The Long Caverns: Dangerous Treasure (6)

Hairy masks hang above a hide or cloth table. Interspersed among the masks are nets with trinkets or other colorful things hanging on the nets.

The altar is hide wrapped around long bones. Beneath the altar is a woven reed basket, and inside the basket are several of Tenon’s belongings. There are two thin copper plates (worth 3-10 shillings each), round, stamped with square designs and wrapped in a seal fur blanket (worth 4 shillings), a fox’s head carved in whale ivory (worth 20-60 shillings), and a necklace of abalone shells (worth 10-30 shillings).

Four Haikiutl icons guard the passage back to the Haikiutl shrine. These masks will fly, screech, and bite. They are under the mental control of Tenon (area 7) and will also attack anyone who takes anything from the nets (including a mask).

Biting Masks: (Level: 3; Survival: 14, 19, 15, 5; Move: 15; Attack: bite; Damage: 1d4; Defense: 6)

In a fight, Tenon will likely arrive from area 7 within one to four rounds.