Cavern of the Fire Worms!

Cavern of the Fire Worms! (#20/30, #263/365)

"Gouged from the side of the valley wall is an enormous cavern, most of the entrance to which is obscured by boulders and loose scree. From inside the cavern you hear a cacophony of clicking noises and one of the inhabitants whizzes past you, heading home to the cave. You can't be sure, but it looked like a centipede or millipede about a metre long, flying on dragonfly wings, with an ebony carapace and great pulsating compound eyes."

Contents: The cavern is home to a large colony of Black Milli-Wyrms, which will attack if someone enters their domain. If a lot of noise is made outside of the cavern, around two thirds of the flock will fly out to investigate, and then attack if their foe looks weak or wounded. The sounds of battle will instantly bring the full colony out, alert and ready to fight!

Stats:

3-36 BLACK MILLI-WYRMS, SKILL 8 STAMINA 5, 2 Attacks, Small Bite and Fire Breath, Medium Armour. Excellent eyesight gives them the Awareness Special Skill. Also breath fire; roll one die every Attack Round, on a 1 or 2 the enemy is burnt for 1 STAMINA damage. See the Rough Guide to the Pit, p. 36.

Among the corpses and refuse on the floor of the cavern are several valuables. Anyone searching carefully will find 2-12 GP, 1-6 Obsidian tokens (worth 1GP each), a clay gourd containing a Potion of Noise, an Obsidian Portal Key, and a battered but serviceable suit of Demonskin Armour.