The Echoing Grotto
Deep within the limestone, something hungry waits for the silence to break.
A damp network of natural caverns carved by an ancient underground river. The walls are slick with moisture and patches of glowing fungi illuminate the jagged paths.
The air is heavy with the scent of wet stone and ozone. Constant dripping sounds echo through the chambers, occasionally interrupted by the high-pitched yapping of kobolds.
☠ Threat
Snik the Scaled is a kobold who believes he is the reincarnation of a blue dragon. He uses basic illusions and crude traps to keep intruders away while he broods over a pile of shiny junk he calls his hoard.
History
Once a sacred site for a forgotten druidic circle, these caves were abandoned when the water table shifted. Recently, a small band of kobolds led by a delusional sorcerer has claimed the tunnels as their dragon's lair.
Encounter Table
CRA foot-long insect with clicking mandibles that drops from the ceiling.
A confused kobold carrying a bucket of mushrooms and a dull knife.
Rumours & Whispers
Farmers say their goats are being stolen by a blue-skinned demon in the hills.
A strange blue glow can be seen flickering from the cave mouth at midnight.
The Echoing Grotto was once used by druids to speak with the spirits of the earth.
Quest Hooks
Quest giver: Old Man Miller
A local rancher offers a reward for the head of the blue beast stealing his sheep.
50 gp and a warm meal.
Quest giver: Brother Silas
A historian wants a charcoal rubbing of the carvings in the cave's deepest chamber.
Two spell scrolls of Identify.
Corridor Notes
A patch of black mold that smells like rotting citrus.
A narrow squeeze where characters in heavy armor must move at half speed.
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