The next morning, things seemed a little different around the town.  The mood everywhere was still subdued, but there were more people on the streets, and there seemed to be more business at the inn's common room.<br/><br/>The morning also had a visitor, another messenger from Nadia, saying she had more information about the monsters.<br/><br/>A few hours later, at Nadia's place, the cardinal had set out a few papers on the desk, and had a worried look on her face.  "Ah, welcome," she said, taking a seat.  "I've gotten some good news and bad news about the monsters.  First, the bad..."<br/><br/>"We've managed to learn a bit from the thing's body.  Unfortunately, none of it very good... it has a thick skin, and almost nothing for internal organs.  If they can re-grow tentacles, it seems that the only real way to finish one off is to keep hacking at it until it loses enough blood."<br/><br/>"The good news is that we've got an idea of where they come from.  They're definitely aberrant creatures, but they're not just accidents of chaotic magic.  I think someone is creating them, somehow.  And... it also seems that they're focused on sex, somehow.  The creature you brought back had some kind of nectar sac, and when it was cut open, one of our priests was almost completely covered in it.  Let's just say that she... wasn't quite herself for a bit after that," Nadia finished, a bit of a blush on her cheeks.<br/><br/>"Regardless, we were able to use some divination magic to try and locate them.  It looks like there's something in the forests to the south, and I'd like for you to check it out.  There's a map here, along with some other information," she finished, indicating the papers on the table.