Really neat! I love the graphics, something I would have played for hours when I was a kid. I am a little confused by how to interact with things. I see armor, but I cannot pick it up. Another thing looks like bread, but again I don't know what to do with it.
Combat works, however, it seems a bit unbalanced. The first two lashers went down fairly quickly. The third one took me all the way down to 9% health before I had to run away. For a low level monster, maybe adding a modifier that will increase the chances of a hit each time the player misses...