As Pari carefully examines the creatures he finds that they are malformed particularly where the kelp grows from their bodies; inflamed and tumorous growths erupt into strands of the sea plant. With a sudden horrid realization Pari knows that these poor creatures were once sleek merfolk but have been transformed by some unnatural magic. For some reason, his eyes are drawn to the sickly green magic emanating from the top of the lighthouse.
Searches also reveal that the apparent leader, the one that grew to giant size, has a number of small, strange fruits growing in the mass of kelp that was once the creature's hair. There are a handful of small, hard, silver-green berries about the size of a thumb-tip; a few fruits a bit larger than the silver-green berries and of a deep, dark green and with a leathery rind; and a single fruit with a soft, pale-rose colored skin.
Finally, the group finds that each of the kelpfolk carry a small pouch of seed pearls that they know will probably bring a good price once they return to Venza.
[sblock=Strange Fruits]Because they are 'natural' and Pari had such a good Knowledge (Nature) skill check he can determine the following about the fruits:
Small silver-green berries (x5): can be broken open into several small segments and each segment functions as a single Goodberry berry. Essentially, the whole thing works like a Goodberry spell.
Dark green fruits (x3): function as Cure Light Wounds potions.
Rose colored fruit (x1): functions as Cure Moderate Wounds potion.[/sblock]
