Pit of the Seven Jaws

8 March, 596
Part I

The next day the party sets out for the fissure and takes Sonja's dead body with them. After a 20-mile journey, they come to a large pit with a metal staircase that descends spirally downward for 60 feet.

A cairn is constructed on one of the landings for Sonja, and the party continues downward. At the next landing, Kyladrian is attacked by the frozen breath of a hydra, which was waiting in ambush. The 7-headed creature manages to take out much of the party, with Serro, Kyladrian and Alfir going down at various points. However, it is the constant volley of magic missiles and flaming sphere spells from the spell-casters that save the day. In the end, they are left with a burning corpse of a hydra. A body of a dead drow is found in one of the pit corners, and the party raids it of its valuable equipment.