The Bullywug Threat

The ‘frogmen’ who have been plaguing the village are called Bullywugs. They do not speak Common and tend to attack without provocation. They prefer ambush tactics where possible and will flee when it looks like the fight is turning against them. They display obvious signs of fear when confronted with no option to escape or hide. They have tattoos of a large, frog like creature that does not appear to be a Bullywug. Though they have been active in the area before they have been especially aggressive in the last few weeks (dated Sixday of Tsubadish) harassing trespassers on the island and fishermen in open waters. According to Edatsuyurn they are more commonly found in the south of the nearby islands.

It is possible to communicate with the Bullywugs in a limited fashion using frog/toad "language" however they only reply with a guttural "SLAAAAAD." The Bullywugs want to become Slaad, which are aggressive, frightening, toad-like creatures from beyond the material plane who have the ability to implant their parasitic offspring into living creatures. There are red, grey, and blue versions of these creatures. The Slaad are said to be controlling the Bullywugs by falsely promising to turn them into Slaad if they obey while in reality they are viewed as expendable troops. Slaad may possibly be the source of an Epic Croak that quietens the others beasts on the land, it is difficult to determine where these noises originate from as they seem to be heard in all directions. They are thought to be far to the South on the islands.

According to the spectral Sprites that Norlen and Gideon encountered crossing the sea between the shipwreck and the large island a single Slaad managed to escape from the Faewild via the portal that they were guarding and is now at large in the island. They also mentioned that several Hags escaped from the portal too and are also currently at large.