It seems as if the creature were going to resist him, for a while... before suddenly exploding in a shower of gore, coupled with a punishing wave of psyching energy. It, and the tentacles, begin to wither and rot, almost before his eyes, fading away into nothingness in a matter of moments.<br/><br/>In his chest, he finds an unusual item; what looks, at first glance, to be a simple, if rather elaborately designed, +2 Heavy Mace. However, a closer examination of its properties indicates that, in addition to granting a number of moderate healing spells (Cure crit 5/day, Mass Cure Serious 3/day, Heal 1/day), it also causes all healing spells, invoked while holding this weapon, to provide additional protection on the recipient. (10% of the healed amount is added as Temp HP, for up to an hour. No more than 20% of the recipients max HP can be added as temp HP.)