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16B. WEREBATS IN. GOBLIN FORM LICHTINC AND PLUMBING
Werebats. Twelve goblin werebats (see appendix A) in All of the buildings in Wyllowwood's village (areas 18-24)
humanoid form congregate here. Eleven of them are are equipped with wall-mounted, glass-bottled gas lamps
fueled by natural gas vents under the village, along with
seated around the twelfth, who is standing and tell-
plumbing connected to the underground river nearby. The
ing a story.
gas lamps are turned on and off by stone switches on the
Drawings. Crude chalk drawings cover the walls.
walls near the doors. Iron faucets control the flow of hot
The stick-figure chalk drawings on the walls tell the and cold water through iron pipes to sinks and bathtubs.
story of a goblin tribe that became infected with werebat
lycanthropy in the Underdark and the tribe's subsequent TREASURE
ordeals. Any character who studies the chalk drawings A character who searches the cave for treasure and
and succeeds on a DC 10 Wisdom (Insight) check can succeeds on a DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check finds
ascertain as much. Among the drawings are crude ren- a small leather pouch buried under a pile of offal. It con-
derings of the green dragon Valdemar, the archdruid tains Vool's accumulated wealth: 9 cp, 4 sp, a Harper
Wyllow, and her tree-like tower. cloak pin made of tarnished platinum (25 gp), and a
One werebat points to specific drawings as it recalls leather boot. The boot detects as magical and is one of
the story of how the goblin tribe found sanctuary in two boots of elven kind; however, it's useless without its
Undermountain, hid from the green dragon, and made mate (see level 4, area 16a).
peace with the archdruid Wyllow. Story time ends as
soon as intruders are detected. Six of the werebats as- 18. ABANDONED PRIORY
sume hybrid form before attacking.
This long, windowless stone building contains several
apartments formerly occupied by high-ranking priests
16c. WEREBAT NURSERY
of Malar, god of the hunt. Stone doors throughout are fit-
This cave contains two goblin werebats (see appendix
ted with locks, though they're unlocked at present. The
A) in humanoid form, as well as seven of their young.
building has various amenities (see the "Lighting and
The young werebats are noncombatants worth 0 XP.
Each has AC 8 and 1 hit point, ability scores of 5, and Plumbing" sidebar).
immunity to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing dam- Heaped around the building are broken swords,
age from weapons that aren't silvered. They also have dented helms, and torn metal armor. After the green
the Shapechanger trait common to all werebats, but dragon killed the cultists of Malar, Wyllow stripped the
corpses of their metal gear, piled the offensive material
their only other form is that of a Tiny bat.
If the nursery comes under attack, the adults defend here as a warning of sorts, and dragged the bodies to
the young. If the adults are slain, the children turn into area 7 to rot.
bats and flee.
18A. SACKED TROPHY ROOM
The goblin werebats have thoroughly ransacked this
16D. WEREBAT TREASURY
room, where priests of Malar once displayed trophies of
Werebats. Two goblin werebats (see appendix A) in hu- their hunts and meted out punishment to those who had
manoid form stand guard near the cave entrance.
failed them. The room contains the following:
Chests. At each end of the cave is a wooden chest so
packed with "treasure" that its lid can't be closed. Wreckage. Overturned and broken shelves and ta-
bles lie on the floor along with piles of old rugs and
Treasure. The chest at the east end of the cave con-
bleached human skulls.
tains a beaten copper tankard (10 gp), a crowbar, a set
Stuffed Owlbear. A stuffed owlbear stands on its hind
of manacles, a bar of soap, five wooden holy symbols of
legs in the south corner, glaring ferociously.
Malar, a shoddy cloak made from a brown bear's pelt, Empty Closet. A narrow door in the eastern corner of
and ten bleached human skulls. the room leads to a small chamber, the walls of which
The chest at the south end of the cave holds a rusty
are lined with empty hooks.
steel gauntlet with fingers ending in claws, a boar's tusk
set with semiprecious stones (50 gp), a priest's pack 18B. VACANT GUEST QUARTERS
without the rations, and a random trinket (roll on the
Furnishings. This room contains four narrow wooden
Trinkets table in chapter 5 of the Player's Handbook).
beds draped in dusty quilts and cobwebs. Next to each
17. VooL's REFUGE bed is a nightstand filled with unlit tapers.
Bathrooms. Abutting the larger chamber are two small
Two narrow tunnels above the river's shoreline lead to a rooms, each one equipped with a working sink, toilet,
cave usually occupied by a lonely goblin werebat named and bathtub, all carved from stone and fitted with
Vool. The characters might encounter him prior to find- rusty iron fixtures.
ing this cave (see "Wandering Monsters," page 70).
Vool's cave is littered with the bones of birds, rats, and 18C. VACANT APARTMENT
fish, as well as the exsanguinated corpses of a badger Once the lodgings of the high priest of the cult of Malar,
and a small deer. this apartment consists of a spacious bedroom and an
equally impressive bathroom accessible from within.

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