HYDRA

Deciding that crossing the swamp at that point was too dangerous, Sir Fred, Kelar, Agis and Luc decided to go back to the raft and head to the East. On the way they spotted 3 lizardfolk fishing. Upon seeing them, the lizardfolk flee. Eventually they got to a fork that lead to two ways, North or SE. They decided on going North.

The North canal gave in to 3 feet width on each side of the raft. Overgrown mangroves all around, with bamboos behind them almost forming a wall. After a while, paralyzing darts fall upon them. Sir Fred felt this for a second, but his faith dispelled the effect. He covered Luc, Agis and Kelar using his shield. They kept the raft going up North, until no more darts followed them.

A sudden flock of birds came from the Eastern side, and frantic screams were heard. Sir Frederick went on to check who was n danger, and making way through the mangroves and bamboos found a bog and someone familiar drowning on it... Pheara. Using a long mangrove branch, he helped Pheora out. She tells them that small reptiles had ambushed her at the inn, paralyzed her, and made her loose conciousness. she awoke in the swamp, in a camp of humanoid lizardfolk. She managed to escape, and as she ran, fully aware of her being hunted, in her desperation she didn't notice the bog and fell on it. She heard she was to be sacrificed.

The group decides to use Pheara as lure to get the lizarfolk. She plays wounded in the floor while they hide. After a while, someone comes through the bamboos, a slithe female. She speaks asking Pheara if she was ok. Behind her, a bigger man also comes out of the bamboos. Sir Fred recognizes Katrina and Norris. They all meet and ask them how they got there.  Katrina and Norris said they were ambushed by lizardfolk, paralyzed and taken into the swamp. Norris helped her escape. Katrina signals they came from the North and starts guiding them through the path... until she has to stop as she is not feeling well. She says she cannot go on but tells them that the lizardfolk are in a cave nearby. She signals the way. Norris stays with her, while the group goes on.

They reach an area that has a little clearing, and the cave mouth that Katrina had mentioned. They go in, and discover 6 bodies of dead lizardfolk.

INTO THE CAVE
As they went deeper into the cave, from the darkness they noticed 8 pairs of amber eyes that glowed as if they had fire behind them. Snake-like faces with long necks moved towards you instantly, their mouths ready to bite. The long necks, each 8 feet long, made them seem as snakes, but the eight heads connected to a body that covered almost the entire cave. The gigantic body of over 15 feet wide and tall made the long necks crouch when attacking.