diff --git a/monsters.tex b/monsters.tex
index e946059c4191b3951a39ff523321f9e6acd08aea..b8a535f236a3429b2c2dd64cbb8dca707dacd364 100644
--- a/monsters.tex
+++ b/monsters.tex
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@
 	\setcounter{gold}{\value{r2b}}
 	\addtocounter{gold}{-1}
 	\randomthree
-	\addtocounter{age}{-2}
+	\addtocounter{age}{-1}
 	\randomfour
 \person{\arabic{enc}}% STRENGTH
 {\arabic{age}}% DEXTERITY