Noel and Zedik pursued the strange frog-lighthouse-crossbreed creature through the cave of stalagmites, following the occasional droplets of fresh blood, until the cavern opened up again. A rocky shore overlooked a placid pool and stream, fed by a trickle of water leaking from a narrow fissure in the cave wall. The stream cascaded over a series of ledges until it dropped low enough to be on par with the water level of the Weeping Pond through which Noel and Zedik had entered these caves and led off into the darkness in that direction, presumably the waterway's source or at least one of them. A small garden of toadstools and dark mold grew along the moist banks.<br/><br/>The creature's trail ended at the water's edge, where Zedik could still see the ripples circling out from where it dove into the water. It did not return. A muddy nest rotten fungi dug out among the stones by the pool appeared to be the creature's nest. In the pool itself was a man's body, almost completely submerged and almost completely eaten away. Little else remained to identify him, as the armor and clothing were ruined as well, save a belt pouch shaken loose from the body's hip but otherwise intact. In it was a small handful of unlooted valueables: 42 gold pieces, a silver unholy symbol depicting a pick made from a human skull, and a polished agate gem (worth 55gp if appraised in town).<br/><br/>Two other tunnels led out from this cave. One of them had walls marked with crude chalk drawings of twisted spiny shapes. The other one was unmarked, but the air in it was noticeably cooler than the rest of the caves.