@Downfall
@Downfall is @Bavlorna Blightstraw's home in the murky swamp of @Hither. The settlement consists of a collection of outbuildings and ruins surrounding the hag’s monstrous cottage. Courtly bullywugs, all beholden to Bavlorna, reside in Downfall. Bavlorna rarely leaves the confines of her cottage, which contains her preservation pond as well as her treasures and her chimeric taxidermy creations.
The water level in and around Downfall is always high (see “Fluctuating Swamp Waters” earlier in the chapter). Thick fog hangs over all outdoor areas, limiting visibility to 20 feet.
Where’s Bavlorna?
The characters first encounter the hag in her study (area B10). After that, she is free to move around, though she won’t leave her cottage without good reason.
The Soggy Court
The Soggy Court is a community of neutral bullywugs who have an overdeveloped sense of grandeur. They are preoccupied with pomp and courtesies, and they possess an insatiable lust for courtly intrigue. A monarch presides over the group, though regime changes are frequent and often bloody. The current leader is Gullop XIX, who won the throne by boiling his predecessor, Molubb XVI, in oil.
The community is small, but plots abound. A violent coup is always just around the corner. Whenever there’s a commotion anywhere in Downfall, bullywug courtiers clamor to find out what’s happening. If a loud noise occurs, such as the clangor of combat or raised voices, 1d6 + 1 bullywugs converge on the source. These bullywugs crave gossip, not violence, and are indifferent toward strangers. They will defend themselves and Downfall if they deem it necessary or politically advantageous.
Bullywugs of the Soggy Court speak Bullywug, Common, and Sylvan.
Use the Bullywug Names table and the Soggy Court Honorifics table to make members of the court distinctive, as you see fit.
Bullywug Names: Augluth, Bloff, Bultis, Grumple, Mundlemud, Ribble, Splop, Ufgunk
Soggy Court Honorifics: Croaking Sage, Count of Bogbottom, Duke of the Three Rocks, Earl of Stinkwater, Green Baron, Knight of the Pickled Fly, Mosscrown Knight, Pondflower Knight