Ill Formed Scraps. (Patreon)

The Dwarves of Iron Fell have asked you to investigate a local pest. Called simply the "scraps". They often appear as orange or yellow fungus around large piles of metallic waste. 

Iron fell handles remelting and recycling iron from all over the county. This is a process that takes time, so often piles of iron waiting to be processed are left outside the main fortress. 

While normally not an issue, these creatures have been growing in number and boldness. Guards have said they have seen larger shapes at night picking through the wastes... strange yellow lights within their form, only hinting at their size. 

Iron fell has also determined these are not slimes. Despite how they look. Normal slime counter sprays do not deter these yellow moulds. 

You have been tasked with finding out what these creatures are up to and ultimately stop them...  

* yes, this is based on a real creature from our world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physarum_polycephalum