Erlic will move 15' towards the monster. Tossing his axe to his off hand he draws his club as he moves and hurls it.
" Die beastie!"
And grunts in annoyance as his club spins off into the sand.
The dust digger, slaps him, but not very hard, only causing minor cuts. The real problem is that the tentacles grabs a tight hold around his keg and pulls Erlic close to it maw. It looks as if it is going to swallow its next meal whole.
Bubo's attempts of walking without rhythm seems to have been successful, managing to avoid the beast's maw. He then continues the same tactic heading away from the beast and closer to the water.
He pauses right next to the edge of the water and quickly mixes and sends another unstable concoction spinning into the beast.
Yūrei runs toward the abomination and swings his curveblade, attempting to end this.
Bubo, manages to escape the creature as Erlic has taken a liking to it. He run far enough away, then lobs a bomb at the creature. Unfortunate for Erlic, he takes the brunt of the bomb as well, getting scorched in the face. A near split second later, Yurei runs up and cleaves the, more than annoying beast. With a sickening cry, the beast falls over. Slowly, its death grip on Erlic lightens, and he manages to free the suction cups from his feet and waist.
The group, heals the two injured guards, and, just as the lone guards who gave his life, the town mayor comes over.
I heard that there was battle, and my company and I rushed...
He stops mid-sentence when he sees the bloodshed, and the fallen guardsman. He sheds a few tear, and promises to all there as witnesses that their families will be taken care of.
Your group, scours the area, starting with the pit created just now by the creature but nothing turns up. One of the guards who survived, cuts the beasts belly open, mostly out of anger and frustration of loosing a friend and finding nothing for all the man hours spent of searching.
The putrid and disgusting contents spill out onto the desert sand. The guard sees a something glisten in the sunlight as he turns to walk away. After, carefully fishing it out, and cleaning it off, he recognizes it to be a ring to have belonged to the mayor's daughter. After searching the contents for more time. it is confirmed that their gravest fears have come true. the daughter, and the two other missing children were killed by the horrible beast.
Amongst the contents of the beast are: a ring of protection +1
Stomping over and retrieving his club, Erlic stops along the way and helps the guard dismember the monster.
" Stupid tentacled monstrosity. "
He wipes his face with a slightly bloody hand, looking away from the others to hide his red rimed eyes.
" They was just babies...."