James gives Arioch a steady look, then shakes his head. Grabbing one of the survivors, he points to the badger "Get a couple of strong people to help drag that into a side chamber. Leave it alone - Mauricio wants to dissect it before it goes into a stewpot. We have plenty of badger meat here anyway, so have anyone who knows how to cook collect it. As far as I can tell, it should be safe. So stew it, cook it, turn it into jerky for all I care, but at least it's fresh."
Turning back to the group, James speaks up. "It looks like those of us with weapons and fighting skills are all here, so let's get this meeting over with and then I can go get cleaned up. This is Varg, he's a tribesman of the Red-Moon clan... of werewolves."
James holds his hand up before the objections can start "Apparently, all the tribes here are fully infected by lycanthropy of various sorts. However, Varg has promised that he will take no action to harm us or our... clan... as he sees it, unless hands are raised against him. I judge him to be honest and honorable in his vow. Two of the other clans are not so friendly, and probably the ones that the lizardmen have run into. The White-Fangs are the weresharks, and the Night-Stalkers are also werewolves, but of the more storied sort of savage killers."
"In addition to the local inhabitants, the forest nearby plays host to some truly large wildlife, which are eating some sort of mushroom that seems to enlarge them. This might have applications for use if we can cultivate the mushrooms and ensure the results are safe for human consumption, but that's for an alchemist to figure out, along with Mauricio who wanted to look into them."
"For now, we have someplace safe to sleep for the night and plenty to eat. Water won't be an issue either - I can create as much as we need given someplace for the water to flow into. Anything anyone else care to add?"