Dampness hung in the air of the cave, condensing into heavy moisture on the slick, stone walls. The shallow creek ran through the middle of this cavern, while on the right side a stony bank rose up from the water. The calm waters lapped lazily at the soot-scarred beach. Thick carpets of green and gray mold and fungus grew on the bank, particularly around a trio of three-foot-high, foul-smelling mounds, while elsewhere scattered bare patches had been burned down to the stone and littered with giant insect husks . A man-high ledge sporting several stalagmites rose at the back of the beach, beyond which a low-ceilinged cave beckoned.<br/><br/>When they stepped out of the water and onto the beach, bioluminescence illuminated the cracks and crevices in the walls from within. A trio of housecat-sized beetles, their shells a dull brown color each brightened by a pair of glowing green-yellow bioluminescent glands, emerged from their hiding spots and skittered across the cavern floor, their mandibles clacking in anticipation of fresh meat!<br/><br/><hr/><br/><strong>3 Fire Beetles</strong><br/><em>Acting on initiative 10</em><br/>AC 12, touch 11, flat-footed 12<br/>hp 4<br/>Fort +2, Ref +0, Will +0<br/>Immune mind-affecting effects