We took some rest after dealing with Redbrands bandits. As we did so, Ellywick had a chance to consider the description of the monster that our goblin captive, Dorryl, had given us. Apparently, it's called a Nothic and is seriously an ugly thing with some psychic abilities. and it eats people.
We got to experience the Nothic soon afterwards as we made our way into the central chamber. It seemed that it could be reasoned with - especially after being fed one of the bodies of the bandits. I figured that we could have it leave us be as we explored the rest of the area and then we'd come back to kill it later. But once we discovered some treasure in the cavern, Ellywick apparently couldn't keep her hands off of it, which drew the creature's anger. Fortunately, it turned out to be easier to defeat than I had feared and we could be on our way.
Entering another chamber, we discovered some animated skeletons. The abominations were swiftly dealt with, but during the battle, Rupert saw fit to release our prisoner. Fortunately, Ellywick managed to kill the creature before it could alarm any of its kin.
Delving deeper, we found a small prison of sorts that held a family of three: Mirna and her daughter Nilsa and son Nash. The children's father had already left this world as we had found his corpse earlier. It's unfortunate that I failed to console the family, but maybe this is a pain they have to suffer through,