[IC] Black Hills Caves: Exploration Day 2

[GM Marvel]

Reawyn looks at the creatures and immediately recognizes them as a Vegepygmy.  They are created by a dangerous fungus known as russet mold—creatures slain by russet mold serve as incubators for the mold’s spores, and a day later, the dead body bursts to release 1d6 fully grown vegepygmys. A vegepygmy has no real relation to the body from which it emerges, but the creature may yet retain a strange sort of reverence for its “birth corpse” and carry with it a grisly memento from the body, typically a few bones or teeth. Often, a vegepygmy uses such bones to craft a crude spear or some other weapon.

Vegepygmy's have DR 5/Slashing or Bludgeoning and immunity to lightning.  They are also very stealthy when hiding in vegetation.  Not surprisingly in a desert environment they weren't able to take advantage of this trait and gave themselves away.