"Right-o!  Let's be off then lads.  Ah but before we go, let's poke around here a wee bit." Boghadair says, and starts rummaging around for anything they may have missed.

Investigation 18

Everyone roll a hit dice to add to hp.

XP UPDATED.

There is nothing of significance in the room.  The booming sound is much louder now and is coming from your right.

hp gained  5

Thagakh's hit dice: 9

"Thagakh is definitely convinced something sinister is happening to the right."

The half-orc heavily implies the word sinister as he squints his eyes to look much more convincing.

"Thagakh definitely doesn't want to go there because of the chance of seeing an underwater hot spring. No no no."

Deception 14

Boghadair's hit dice:  5

"Thaggy,  is there some other reason why you don't want us to go that way? "

Insight 13

"If what we're looking for is Gundren's other brother, we should check the upper right path. There is a chance we could find him there recuperating, not because Thagakh wants take a bath from the relaxing hot spring. Definitely not.

Or, or maybe his sinister kidnappers are resting on that place. Yes, that is Thagakh's biggest reason."

The half-orc definitely convinces Boghadair with his logical speech.

Ian hit dice 8

”let’s go get Gundren’s brother... it is time we face whatever has been messing with us this whole adventure.    Spiders.... we have already killed huge spiders.”

"That makes complete sense, Thaggy!  Let's go!" Boghadair exclaims as he nods in wonderment at how logical his half-orc friend is.

As you all continue to the right towards the sound , you pass through a hallway.  Their is a room to your right and another passage way to the left.

This large workshop was badly damaged by the ancient spell battle that laid waste to the mine. Worktables taking up two corners of the room are scorched, and the plaster has been burned off the masonry walls. In the middle of the room, a stone pedestal holds a small brazier in which an eerie green flame dances and crackles. The brazier and its pedestal appear to have been untouched by the forces that destroyed this area.

Behind the brazier of green flame floats a spherical creature measuring roughly four feet in diameter. Four eyestalks protrude from its central mass, two on each side. In the center of the body is a large eye that stares at you.

“Hello,” says a thick, burbling voice inside your head.

"Finally! Something that doesn't attack us outright."

The half-orc combs his hair using his hands to tidy it up from the previous battles inside the cave.

"Hi, I am Thagakh. May I know your name and your purpose here, many-eyed creature?"

To everyone but within their mind, the floating sphere smiles broadly and says "are you all more of those pesky zombies?...... you need to get back to your wizard or I will have to punish you again."

Thagakh takes a smell from his clothing and replies.

"I see you have no nose and can't smell the stench of undead clinging to Thagakh but Thagakh can assure you, Thagakh is no zombie. In fact, Thagakh is tired of meeting zombies inside this cave. Damn those undead, always attacking without warning.

Also, Thagakh doesn't know the wizard you are talking about. If you could describe it vividly, Thagakh will say it to that person you're looking for him..or her.

Now Thagakh answered your questions, Thagakh wants you to answer his questions. Thagakh just came here to check the hot spring to relax...I mean to find a missing person. Have you seen a dwarf around these parts?"

"Do you mean the Dwarves working to make magic weapons?  One of the human wizards who worked in the Forge of Spells summoned me to guard the magic items created and stored here. Since the orcs came to fight, there have been many undead walking around.  The wizard Mormesk sends them to bother me and to steal from me.  Are you here to steal?  The only water I know of for a hot spring would be that way."  the creature gestures back to the north with its tongue.

"As far as Thagakh knows, Thagakh came here to find a two dwarves. Sadly one of them is dead at the entrance of this cave.

The dwarves were kidnapped by a group with a weird name 'spider'. Thagakh can't simply think of why they picked a name like that. Giant spiders are delicious, especially the leg parts. If they are trying to be intimidating, Thagakh only thinks of those juicy legs and it makes Thagakh hungry.

Thagakh is going out of topic. If that wizard Mormesk you're talking about is connected to that group, Thagakh will come back here after finding and beating the crap out of that guy. Thagakh just hopes he finds the missing dwarf alive.

Anyway, it's been nice talking to someone not a zombie here. Thagakh will go ahead and find the missing dwarf. Thanks for your help, many-eyed creature."

The half-orc starts walking to the direction the creature pointed.

To the eye thing.."What are you supposed to be guarding again? I see nothing here worth guarding"

Earlier...

"How is everyone feeling after that rest? Any wounds that still need closing up?" Tyrus asks the group.

Present...

Tyrus cautiously eyeballs the eyeballs, ready to defend at a moment's notice.

The creature turns one eye to watch Thagakh walk away.  To arafiel he says telepathically,  “of course I am guarding the forge and a few magical items.  It has been awhile since I have seen any of those gnomes and dwarves that work on the forge.... only zombies and Ghouls.  The wizard is the other way.”  He gestures with his tongue.

The ones that used to run the forge are no more i am afraid. They died out a long time ago.

Arafiel takes note of where it "pointed"

Boghadair stares up at the creature with many eyes.

Both Boghadair and Arafiel roll a charisma (deception) check