This is the domain of 2 leucrotta, previous pets of Zuggtmoy. Their den is the
small cave to the southeast of the circular
chamber. They are now cared for by the
ettin (area 306), but not nearly often enough
to suit them; they are voracious.

 

This circular chamber, some 40 feet in diameter and 40 feet high at the apex of its dome, is made to appear as if it were a natural setting (albeit bleak and disquieting). The walls are hewn to appear as boulders, and detritus is spread by the walls. Jagged rocks likewise protrude from the perimeter in seemingly natural manner. Even in the relatively open center, the floor is uneven, with cracks, ledges, and loose rock. The whole AREA is dimly lit by a gray light, with no apparent source but nonetheless leaving pools of shadows near the walls. A cold, damp breeze moans and sighs throughout, and the air smells foul. A bone projects from a fissure to the east, and near it is a full skeleton clad in chain mail. A leering skull atop a low slab of rock to the northwest seems to taunt you.

The leucrotta attack anyone foolish
enough to enter their grotto unless the
intruder is a demon or some other monster
obviously involved with the Greater Temple
(on Dungeon Level Four; note that anyone
bearing the "branched staff", described in
area 427, commands their respect).

Leucrotta (2): AC 4, MV18", HD 6 +1, hp 34,
29, #AT 1, THACO 13, D 3-18, SA imitate voices, SD
kick hooves in retreat (D 1-6/1-6);
XP 747 (795), 707 (755)

(Total monster XP: 1,454) (40 hp, +3 damage = 1,550)

The skeleton in the grotto is dwarven, clad in chain mail +1. (XP: 600)
At the bottom of a
nearby crack (3 feet deep and 6 inches
wide), just a foot or 2 from the skeleton's
right hand, is an axe + 1. <battle axe> (XP: 300)
A backpack under the skeleton contains typical adventuring
equipment, and a belt pouch holds 8 vials of holy water. <large belt pouch>
    <PACK A (38 gp, 52.7#)
    2 - Backpack (cap. 20#)
    2 - Large Sack (cap 40#)
    6 - Lantern, bullseye
    4 - 2 Oil Flasks
    0.2 - Tinderbox
    12 - 12 Iron spikes
    1 - Small hammer
    5 - Waterskin
    20 - Normal rations
    0.5 - 5 gp>

In the den is another dwarven skeleton,
scattered in many pieces. Mixed with the
bones are 5 quarrels +3, a broken light (XP: 375) <?>
crossbow, a broken shield, tattered chain <large shield>
mail, an intact shortsword, and
a belt with 4 small pouches fashioned thereon as part
of the belt. One pocket holds 3 gems
(an amethyst and <200>
2 pearls, each worth 100 gp); <100, 200>
the other 3 pockets are empty. This belt
magically reduces weight; each pocket can
hold 100 gp (or 10 pounds weight) as if it were
but 1 gp (or 1/10th of a pound). However,
nothing larger than 1 by 2 by 3 inches
can fit into a pocket, and the maximum cubic
volume capacity for a pocket is 3 by 6 by
12 inches. (Thus, vials of holy water
would easily fit, but a dagger or wand would
not, in most cases. ) The belt is worth 5, 000 gp
(XP Value 3,200).
<See: Pouch of Holding>

(Total treasure XP: 505)
(Total magic item XP: 4,475)

RECRUITS:

Level 3.
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307a. STAIRS

The exit south from the leucrotta chamber opens into a 10' wide corridor leading
west, which ends in a set ofstairs. The stairs
descend 20 feet and turn northward, continuing down to Dungeon Level Four, area 401.

Level 3.
>>308.>>