Bag of Nails is an elderly male tabaxi hunter who came to Omu to claim a hunter’s death—a traditional end for venerable tabaxi. He is one of three tabaxi hunters stalking the city, guided there by the Cat Lord, a divine being who leads the bravest hunters to spend their final days hunting dinosaurs and jungle beasts.
Current State
Senility has taken hold of Bag of Nails, causing him to see all creatures as prey. Unlike the other tabaxi hunters who retain their faculties, he has become unpredictable and dangerous to anyone who enters his territory.
Encounter at the Fallen Tree
Bag of Nails ambushes characters attempting to cross a fallen tree bridge over the river in Omu. He positions himself in a ruined building on the east bank, 150 feet from the bridge (DC 22 Wisdom (Perception) to spot him). When characters cross the bridge, he opens fire with his longbow, then uses his Feline Agility to leap across rooftops between shots, hiding after each attack.
Tactics and Deception
If reduced to half his hit points, Bag of Nails surrenders and leads the party to his lair—a ruined basement—where he offers them stew as a gesture of friendship. He tells them he came to Omu seeking the Navel of the Moon, a fabled treasure he hoped would help him find his lost son, though he has since given up hope of finding it. This is a ruse: he laces the stew with midnight tears poison and has no intention of letting the characters leave alive (DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) to detect his deception).
Game Statistics
Bag of Nails uses the tabaxi assassin stat block with these modifications:
- Chaotic neutral alignment
- Climbing speed of 20 feet
- Darkvision 60 feet
- Feline Agility: Can double his speed when moving on his turn in combat (once per turn, recharges when he moves 0 feet on a turn)
- Claw attack: +3 to hit, 1d4 slashing damage
- Carries a longbow (range 150/600 ft.) instead of a crossbow
- Languages: Common, Dwarvish, thieves’ cant
The Navel of the Moon
The treasure Bag of Nails sought is a polished egg-shaped stone said to be carved from the moon itself. According to legend, it allows anyone holding it to find their way home to loved ones. It was a gift from a Calimport syl-pasha to his sailor daughter. The Navel of the Moon is actually hidden in the Tomb of the Nine Gods (area 56), set into the pendulum of a grandfather clock in a secret room—a location Bag of Nails never discovered.