Orrum

The armored wizard ducked behind a corner, peering out briefly again as he checked over what he knew.

"Master Matthias," he whispered, "That appears to be a temple to foreign gods; the fact that it survived what happened here is really quite incredible. Surely there must be survivors hidden within, and quite likely, they will be powerful allies. However... those creatures... I am uncertain what they are. They could perhaps be some manner of construct, or undead... they do not appear to be true elementals..." As he spoke, Orrum took great pains to convey the information he had in a very low whisper; he did not want to chance ruining their good fortunes thus far by drawing attention to his voice.

"Also... if they are barring escape from the temple, they could well be enhanced by the same vile power that strengthened the magics that were at hand here... these buildings were laid waste by powers drawn from beyond this world."