Name:
	Hydra  (Magical Creature)

Stats:
	No. Appearing  : 1
	Climate/Terrain: Any swamp or subterranean
	Frequency      : Uncommon
	Organization   : Solitary
	Activity Cycle : Any
	Diet           : Carnivore

Description:
	Hydrae are immense reptilian monsters with multiple heads. They are
	gray-brown to dark brown, with light yellow or tan underbellies. Their
	eyes are amber and their teeth are yellow-white. Hydae have between 5
	and 12 heads.

Combat:
	All heads must be severed before the hydra dies. A hydra can bring up
	to four heads into action against a single foe, biting once with each
	of them. Each time a hydra takes 1/8 points of his original hit points
	damage, one of its heads is assumed to have been severed. When this
	happens, a natural reflex seals the neck arteries shut to prevent blood
	loss. Attacks on the body have no effect unless a single attack in-
	flicts damage to the hydra's original hit points.

Habitat/Society:
	Hydrae are solitary creatures who prefer dismal surroundings. They
	gather only to mate.

Ecology:
	Despite the hydra's size and multiple attacks, they are often preyed
	upon by dragons. They are impossible to train.