Gregor tries to steady his feet as he keeps the burning torch aloft and readies his mace, Azten holding on tightly as the form approaches.
From the water erupts an emaciated form that looks to have once been human. Sharp teeth fills it open mouth and sharp claws tip the ends of its fingers. Reflexively, Alexi launches her crossbow bolt which lodges in the creature's shoulder. Kenneth shouts out something that the others cannot make out, and frantically points at the creauture, unfazed by the bolt sticking out of its hide, as it latches onto Gregor.
Gregor desperately tries to fend off the creature with his mace. The creature digs its claws into Gregor's arm and the giant miner panics as he feels his arm begin to stiffen. He shifts his weight and avoids the swip of its other hand as well as its fanged maw that searches for his neck. A moment passes and feeling returns to his arm.