The Wyvern’s Nest

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This cave network is full of chemical overflows and valuable ore

veins, and was previous mined by the Undergem Clan until a
wyvern took nest here. A colony of Devil Ants was released, and now
they work to expand their hive.mine.

Zachary Cox, Ben Brown, Patrick Eyler,

Fiona Maeve Geist, Jarrett Crader
 Area Descriptions
Caves: Noxious chemical fumes. Acid
pocked walls. Well lit by fat, glowing
insects. High ceilings. Obsidian stalactites.
Desiccated animal bones.
Office: Hunkin sleeps in this old
outpost. He has a journal, some
candles, and some food on his desk, as
well as a sack of gold coins under the
mattress.
Cart: Cart with broken wheel that can
easily be fixed. The corpse of a pack
horse is still attached.
Nest: Resting in a small pool of acid is
an incubating wyvern egg that will
hatch soon. There is a sizeable crack
open to the sky.
Climb: This rough climbing route can
be scaled quickly with a successful
Brawn or Wit Check, or slowly with no
check.
Acid Extraction: A table with
chemistry equipment, along with a row
of 20 small clay jars of acid from the
Acid Pool.
Corpse: The long dead body of a barn-
sized wyvern is being stripped for
parts by a line of Devil Ants, which
are slowly transporting the pieces
back to the nest. The bones and scales
are worth a fortune to a collector.
Acid Pool: At far side of this steaming
pit of acid is a vein of iron ore. The half
melted remains of a miner jut out on
the far shore. He still has a useable
lantern and pickaxe.
Cryptdiggers:
Petty Wizard: Neat Spellbook, Staff
with Crystal, Writing Equipment.
Dwarven Fighter: Warhammer,
Crowbar, Sack of Gold Coins,
Chainmail Shirt, Orc Skull Pendant.
Man-killer: Belt of Daggers, Bag of
Marbles, Lockpicking Kit, Card Deck.
Random Encounter
Nest: Dark, tight tunnels that can only be Caves
crawled through. Scaffolding made of 1 Cloud of Toxic Spire gas
monster bones. Occasional nodes of 2 Hunkin
drinkable sugary water. 3 Swarm of harmless Glowflies
4 D6 Devil Ant Workers
5 Lost Tar Zombie
6 D3 Aggressive Devil Ant Patrol
Nest
1-2 Nothing
3-4 D6 Devil Ant Workers
5-6 D3 Aggressive Devil Ant Patrol
Workshop: A padlocked wooden shed filled
with mining equipment: pickaxes, crowbars,
iron spikes, shovels, hammers, chisels, as well
as a small quantity of gunpowder for mining.
Boneyard: Corpses of assorted chimeric
monsters. Most have been stripped for parts
by the Devil Ants.
Nest Exterior: The ant colony work in this
large cave, digging out tunnels that lead away
from the dirt nest.
Nest Centre: The huge
Devil Ant Queen dwells
inside the packed dirt hive,
guarded by 2D6 Devil Ants.
The nest contains several
million ant eggs.
Tar Pit: Surface of this room is covered in
three inches of slightly warm sticky tar that
slows movement. If a character falls into it,
they must make a Brawn check to stand up
again. Sticking out the tar is the remains of
fully equipped and treasure laden party of
Cryptdigger's, slowly being digested by four Treasure
Tar Zombies. 1 Jagged Monster Tooth
2 Lump of Iron Ore
Toxic Spires: Great mounds of black stone 3 6 Iron rations wrapped in cloth
that blast out clouds of foul tasting gas. Those 4 Air tight clay pot of Toxic Spire
who inhale it will feel ill, but serviceable, and gas
Nest Tunnels: Nodes contain small
then vomit out their teeth within a week piles of monster bone. The ants eat 5 Dwarf-Made Pickaxe
leaving only bloody gums behind. the marrow as a foodsource. 6 Dwarven Blasting Charge
 Monsters
Devil Ant Queen
She speaks the common tongue with
frequent clicks and guttural tones. She
has a childlike intellect, and believes
these caves, and indeed the world at
large, is her domain by right. If appealed
to with flattery, she will trade her
possessions and lands for objects she
deems of philosophical and historical
significance. She places zero value on
human life, but adores her subjects and
hates seeing them destroyed.
Brawn 2 Wit 1 Will 0
Vigour 20 Grip 4 Armour 10
Fearsome, Maiming Strike, Ironshelled
Devil Ants
These ants are the size of rats,
enthusiastic servants of the Ant Queen.
Most of them are worker ants, but they
are still large and vicious enough to be
capable warriors should the need arise.
They will work tirelessly until their given
task is completed. They will fight to
defend their task, but they will not chase
retreating enemies unless they carry
spoils. Do not roll on a mood/reaction
table for the most Devil Ants, they are
always working. However, Aggressive
Devil Ants will always attack. The
Disorganisation Adaptation here
reflects the combat disadvantage of their
size, not their organisation as such.
Brawn 0 Wit -1 Will 1
Vigour 3 Armour 9
Hexproof, Paltry, Disorganised
Tar Zombies
They might not actually be dead. They
are once-humans caked in black ooze
with their lungs so full of tar that their
breath is bubbled and raspy. They are
mostly defensive, and will try to drag
nearby enemies into the tar to join them.
Mood: Construct
Brawn 1 Wit -1 Will -1
Vigour 8 Armour 8
Gelatinous Grip, Undead, Slow
Hunkin of Clan Undergem
Hunkin is a devious dwarven worker who
somehow survived the wyvern’s attack.
He is a proud, selfish dwarf with a canny
sarcastic wit who continues to work the
mine as best he can despite the monsters.
He will not take kindly to Cryptdigger’s
interrupting his work or stealing his
equipment, but will gladly promise future
payment if they clear out the Devil Ants
and Tar Zombies and leave the mine. He
has a key to the Workshop.
Mood: Guards
Brawn 2 Wit 1 Will 0
Vigour 9 Grip 5 Armour 9
Pickaxe (Heavy), Dwarven Blasting
Charge, Heavy Lantern, Tough As Nails