Fourashzombies(seethe“AshZombies”sidebar)lurkin
theshadowsinthisbuilding,slumpedagainstthewallsor
underthebar.Whenlivingcreaturesenter,thezombies
groanandstir,slowlyclimbingtotheirfeet(spendinghalf
theirspeedtodoso—seethe“BeingProne”sectioninthe
rulebook).Theypursueanycharacterstheysee,attacking
untildestroyed.
Theeasternhalfofthebuildingistheoldcommonroom,
whilethewesternportionheldthekitchensandthebrewer’s
vats.Hugewoodentunsstandtothewest,andafaintsmellof
yeaststillpermeatestheair.Thealeislonggone.
AwardingExperiencePoints
Divide 200 XPequallyamongthecharactersiftheparty
destroystheashzombies.
AshZombies
Thesezombieswerecreatedbythemagicaldevastationwhen
MountHotenoweruptedthirtyyearsago.Theyusethezombie
statblock,withthefollowingadditionaltrait.
AshPuff.Thefirsttimethezombietakesdamage,anyliving
creaturewithin 5 feetofthezombiemustsucceedonaDC^10
Constitutionsavingthroworgaindisadvantageonattackrolls,
savingthrows,andabilitychecksfor^1 minute.Acreaturecan
repeatthesavingthrowattheendofeachofitsturns,ending
theeffectonitearlywithasuccessfulsave.4. Druid’sWatch
WhenReidothvisitsThundertree,thisiswhere
hemakescamp.Thissmallhouseappearstobeinbetterconditionthanthe
ruinedanddilapidatedstructuresnearby.Thedoorsare
reinforcedwithheavyironbands,andthickshuttersprotect
thewindows.Reidothisagaunt,white-beardedhumanwhodoesn’tuse
twowordswhenonewordwilldo.Thoughhereceives
veryfewvisitors,heisreasonablyhospitable.
Reidothisadeptatstayingawayfromtheashzombies
thatoverrunthevillage,aswellasavoidingthearea’s
mutatedplants.Heknowsthatdangerousspiderslurk
intheruinsatthebaseofthehill,andhesuspectsthat
someoneishidingoutontheeasternsideoftown—he’s
seen“folkinblackmasksandcloaks”(thecultists)
skulkingaround.However,heiscurrentlymostconcerned
bythefactthatagreendragonhasmovedintothetower
(area7)sincethelasttimehewashere.Hewarnsthe
charactersofallthesethreats,andsuggeststhatthey
leaveThundertreebeforetheygetthemselveskilled.31
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