Heat and Humidity (from Heart of the Jungle)

Hot and humid is the rule of the day deep in the jungle.

With a combination of the sun beating upon the canopy,

vegetation rotting underfoot, frequent rain, and the

multiple rivers that run through the area, the air in the

Mwangi Expanse is often said to be “thick enough

to chew.” It is common for the temperature to be very

hot (90° F) underneath the canopy of the Expanse. On

particularly hot days, it may even reach the conditions for

severe heat (110° F). (For the effects of high temperatures,

see page 444 of the

Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook.) These

temperatures are usually reached an hour before noon

and continue 2 to 3 hours past noon. In addition, it is

constantly humid, even when the temperatures are well

below the safe threshold. In such humidity, it is particularly

hard to cool off, as sweat does not evaporate as easily and

hence loses much of its cooling property.