of vengeance so large sections of the jungle have been cleared, a deep defensive trench had been dug and shored up, and stairs are being carved into the giant basalt outcrop called Lookout Point. The encampment is so clean and organized that many adventurers are completely surprised to learn it's inhabited by ogres.

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Key

1. Watery Trench

40' wide, 30' deep. Standing water_{[2'-3' deep]}, basalt formations_[jagged], tree trunks_{[large, support northern wall]}, bones

Use: The nereid Neelan can flood the trench once a day to push attacker to the sea

2. Neelan's Dugout

Only visible if in trench. Spring_{[cold, fresh]}, red seaweed_{[dried, piles, bed]}, ruined painting_{[4' x 4', partially buried, ornate frame, depicts burning city]}, dirt walls_{[damp, clay veins]}

Neelan (nereid) - Wants Svarku dead so badly she came here to join Srok directly. Provides fresh water. Floods Watery Trench. Shunned by other nereids. Doesn't care. Sings to herself constantly. Sounds like a lullaby, but the lyrics are obscene.

3. The Leafy Stumps

Deforested. Stumps_{[large, old growth, rotting]}, small trees_{[~2 years old]}, lush leafy ground cover_{[red flowers, orange peppers, 30-50 blindfire vines]}

Use: This area was cleared for lumber and blindfire vine was planted, fed and tended by ogres as a natural defensive barrier

Vegetation conceals numerous bones (whale, salamander, imp, ogre)

4. Lookout Point

Giant basalt outcrop (60' high). Grey splotches_[jellymoss], boar head on spear_{[east side]}, stairway_{[east side, carved into rock, unfinished, halfway, easy climb]}

Boar head sprays subfreezing water. Sounds alarm. 10 charges. Save or stun/shock. Triggers if any intending harm to the encampment enter its field of vision.

Cache of rations, throwable boulders, signal torches and a war horn atop the outcrop.

5. Fresh Deforestation

Clear of most undergrowth. Stumps_{[old growth, 1d8 uprooted]}, log piles_{[six, neatly stacked]}, boulder piles_{[three, basalt, neatly stacked]}, palm fronds_{[strewn about, dried, yellow]}, ferns_{[single large clump]}

Palm fronds next to uprooted stumps cover pit traps (20' deep, obsidian spikes, 1d4 in area)

Ferns conceal wooden crate containing six masterwork obsidian great axes

  

6. Encampment

Bonfire_{[maintained 24hrs]}, huts_{[whalebone, mud, boulders, logs]}, boar heads on spears_{[alarms, conch shells at base]}, stockpiles_{[crates, logs, barrels, basalt, clean, organized]}, nets_{[fishing, hanging]}, blue cloth canopies, tables_{[wood, crude, clean]}

Huts comfortably sleep four ogres each

Blue cloth canopies shade tables/gathering area

Stockpiles contain obsidian weapons and five weeks of dried rations for 30 ogres

7. The Killing Rocks

White chain_{[bone, stronger than steel, too numerous to count]}, basalt pillars_{[natural, weathered, two, 50' apart]}

Use: Fuegonaut captives are chained to, or between the rocks and sacrificed to Mog'ok at sunset. A fresh chain is used for each captive.

White bone chains completely cover almost every surface of the basalt pillars

What's happening in the camp?
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