A25 192,464 Granary Frontier

A large floodplain filled with terraced frost-rice paddies watered by a smouldering hot spring canals.

The frostrice that grows on these paddies tower 20-30ft in the air and are densely packed across a field flooded by 5ft high hot spring water.

Towering Straw golems made of enchanted rope and bundles of old rice chaff patrol the paddies, chasing away young Crowdragons seeking easy food.

Very rarely a Crowdragon outsmarts a golem, swooping across the paddies, collecting rice with its large beak.

At the northern extent of this region, lies a wall of towering cylindrical windmills with menacing, serrated blades.

The air is mostly stagnant, but is extremely cold other than near the canals which are warmed by clouds of warm air. Hail falls twice every week.

Points of Interest

Granary of Gastric Grandeur

A gargantuan granary dungeon ruled by the Granary Devil Oesovatar who was compelled by forgotten magics to manage the region for eternity. Rumor has it every week, a giant Swallowyrm flies from atop a granary tower in search of relics, spirits and mortal incarnations of fertility to bring back to the granary for sacrifice to maintain the bounty of this otherwise desolate land.

Parlour of Pallid Pleasures

A tavern run by the enlightened Paddy Wightess Putrescica who serves crowdragon meat from those swatted by straw-golems, and cloudy white frostrice wine in exchange for half a gemstone. Customers are few and are all very dangerous. Coffins filled with rice straw are available for rest overday... or overnight if you are unlike the rest of the folk in the vicinity.

Encounters

Roll	Encounter
1	A horde of 6d6 large winter beasts (boars, foxes, wolves) hiding among the stalks of frostrice
2	A Paddy Wight and a companion Sickle Slime harvesting bundles of frostrice. They typically are already hauling 1d6-1 bundles of frostrice
3	A mound with small holes. When dug it reveals a nest of swallow-winged faeries who are often absent from their nest (1d6 = 2 to 6). The nest is edible and cures fevers. Should faeries be present, they are in flocks of 2d6, and will attempt to defend their nest using curses.
4	A Colossal Straw Golem chasing away a flock of 2d6+2 Young Crowdragons
5	A swarm of 3d6+3 Giant Wooly Bees collecting nectar from the giant flowers of frostrice.
6	A line of hungry 5d6+4 Giant Termites gnawing away at a stalk of rice. Following their trail leads to a termite nest somewhere at the fringe of the region.

Creatures

Name: Paddy Wight,
AC: 15, HD: 7, Strike: 1d6 slash twice - paralyze on touch, Weak: Fire, Holy,
Special: Immobilized for 1 turn by cold on 1d6=5 or 6, Align: Neutral Evil
Description:
A wight laboring in the frostrice paddy. Wears a furry straw hat and fur-lined robes to prevent joint-locking due to the cold.

Name: Sickle Slime,
AC: 10, HD: 9, Strike: 1d6+2 slash 4 times in 10ft radius, Weak: Magical, Acid, Resist: Physical
Special: Rapidly dissolves (1d6 damage per turn) when splashed with potent acid
Description:
A 30ft radius slime that looks like a droplet of mercury. It manifests sharp, heavy sickles on its surface, allowing it to rapidly cut down stalks of frostrice or unfortunate victims standing nearby

Name: Giant Wooly Bees,
AC: 13, HD: 2, Strike: 1d4 + poison pierce, Weak: Fire, Bludgeoning, Resist: Slash
Description:
A giant bee with a very thick hide of beige wool that makes it look like a lump of wool with wings with a protruding spike at its bottom. Its legs are covered in wool too.

Name: Giant Termite,
AC: 17, HD: 4, Strike: 2d6 slash, Weak: Fire, Bludgeoning
Description:
A giant termite with poweful mandibles that can crush bone and the stalks of giant plants.

Name: Colossal Straw Golem,
AC: 14, HD: 15, Strike: 5d6 slash - knockback 15ft, Weak: Fire, Slash
Special: Continues until death after receiving fire damage when set alight
Description:
A 90ft tall giant golem made completely of entwined frostrice straw that can bite flesh like a bundle of whips.

Name: Swallow-winged Faerie,
AC: 14, HD: 1, Strike: Distract
Spells: Bestow Curse
Description:
A tiny faerie with ethereal wings shaped like those of a swallow. Some odd folk seek this faerie which will fetch a high price if caught alive.

Name: Swallowyrm
AC: 18, HD: 9, Strike: 2d6 pierce twice / 3d6 fire breath in 40ft cone / 1d6 tail in 5ft radius, Weak: Bludgeon, Resist: Fire, Psychic, 
Spells: Clairvoyance, Fireball, Passwall, Align: Neutral Evil
Description: 
Clairvoyant chimera born from the joining of a giant swallow, a wyrm and the brain of a crowdragon. Rumored to be the transmuted by a terrible alchemist serving under a treacherous devil.

Name: Young Crowdragon
AC: 16, HD: 6, Strike: 1d6 pierce twice, Spells: Magic Missile, Weak: Bludgeoning
Description: 
Extremely intelligent, will flee when badly harmed.
Its shrill cry will stun creatures 10 ft around it for 1 turn (recharge on 1d6 = 5 or 6)
Its gizzards are made of with gems worth 1d6 * 500 gp.