I might be needing a new line of work.

We finished up at Axeholm. We checked the last spaces and scanned for magic. The only interesting bit was the chest where Dash got his magic items. There was a tripod in the chest that has a light magic residue that had a slight mind altering effect. The chest is also nice in that it blocks Detect Magic (and has the cool Signet ring lock). In any case, we rested and worked our way out of Axeholm, leaving it locked up behind us.
 
We then followed the path of Murlend back down the mountain. We started by checking out the creatures he had killed. Humanoid. Eyeless. Claws. Not sure what they are. Tuath easily tracked them for several miles. The interesting bit was that Murlend had as many as seven of these things chase him up the mountain. When he started his flight, there were only two. Three more joined and then two more joined in chasing him.
 
At the point of Solomon’s last camp, Tuath found the path the attackers left left by and we followed it up another mountain valley. There are plenty of other creatures in the area, from orcs to Giants.
 
We came to the tree line near the end of the valley (which ended in steep box canyon). We could see a fissure that would be worth checking out but Tuath said the tracks continued along the edge of the forest. We followed them. We found and scouted a small camp/storage area. No one was home. There was a pile of armor. Murlend confirmed that it belonged to Solomon and party.
 
The one building was a storage shed for what looked like Shanaguindus Ale. Detect Magic showed the slightest traces spread around the area in creates and the like. Dash had to try the ale. He declared it good but he had a bad reaction to it. I asked Mitra to restore him (curing a disease or poison effect) but the results were not conclusive.
 
There are two paths out of this area. One is a well used wagon track. The other was a foot path. We followed that and a short distance later found that it lead to what seems to be the foot of an elevator apparatus. Whatever we are looking for is likely up the cliff from here.
 
We returned to the valley end. While the rest of the party hid at the tree line, Tuath scouted ahead. He spotted a couple moss covered large creatures at the same time they spotted him. He ran back to the party and the fight was on. There were lots of things that caused concern in this fight. Dash scored the first damage on a creature and it healed instantly. One of the creatures cast some kind of entangle spell. These things seem resistant to standard damage. It became clear they were regenerating. So, let’s call them trolls. That cast spells.
 
We took them down well enough. They did the same to us. Unfortunately, they regenerate and get back up. On the other hand, we are quickly running out of resources. We have put them both down multiple times. We did go to fire and that seems to be working. Unfortunately, we do not have a lot of fire weapons on hand. Murlend has a fire based attack cantrip. We have a small amount of oil and a few torches. We have so few hit points remaining that, with a little luck, one of these things could easily put three of us on the ground in a single set of attacks. Two rounds after that, this fight will be over.
 
One more thought. We did not take the time to bury the dwarves of Axeholm. Rescuing Solomon and his party are a higher priority. If we manage to do that, we will have to return to Axeholm for that sacred duty.