The Revenant Tide
| Ship Name | The Revenant Tide |
|---|---|
| Type | Galley (Necromantic Vessel) |
| Size | Huge |
| Crew | 50 Skeletons, 10 Warforged Officers |
| Captain | Black Alice (Formerly), Bruce the Black |
| Affiliation | Corsair’s Landing |
Description
A sleek, grim galley with blackened hull beams and ghostly white sails. Etched bones reinforce the ship’s prow, with eerie blue lights flickering in the hull seams. The ship creaks as though alive, and spectral figures drift across its deck in moonlight. While unnerving to many, its uncanny coordination and resilience in battle have earned it fearsome repute.
Stats
| Speed | 40ft/rd (sails), 20ft/rd (oars) |
|---|---|
| AC | 16 (hardened bonewood + necrotic reinforcement) |
| HP | 450 |
| Damage Threshold | 15 |
| Crew Slots | 50 |
| Cargo | 60 tons |
Special Features
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Necrotic Hull | Regenerates 5 HP/turn while in moonlight or necrotic terrain. |
| Bone-Oared Drive | Animated bones row tirelessly; crew fatigue is halved. |
| Gravewake Cannons | Four arcane cannons dealing necrotic damage (4d10+10), 800ft Range |
| Wailing Beacon | Once per day, the ship can emit a horrifying banshee wail. All enemy crew within 300 ft must make a DC 16 Wisdom save or be frightened for 1 minute. |
| Undead Crew | Immune to exhaustion, poison, and fear effects. |
| Shadow Shift | Once Per Day, Moves into a Shadowy Cloud and re-emerges immediately moving in any direction |
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| Pirate Flag of the Revenant Tide |
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Notable Officers
| Name | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Black Alice | Captain | See primary NPC entry. |
| Varn | Helmsman | Warforged with missing jaw, communicates via gestures. |
| Kreel | Engineer | Warforged Artificer with necromantic tinkering abilities. |
| Shiverhand | Gunnery Sergeant | Warforged, artillery expert. |
| Whisper | Lookout | Warforged Scout (small) with excellent night vision and signal work. |
| Iron-Bellows | Misc | Iron Golem with Cosmetic Necrotic Additions |
Reputation
Whispers of the Revenant Tide precede its arrival, its silhouette feared across the Corsair Seas. A Ship of Unknown Origins; it spent many years fighting for the Chartist Cities in The Blackwake War.
Notes
- Refitted after the Battle of Taru with enchanted hull plating by the Shipwrights Guild.
- Flag: A skeletal hand holding a harp string over a black tide.
- Allegiance to Lady Corinette remains visible inside the ship’s sanctum shrine below deck.
- Occasionally hums with bardic melody known only to Alice.