Hail Hydra

Plot
Whilst enjoying a drink in Numbethstoke at the Suffering Sow Lodge, the adventurers overhear the local farmers lamenting the loss of livestock that has been happening recently. The adventurers are intrigued and agree to investigate the farms where the livestock has been disappearing from. Shortly after setting up in one of the nearby barns, Bastion saw flying creatures coming out of the treeline towards the barn. The winged creatures (winged kobolds) try to make off with a cow, the party defeats the kobolds, and head outside to see another pair of kobolds making off with a sheep from a nearby farm.

The adventurers gave chase into the swamp where they came across a shine on the edge of a pool of swamp water, no kobolds anywhere to be seen, but chained on the shrine was the sheep. After watching for a couple of minutes a 'Sea Serpent' head appears and eats the sheep. The adventurers attack only for more heads to appear. After beheading the Hydra, 2 more heads grow in their place. The party eventually defeat the hydra, Bastion cuts off one of the heads to prove to the town that the threat has been dealt with.

Upon arrival back in the village, the inhabitants round up as much of a reward as they can, and thank the adventurers.

Reward
The townsfolk offered the following as a reward


 * Chest of coins (9pp, 50gp, 130sp, 1600cp).
 * A gold locket with a small portrait painted inside (25gp).
 * 1 Pair of engraved ivory dice (25gp).

Loot

 * 11 Assorted gemstones.
 * 1 Spell Scroll.
 * 1 Potion of Fire Giant's strength.
 * 1 potion of Diminution.
 * 1 Adamantine breastplate

Player Characters

 * Bastion Battlehammer
 * Blake Ryser
 * Brother Broseph

Non Player Characters

 * Brarfethra Bonebraid - Dwarven innkeeper
 * Dhutatum Broadbeard - Dwarven tavern keeper
 * Farmer John - Human farmer
 * Farmer - Human farmer

Locations

 * Western Wastes
 * Numbethstoke
 * The Suffering Sow Lodge
 * Cattleshed
 * Swamp outside of Numbethstoke
 * Swamp Shrine

Trivia

 * Notable for similarities to the story of the Lambton Worm
 * Brother Broseph polymorphed himself into a Young Gold Dragon