Phanaton Village

Phanaton Village is a settlement on the Isle of Dread.   If the phanatons are active, the area is filled with their hooting calls, and they can be seen gliding among the branches. This village is carved to blend in with the foliage around it. It consists of six wooden platforms built among several large trees, connected by a series of rope bridges. Branchlike wooden braces and a web of knotted vines support and disguise the platforms, on which rest huts of varying number and size. A rail runs along the platform edges.   Population: Fifty-­‐nine phanatons inhabit this village.   Camouflaged Village: The residents have lookouts, and they cease their activities if unknown humanoids come nearby. Catching a glimpse of the village isn’t easy. The structures are hidden in the trees, and observers more than 50 feet away (or those on the ground) have a chance to notice them only if actively scanning (DC 16 Intelligence check).  

Adventure Hook

The phanatons despise the araneas, who experiment on and eat phanatons they capture. The phanaton chief, Taren, can point the characters to area 14. If a sense of urgency or greater purpose is needed, perhaps the araneas have taken several phanaton juveniles prisoner. Adventurers who take out the araneas become phanaton heroes.    

Inhabitants

Phanatons are shy and peaceful humanoids who resemble a cross of raccoon, flying squirrel, and monkey. They have a simple culture in which the most capable members rule, and they are excellent woodcarvers. Curious and affable, the phanatons might eventually approach characters who seem friendly. If such characters want to trade with them, the phanatons are happy to do so. The phanatons are also glad to have friendly but strong guests, especially those as unusual as the adventurers.   Visitors are usually asked to sleep on platform 10e, or 10d if 10e is full. The residents shift their members around huts to accommodate guests.

1d100	Phanaton Name	1d100	Phanaton Name
1-4	Ahda	46-48	Lena
5-8	Ajir	49-52	Lisi
9-12	Anji	53-56	Muz
13-16	Asha	57-60	Naji
17-20	Bhur	61-64	Rabi
21-24	Bhusa	65-68	Rani
25-28	Chira	69-72	Sha
29-25	Dahni	73-76	Tsab
26-28	Danj	77-80	Uba
29-31	Duhl	81-84	Udar
32-34	Haba	85-88	Wij
35-37	Idha	89-92	Yama
38-39	Ini	93-96	Zahra
40-42	Kasi	97-00	Zira
43-45	Kham

Allies and Enemies

Phanatons like fey creatures and elves. The phanatons can tell the characters about the Neanderthals (area 12), whom the phanatons consider to be friends, and their mutual enemy, the lizardfolk (area 11).  

Notable Locations

 

Communal Huts

Three huts stand along the edges of this platform. Phanaton huts are filled with deftly carved wooden furniture. Hanging plants and elaborate wooden mobiles also decorate the huts. Seven adult male phanatons, five adult females, and two noncombatant juveniles live here. Five of these adults have nets.  

Chief’s Huts

The five huts on this platform are more richly carved and decorated than any others in the village.   Creatures: The huts house the clan chief (an elite warrior that has 18 hit points) and his seven warriors, along with twelve adult phanatons that are mates or retainers to the chief and his warriors.   Treasure: Hidden beneath the chief’s bed is a locked wooden chest (DC 13 Dexterity check to open without the key, which the chief carries). It contains the tribe’s treasure, mostly carved wooden ornaments and gems, worth 300 gp and weighing 40 pounds. 10c, 10d, 10f.  

Family Platforms

Huts of various sizes line most of each platform’s edges. These platforms house most of the clan. In each hut is a phanaton family consisting of an adult male, an adult female, and 1d4 juveniles. Thus, platform 10c and 10d each house six adults, while 10f shelters eight. Six of these adults have nets.  

Guest and Family Huts

Four wooden huts line the edges of this platform, which has a trapdoor in its center. Creatures: The four huts house phanaton families like those described for areas 10c, 10d, and 10f.   Trapdoor: A rope ladder on the platform next to this door can be unrolled to reach the jungle floor.