Ditchmaw
Its whole body is a round, lipless mouth ringed with teeth, carried high on six thin legs whose knees stand above it. It has no eyes.
Dangerous at night, in packs of two to four. It fears light.
Every frog gets the same experience for it, whatever your own level (only your stamina changes it: half again when rested, half when worn out). When several frogs hurt it, they share it by how much damage each did; a party with shared experience on gets 20 % more, and 10 % more again for each different calling in it.
Fears light: hold a light up and it folds and sinks away.
Where and when
The ditches of the Gap in the Kindling Grove, the West Road's ditches (level 4 to 5) and Harrowfield's lane ditches, where they run bigger (level 5 to 6).
How it fights
It rears, gapes and lunges with a bite that leaves you bleeding. Near a fire or a lamp it folds its legs over its mouth and sinks into the mud. A torch in your hand makes it flinch for a moment, no more.
Drops
| Item | Chance | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ditch-tooth | 80% | 1 to 3 | |
| Vial of black slime | 50% | 1 | |
| Ring-stone cap | 1% | 1 | |
| Emberward jerkin | 0.5% | 1 | |
| Ring-stone hauberk | 0.1% | 1 | |
| Moss-padded hose | 1% | 1 | |
| Hearthstep boots | 0.5% | 1 | |
| Ember-tongue sword | 0.1% | 1 | |
| Wax-sealed buckler | 1% | 1 | |
| Wick cap | 1% | 1 | |
| Tallow-dipped robe | 1% | 1 | |
| Moss-silk leggings | 0.5% | 1 | |
| Candle-step slippers | 1% | 1 | |
| Spark-twig wand | 0.5% | 1 | |
| Moss crown | 1% | 1 | |
| Mossweave smock | 1% | 1 | |
| Root-wrap trousers | 0.5% | 1 | |
| Spring-mud clogs | 0.5% | 1 | |
| Ember-heart stave | 0.1% | 1 | |
| Wick-ash rattle | 1% | 1 | |
| Sootcloth hood | 1% | 1 | |
| Ditchrunner mask | 0.1% | 1 | |
| Moss-cloaked jerkin | 1% | 1 | |
| Bramble-wrapped leggings | 0.5% | 1 | |
| Ember-chip knives | 0.5% | 6 to 12 | |
| Wax-hilt parrier | 1% | 1 | |
| Moss shawl | 1% | 1 | |
| Ring-stone pendant | 1% | 1 | |
| Wick-knot cord | 0.5% | 1 | |
| Ember in glass | 0.1% | 1 | |
| Moss agate | 0.5% | 1 | |
| Firefly-jar locket | 0.1% | 1 | |
| Candle-maker's satchel | 1% | 1 | |
| Toll-bar mace | 0.5% | 1 | |
| Milestone shield | 0.5% | 1 | |
| Ferry-pole staff | 0.5% | 1 | |
| Toll ledger | 0.5% | 1 | |
| River-stone charm | 0.5% | 1 | |
| River-silk hood | 0.5% | 1 | |
| River-mist cloak | 0.5% | 1 | |
| Shrine bead string | 0.5% | 1 |
Carries no coin: sell its parts instead.
Rare kinds
The Ditchmaw Elder
A rare one. Drops Ring-stone staff (8.3%), Ring-stone vest (8.3%), Ditch-tooth dirk (8.3%), Ember-singed cape (8.3%), Elder-tooth cleaver (5.6%), Brood-scale buckler (5.6%), Ditch-hide jerkin (5.6%), Elder's Gullet-Stone (1.7%).