C HAPTER EI G HT: TH E LOST REPTII_LON TRI BES

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OFTHE LOST REPTILLION TRIBES

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Th e a boleth n e ve r surface s, a n d o nl y occ as io n

a ll y se nds its sk um a llies o ut to sco ut a n d return
with foods fr om dry land . Th e Dedi kn ow o f the
a boleth, a nd ke e p away in respec t and ca uti o n.
Aboleth: C R 7; h p 80 ; see the MM.
Skum (10): C R 2; h p 15; se e th e MM.

MILES

so me sma ll t a r pits (see th e Grapplin g w it h Tar

sid eba r) . Also within th e swamp ar e stirges a nd a
few ch ull. N ear th e n o rth east corn e r of th e fen s is
a t e ndriculou s th a t la irs near 4 Will 0 ' Wi sps.

AREA KK:BLOODTHIRSTY
TRICERATO PS eEL10)

A REAII: R IDG EBACKHILLS

Th ese pe aks a lo n g the eas te rn edge of th e G ra nd
av ern st a nd so me 75 0 fee t in th e air . The y a re
int e rspe rsed with man y ca ves a n d cav e rns tha t
lead d own to unknown d e pths, poss ibly t o th e
U nd e rda rk. The De di h ate a nd fea r th e c aves
beca use o f th e t a les of the Da rk Liz a rd God. G ia nt
p urple wo rm s c ra wl throu gh th e hills, and in sec ts
and spid ers of mass iv e size roa m the mo unt a insides.

AREA)): DEEP FENS eEL12)

Thi s boggy lo wl a nd is a drain fo r t h e stream s a n d
rive rs of th e n o rt heas tern p la in . Th e fens ree k of
met h a ne gasses, an d an y li ght so urce using fi re h as
dire co n seq ue n ces. The re is a 20 % c h a n ce e very
m inute of fir e igniting th e gas in to a fireball as if
ca st by a 6th lev el wi za rd .
M os t inha bi t a nts of th e easte rn pl ains avoid t h e
fe n s as the ou tskirts are cov e red in q uicksand a nd

Thi s ar.ea south of th e D edi v ill age (Ar ea LL) is

prowl ed by a pac k of 3 triceratops. This pa c k is
in cred ibly intelli ge nt fo r dino sa urs an d has d l"vel
o ped a t aste fo r fle sh. Th e din osa urs use d istr es s
ca ll s and pac k hunting t ec hni q ues t o b ring d own
large prey. Th e tricer atops are smar t e n o ugh t o
know th a t Surosoun will n o t c ross the Sa ss ill
Ri ver. Th ey ro am th e banks of t h e Sass ill, but are
wi se en o ugh to avo id the Drag on T u rtl e (Are a FF)
as we ll.
Triceratops (3): CR 7; h p 188, 200, 222 ea; see
the MM.

A REA LL: DEVUS lURTHE DEDI STRONGHOLD

Built with a 30- foot tall st o n e block wall, th e
Dedi str o n gh o ld of Devu s Lur sit s near a t rib ut a ry
o f the S ass i! Ri v er . O ver a th o usan d Dedi and

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