Mutants

MUTANTS [LVL 1 or 3]

• “Did you see the spider? It took

Recently settled foreigners,
one of our little ones.”
victims of a strange curse

• “Leave us alone. Please.”

and slowly turning into
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7 Old iron mine
humanoid flies.
Ruined barracks around a
At different stages of
circular opening in a cliff's
evolution (most have
face. The abandoned mine
faceted eyes, embryonic
itself consists of several in-
wings or extra limbs,
tertwined corridors a hundred
hairy bodies, proboscises,
meters long. At the end of
etc.).
one of them are a burned-out

• Lightning reflexes:

campfire, two dead giant spi-
All attacks against them are
ders (red Z on the abdomen),
made with disadvantage.
and some incomprehensible
H Staff (DEX or STR): 4 or 6
runes engraved on a wall.
H Stone throwing (DEX):
Ranged, 4 or 6
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8 Tree stumps
clearing
R Zzahg, mutant leader:
A log cabin with broken doors

• “The one you're looking for

and a collapsed roof. Thir-
came by yesterday.”
ty or so zombies (see p.14),

• “Hungry and thirsty. He

motionless in a circle, as if
vomited the food and wine we
hypnotised, stare at a pulsa-
could spare.”
ting gem on a raised stone in

• “Headed north.”

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the centre of the clearing.
Anyone coming within 20
metres of the gem must test
WIS or become hypnotised,
motionless and unable to act.
Test again each turn.
The zombies remain this way
until they are attacked or the
gem is touched. The “gem” is
in fact a flashing lamp of un-
fathomable alien technology.
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9 Dead giant
Having come down from the
mountains to die, a giant (20
meters tall, his naked body
covered with green tattoos,
and with long white beard) lies
on a bed of pine trees that were
crushed in his fall. Apparently,
he died of old age, only a few
days ago. His body has become
a feast for hundreds of red
crows (see p. 13), who relish
his flesh noisily. A gigantic
gold earring still hangs from
his left ear (worth enough to
live like a princess for several
weeks). Anyone approaching
is surrounded by red crows,
who attack unless they leave
immediately.
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10 Lainia's camp
In a small vale, beside a
spring, a makeshift tent and a
campfire. Traces of a struggle.
Further away, in a tree, a spi-
derweb cocoon hangs. Inside
is Lainia, semiconscious. One-
in-two chance that a giant
spider is hiding higher up in
the tree.
LAINIA [LVL 2]
Energetic, resourceful
young woman in a hunting
outfit. Daughter of Odon the
blacksmith of Banloc. Knows
the forest and its dangers like
the back of her hand. Parti-
cularly skilled with the sling.
2 HP remaining.
H Switchblade (DEX or STR): 5
H Sling (DEX): 5, ranged.
Knocked out for Ud4 turns if
not wearing a helmet
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R Lainia (once healed):

• “My father saw your demon. He freed it from its metal sphere.”
• “My father picked up two engraved alloy plates. He'd never seen

anything like these! I know where he hid them. Free him, and I'll
tell you.”

• “The shambling dead leave their graves at this time of year.

Beware!”

• “Never saw this kind of spider before. Not from around here,

I'd wager.”
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Hunting Camp
Set at the top of a small hill at the foot of a large black rock.
Two tents, a campfire, bales of hides, and wooden frames for
skinning game.
The hunter twins, Bort and Gort, sharpen their knives and
prepare to skin their “special game”, currently hanging in a
net from a tree: Archenar's messenger, dying of numerous
wounds.
(If the party is followed by giant spiders – see encounter
table – they attack now.)