Draiss shrugged, before gesturing to the bag. "My patron is at... well, lets call it war, though that is a misnomer, as they consider everyone so far beneath them that they feel they are doing us an unimaginably good favor by trying to wipe us out. That was one of their hunter type aberrations. More magic is not necessarily a good thing, Rein. It allows monstrosities to be created. And defeated, but the problem is that more power is not necessarily a good thing. That was one of the shoulder spines that it was created with. I won't give you nightmares, but I have been busy trying to keep it from doing something foolish like attacking us on the road, or in a town. Luckily it was polite enough to wait for us to camp, nearly mindless though it was. My wards would have kept it from getting in, but I sensed it yesterday about noonish, and it has been getting steadily closer since. Don't try to dig out the spine, it has a nearly unique poison on it that could kill a giant instantly. I happen to be paranoid enough to have as many possibilities covered as I can, hence why I have four magic rings instead of the usual two."<br/><br/>He paused, before shaking his head. "Dammit, went on a tangent again. Fine, starting somewhat over. That is one of the secondary weapons of a aberration created to hunt down my patron and anyone that serves him. Not the first one I had fought, but definitely one of the nastiest. Fights at our levels tend to be over quick, mistakes made in the preparation stages, which could be months or even years ago, deciding who wins. And yes, fine, the poison was normal enough that it was stopped by my ring of poison and disease immunity. I can give you an illusion to see it, but the good news is that those things are never released in groups. They tend to destroy each other before setting out. But that was why I was being obtuse earlier. Hate to get... distracted, pleasant though the thought is, and have it try to get through the wards."<br/><br/>He gave her a small smile, before nodding. "How about we meet again tomorrow night, and I won't be NEARLY as thick, I promise."