Old Qosx Orchard

If the characters go looking for Mona, townsfolk can tell them she lives in the Old Orchard, an area just outside town that was once a productive apple orchard. These days, it is foul and rotten, the trees having taken on a sickness. After the trees went bad a few years back, the grove’s tender moved with his family to Khor, and Mona lives in the small shack they left behind.

Creatures

Unless care is taken to travel around the outside of the orchard, the PCs are likely to pass near a tree containing a gigantic beehive

Bee Swarm - Creature 1

NEUTRALLARGEANIMALSWARM

Perception	+5, Darkvision
Skills	Acrobatics 9+, Stealth 7+
STR -1 , DEX +4 , CON +1 , INT -5 , WIS +1 , CHA -4
AC	17
Saving Throws	Fort +4, Ref +9, Will +4
HP	18 - Immunities Precision, swarm mind - Weaknesses Area damage 5, splash damage - Resistances bludgeoning 2, piercing 5, slashing 5
Speed	fly 20 ft
Special Abilities	Swarming Stings Each enemy in the swarm’s space takes 1d4 piercing damage (DC 16 basic Reflex save). The first time each round a creature fails the save and takes piercing damage, it also suffers the effect of beestings. Whenever the bee swarm uses this ability, the swarm takes 1 damage. Beestings (poison) The creature must attempt a DC 16 Fortitude save. Those who fail take 1d4 poison damage and are clumsy 1 for 1 minute.

. The bees do not take well to intruders, and if anyone comes within 30 feet, the bees swarm and attack. Although they can be defeated conventionally, any player who asks can use an action to attempt a Nature check; DC 12

if successful, the PC knows that bees are pacified by smoke. If anyone uses a Smokestick or similar item against the bee swarm, the swarm dissipates.

Type

Vineyard / Orchard

Parent Location

Qosx

Owner

Mona Lailan

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