Caravan

[*Selebius]

"Everything fine, your high Cruelness!"

Xifan appears right in front of Emila, the Babau showing what might be a crooked smile for his kind.

"All the goods and larvae are still there."

The hobgoblin vampire lifts an armoured hand, shows two fingers. "Lost two skeleton to those throwing- wedges."

Both Charles and Vara see that they are safe- at least for now.

At the other caravan the Vrock still struggles with the spells that bind it- so far not able to escape the hold spell.

The Vrock facing the mercenaries teleports away as well the spores it released digging deeper into their flesh, tendrils growing under their skin, sometimes breaking through the surface, the pain numbing, intense.

[*Midnight]

With a brief mental command Emila has her undead descend upon the ruined caravan and strip it off anything valuable. She approaches the Vrock still jeld ny the spell and speaks to Vara.

"Can it talk?"

[*LiquidDreamer]

"Should be able to it's just stick in place."

[*Selebius]

The creature is even able to fluff its feathers in annoyance, its mean, beady somehoe unbirdlike eyes fixed on the women.

What do you want? Treasure? I can show you our loot.

The voice is their minds the demon not using its voice to speak to them and as it sees Emmy it seems somehow... amused.

A dustman? The death truce is not what it was anymore.

[*Midnight]

Emila smiles, her face cracking into a fanged grin as she approaches the helpless Vrock with the manner of someone eyeing up a meal. She casts a spell and speaks in a language the demon will understand.

"I think you know what I want. Why not make it easy for yourself and just tell me?"

//Spell cast Tongues

[*Darkrob]

*Charles climbs back into the wagon and, once again, makes himself comfortable, although still alert*

[*LiquidDreamer]

Looks around and seeing no one else, she takes a pull from her flask.

[*Selebius]

The undead remain in their defensive positions, the vampire leading them stands ready to defend her mistress shoud it be necessary- her sword held ready as she watches Emila talking to the Vrock.

Xifan is nowhere to see again- hard to say what the gaunt demon might be planning.

The tiefling mercenary returns to the Caravan, cursing and muttering, ripping off the still growing tendrils more with disgust than fear or pain. While wounded she is not seriously hurt.

Elima sees the Vrock's victim still stir on the broken wagon, he rolls away and drops down to the ground on the other side of the wagon.

"I do not know much about what those unead want or where they come from. But they are smart and they cast spells. And they attack us demons on sight.", the demon answers quickly- clearly aware that it is no match for a vampire while still being held.

[*Midnight]

Emila listens before she responds the idea of lesser undead gaining sentience was a worrying one. Normally they had to have this granted by some kind of spell. Doing so on such a scale was difficult.

"Has anything change dramatically here, anything that could have done this?"

[*Selebius]

The creature relaxes- it knows as long as it is useful it is quite safe and it seems to have shaken off the Hold spell now.
Of course it is still inside the Dimensional Lock- making escaping through teleportation impossible. Stretching its wings the fiend lowers its vulturelike neck, its head at the same height as Emmy's now.

"Some say it is one of Orcus' minions who does this.
Some say it is a plot of Grazzt who tries to steal the undead or deny Orcus his control. I do not know myself but I know enough to not get involved. Perhaps it is natural evolution? This is the Abyss! Things ought to change."

Another cackling laugh, the demon hopping away a bit as Emila's undead now swarm over the broken caravan, lead by her vampire thrall, rummaging through the cargo.

There are several barrels with food, some chests with clothing and tools and small packages with what Emmy identifies as spell components. A reinforced chest holds some weapons that carry enchantments of differing strenght

However there are also documents about trading routes- complete with contacts and prices and goods, a few permits allowing the owner to enter certain settlements and a good map of most of this layer as well as a diary.