Storm King's Thunder

Ink will search the chest for traps.... // Investigation 8 //

Ink pauses over the chest giving it a good look and says, "Looks clean," and opens the chest. 

The chest contains 600 gp in a gray sack made of stitched orc skin, a leather pouch that holds six 50 gp gems (bloodstones), and a potion bottle filled with a red liquid. Additionally, under the orc skin sack, there is a flat iron rod with a miniature gargoyle wrought onto one end. 

arcana 9 or history check 13 on the gargoyle thing

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arcana 12 or history check 18 on the gargoyle thing

 Ink notices Rip as he leans over him to grab the rod from the chest to examine it, and huffs uncomfortably. He gathers the remaining items, leaving the orc skin bag, saying, "100gp each with 100gp into the party fund, and the same split with the 6 bloodstones. I'll take a look at this potion to see what it could be, and regarding the rod...." 

Ink gets up and while the rod is in Rip's hand, presses the button Rip found,  and walks away.

"... Rip is handling that one."

 Ink examines the red potion as he walks back towards Flint (// arcana 13 //) 

 At the push of the button, the rod becomes suddenly immovable. It just stays there fixed in place, stuck in midair.

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 Ink examines the red potion as he walks back towards Flint (// arcana 23 //) 

"awww, I wanted to push the button..." Rip says dejectedly as he clicks the button again "but hey we got an immovable rod."

//mild retcon, but before he left the brad-wight Rip took his dagger and cut out it's tongue (it almost killed him, tradition lol) "looks like your silver tongue has turned to lead" then remembering that fear spell angrily stabs its face a few times//

"Angel - how'd you like another healing potion. You're on the front line typically, alongside Flint and Marav."

Seeing the work that Rip did to the wight, Ink turns around, and says to Rip, "You deserve what was his." Ink un-ties the rapier and places it hilt-first into the halfling's hand closing Rip's hand around it. Then he walks back to Marav. "If everyone is ready, we have some hunting to do."

"thanks Ink." Rip puts the bad rapier on his belt but has no intention of using or attuning to it

“I still have two healing potions if someone else wants one.” Angel responds to Ink. 

"Okay then, I'll hold onto the potion for now then."

Noting Rip's apparent hesitation to the rapier, Ink remarks, "I still don't understand everyone's hesitation to these weapons. Agreed the previous owners are unsavory, to say the least, but Flint and I have not been affected in any sort of way."

"In any case, are we all ready to continue our search for the last wight now?"

// Ink is proficient in perception, so he can assist Marav with that... There should be three torches available with double the normal light available (control flame), and a Stealth roll for when we finally get moving - 19 //

//busy weekend//

"Ink, th' lad's right, there's  a price ta be paid  fer  usin' these weapons. When ah'm able, ah'll learn more about 'em an  set 'em  ta  right."

After finishing the spell and pocketing  his share from the chest, Flint signals ready to proceed.

//dibs on the rod?//

As Ink gets behind Marav, ready to stalk the wight, he hands him a potion of healing, saying, "I know you've been healed a couple of times, but here's an extra potion for you, just in case."

"Thanks, that will help. These hunt lords are certainly making us work for their keep aren't they?"

It is a simple matter to lower/raise the remaining three chandeliers and light up room, should you so desire. The chains are on winches that can be found on the back end of the pillars that hold up the arches. 

// Where would you go from here? //

// So we have three torches with double light output and if Rip wants he can cast light at the end of his blade or that rapier Ink gave him.... So shall we go hunting, best tracker up front? Ink can help with perception checks. //

//Is the dwarf still alive? If so Marav will tie him up after stabilizing him//

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//Is the dwarf still alive? If so Marav will tie him up after stabilizing him//

//Marav will search the body, looking for keys or the like (and anything else interesting)