partoftheriver.Tocallthemonster,theircaptorssoundthe
rowboatbellandhurlthehogtiedvictim(orvictims)intothe
water.
Whileitremainsfed,thehydraavoidsanyboatsthatply
backandforth.Whenarowboatbellissounded,thehydra
surfaceswithin 1 d 6 rounds.Ifit’snotfedimmediately,it
attackstheboat.Thehydraattacksanyboatsthatventure
northofarea 18 .Swimmersarealsofairgame.
22 .FungiCavern......................................................................................................................................................................
Thepassagewidensintoacavernfilledwithfungi.
Toadstools,puffballs,andothertuberousgrowthscover
thewallsandfloor.Againstthefarwall,amalformed
skeletonliesburiedunderapatchofbutterymold.A
brasskeyhangsarounditsneck.Apatchofgreenslime(seechapter 5 oftheDungeon
Master’sGuide)clingstotheceilingabovetheentranceand
dropsonthefirstcreaturethatpassesunderneath.
Apatchofyellowmold(seechapter 5 oftheDungeon
Master’sGuide)coverstheskeletalcorpse.Ifacreature
touchesthemold,itejectsacloudofdeadlyspores.
ThecorpsebelongstoKukuga,ayuan-tipurebloodwho
secretlyworshipedZuggtmoy(thedemonqueenoffungi).
Kukugaconcoctedafungalbrewthatwouldtransformhis
bodyintoaformclosertothatofhisdemonicmistress.Instead,
itledtohissuddenandhorrificdeath.Xopal(area 14 )
occasionallyventuresintothecaverntoharvestpoisonous
toadstoolsfromhiscorpse.
Toremovethebrasskeywithoutdisturbingthemold,a
charactermustsucceedonaDC 12 Dexterity(SleightofHand)
check.Thekeyunlocksthedoortothevenomdistillery(area
14 ).
23 .SecretEntrance.................................................................................................................................................................
Ifcharactersenterthistunnelfromthesurface,read:
Thepassagewindsintothebowelsoftheearth.Theair
iswetandsticky,andthewallsareslickwithmoisture.
Harmlesscentipedescrawlacrossthefloorasyou
descend.
Thetunnelisroughly 100 feetlong.Characterswhoclimb
thetunneltowardthesurfaceemergeamidtheruinsofOmu’s
royalpalace(seechapter 3 ,area 20 B).