Cliff hornets

Relatives of the common mud dauber wasp, cliff hornets are social insects who build their nest in cracks, crevices, and fissures in the sides of cliffs. Although they will not build nests deep underground, their homes can sometimes be found as much as several hundred feet from a cave entrance if a good nesting site can be found there. These insects are not normally dangerous unless one is an intruder who has blundered into the midst of a nest. Then the outraged hornets will attack en masse with their sharp, barbless stingers, injecting the victim with a venom that will, at minimum, cause pain and swelling. In addition, many people are allergic to cliff hornet venom and may die from its effects.

NOTE: Treat hornet venom as a first level poison. A normal, non-allergic reaction is -25 to all actions for 11-30 hours. There is a 35% chance (01-35) of allergic reaction, a percentage that may he modified by the victim's Constitution. In the case of an allergic reaction, an incapacitating fever and respiratory distress will afflict the victim for 1-4 days, and five or more stings may cause death in 1 to 10 hours.