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MAP 2 .3: THE GL ITTERHA M E

15A. STIRGE COLONY
stream about five feet wide runs across the floor of the
Creatures. Stirges have made their nest in a small
cave overlooking the stream, about halfway down the chamber from the north and disappears under a low
passage. Fissures at the back of the cave run 150 feet stone overhang to the south, and larger passageways exit
to the surface, but nothing larger than a stirge can fit to the southeast and the northeast.
through. Six stirges are sleeping in the nest, but any
noise or light from a party descending the streambed
wakes them. Each round after the characters enter the Creatures. Four stirges are clinging to the chamber
cave, ld4 stirges wake and attack, until all are active. walls high overhead. They can see any light source that
Treasure. On the floor at the back of the stirge cave is brought into this chamber, but they are very hard
lies the desiccated corpse of a dwarf explorer who died to spot in turn, owing to the height of the ceiling. The
here many years ago- part of the failed expedition. A stirges have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks
leather pouch on its belt contains 35 gp. made to hide unless a character specifically looks for
danger overhead, so they might surprise the party.
16. HIGH CAVERN The stream exits the south wall of the cavern through
The first chamber of the Glitterhame proper is bisected a passage only 3 feet high, half filled by water, which
by the stream and has a number of routes leading serves as an entrance to the troglodytes' lair (area 17).
away from it. Anyone who searches the stream's banks finds the foot-
prints of Medium reptilian creatures and tracks left by
tails with a successful DC 10 Wisdom (Survival) check.
The descending fissure opens up abruptly into a very
To reach area 17 from this cave, a Medium or larger
high cavern, its ceiling easily forty feet or more overhead. character must crouch down and then wade or crawl
The stairway continues to wind down along a ledge that through the stream. Torches and lanterns are difficult to
follows the north wall of the chamber. A fast-moving keep lit, since the lowest point of the ceiling in this pas-
sage is only about 6 inches above the water's surface.

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