Studying the tainted soil from Rumpitur: They're all welcome to do it. All of the soil around Rumpitur is tainted in the same way: dark black streaks of something that looks like rot lace the soil, as well as any crops that are grown in the soil. Those crops quickly wither and crumble when harvested, leaving an ashen black substance behind.
Volunteers to bait the creature's minions: It will be easier to bait the octopus monsters in the areas around Rumpitur, but it's doable. Capturing the monsters means they'll have a highly-aggressive, very deadly creature on their hands; if it becomes too difficult to hold onto, they may risk it getting loose and causing some havoc, which could be...fun...?? Killing these creatures for study will reveal a similar substance that seems to be tainting their bodies, mostly just beneath the skin: black vein-like lines that seem to start at the very tip of their tentacles, working its way upward to the main part of their bodies. However, their bodies don't last long once killed, decaying in the same way as crops that are harvested from the tainted soil.
Remains of the first big tentacle monster: These will be significantly harder to come by, as this happened so very long ago, but deep within the forest, there are a few places where one could find some badly-decayed tentacles. What William and others will find by studying these tentacles is that they seem to be infected with the same blackened substance as the soil and the octopus monsters.
Additionally: anyone who happened to grab the glowing stones from the caves will note that these rocks seem to affect the black rot in a strange way, temporarily pushing it back. It only lasts a few moments, and returns once the rock is moved away.
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Studying the tainted soil from Rumpitur: They're all welcome to do it. All of the soil around Rumpitur is tainted in the same way: dark black streaks of something that looks like rot lace the soil, as well as any crops that are grown in the soil. Those crops quickly wither and crumble when harvested, leaving an ashen black substance behind.
Volunteers to bait the creature's minions: It will be easier to bait the octopus monsters in the areas around Rumpitur, but it's doable. Capturing the monsters means they'll have a highly-aggressive, very deadly creature on their hands; if it becomes too difficult to hold onto, they may risk it getting loose and causing some havoc, which could be...fun...?? Killing these creatures for study will reveal a similar substance that seems to be tainting their bodies, mostly just beneath the skin: black vein-like lines that seem to start at the very tip of their tentacles, working its way upward to the main part of their bodies. However, their bodies don't last long once killed, decaying in the same way as crops that are harvested from the tainted soil.
Remains of the first big tentacle monster: These will be significantly harder to come by, as this happened so very long ago, but deep within the forest, there are a few places where one could find some badly-decayed tentacles. What William and others will find by studying these tentacles is that they seem to be infected with the same blackened substance as the soil and the octopus monsters.
Additionally: anyone who happened to grab the glowing stones from the caves will note that these rocks seem to affect the black rot in a strange way, temporarily pushing it back. It only lasts a few moments, and returns once the rock is moved away.