While Miria & Edryk face a deadly trap, The Master & his acolyte Halu conspire to murder Miria, and Yanghu extracts a bloody revenge on the crew of the pirate ship Xur.







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This epsiode uses a ship layout diagram from Cepheus Deluxe as its dungeon map, but is played entirely with Swords 7 Wizardry. It focuses primarily on the activity of the campaign&#8217;s villains. It includes several encounters with human bandits, soldiers, and sergeants at arms as described in Swords & Wizardry.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Yanghu</h2>



Yanghu is a very old and powerful Ogre Mage who has been a captain in the Trassi smuggling and irate fleet for centuries. 400 years ago, he discovered a crashed Gorum prison ship on Orbos, and turned it into a thriving business in living weapons. Selling the Gorum as weapons is so heinous that even the rest of the Trassi Syndicate might rebuke him if they knew&#8230; which is why he wants to make sure Miria is silenced. The destruction of his Corsair-class starship, the Ko-Dan has put him in a position where he needs to capture a new ship and a new crew.



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<li>Hit Dice: 5+4; 44 hp</li>



<li>Armor Class: 4 [15]</li>



<li>Attack: Naginata (1d12)</li>



<li>Saving Throw: 12</li>



<li>Special: Magic, Regeneration</li>



<li>Move: 12/18 (flying)</li>



<li>Alignment: Chaotic</li>



<li>Morale: 10</li>



<li>Int: 16</li>



<li>No. Appearing: unique</li>



<li>Challenge Level / XP: 7 / 600</li>
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Like all Ogre Magi, Yanghu can cast a fly spell and invisibility at will. He can also cast the following spells one per day: darkness 15ft. radius, charm person, polymorph self (into humanoid forms from 5-12&#8242; tall), and cone of cold (8d6 damage, save for half)



Yanghu regains 1 hit point per round unless he is harmed by fire (including lasers) or acid.

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