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Ben:
Concentrating, Ben tries to sense his missing piece. He also listens for movement inside the coffer…If there is a creature trapped inside, he would like to free it—or is there is any weapon with icy powers, that could be good too…
”Maybe just a peek,” says Ben, mulling the possibilities. He listens for movement inside and looks for any obvious traps on the outside…
Perception: 8
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Gerrard Feldren - Human Noble in Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"
The wooden coffer looks frozen shut. It might take a bit of muscle to try and open it. There is a very subtle pulsing sound or rhythmic movement coming from within. Poking the box with the pole seems to do nothing.
Meanwhile, Titaani faces a caged satyr out on the balcony. "Fine weather up here!" he announces. "The name is Vansel." He bows slightly to Titaani. "I don't suppose you could let me out for a bit?"
”I can head some movement inside, but I can’t tell if it is alive or just annoyed pulsing regularly. Let’s wait until the others are ready before I try and open it,” he says, going back out into the bigger room and looking to see what everyone else is doing.
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Gerrard Feldren - Human Noble in Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"
Titaani stares with wide eyes at Vansel for a moment - she's never seen a satyr before - but her excitement quickly overwhelms her shock.
"Hi Vansel! It's so nice to meet you!" She beams. "I'm Titaani Leelathae. My friends and I, well, they're kind of more like a second family to me, we've defeated Bavlorna and her two evil sisters! You are free!"
Titaani grins at Vansel before suddenly remembering that he is still in the cage. "Oh, I mean, you soon will be. How do I get you out?"
Pud darts off to check on the girls. He bursts out onto the balcony and stands beside Matilda, mouth agape. He does his best to contain his laughter, but the sight of Matilda turning red in embarrassment is too much for Pud and he bursts out into hysterical snorting laugh. He does his best to compose himself and he's mostly successful.
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Pronouns: he/him/his
Pud - lvl 7 Human Artificer - Alchemist (The Wild Beyond the Witchlight).
Quinn - lvl 4 Human Ranger - Hunter (Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk)
Titaani sees that the wooden beam holding Vansel's cage can be hoisted up over the balcony using a crank that is attached to the railing. But there remains the lock upon the cage. If you don't have the key, someone could try to pick it, or you could attempt to bend the bars (although they look pretty strong.)
"Hello, Matilda and Pud! A pleasure to meet you. Much obliged if you could let me out," replies Vansel, cheerily. "I was trapped in a net while chasing some vagabonds, you see, and wound up here. I could use a good drink. And perhaps some pants. This'll be quite the story to tell afterwards! There’s delight to be found in every experience, don't you think?" He lets out a hearty laugh.
”I do have a key, but I am hoping it unlocks more than just a cage. Did the hag have any keys on her body that might work?” asks Ben as he comes upon the scene, “Or I could try the extra dimensional storage frog.”
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Gerrard Feldren - Human Noble in Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"
The only key Bavlorna had upon her was the black skeleton key Titaani fished out of her bubbling remains that opened the door to her Hoard Room. Matilda also still has the key the plant gave her, that opened Bavlorna's chest. And then Ben has the Mystery Key he pulled out of the magic frog. (Any other keys I'm forgetting?)
Smiling, Ben moves back into some of the rooms already searched and looks for some appropriate clothing for the satyr. On a whim, he asks the frog for satyr’s clothing and sticks his hand inside.
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Gerrard Feldren - Human Noble in Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"
"Sis! Come help me with this crank!" Titaani calls to Matilda as she moves to the railing, oblivious to her discomfort. "I think it will hoist Vansel up onto the balcony."
Running back upstairs, Ben finds clothing of all shapes and sizes heaped in Bavlorna's hoard room, near the frog statue. Asking and reaching into the bronze statue, however, yields nothing but tantalizing wisps he cannot quite grab ahold of.
Meanwhile, Titaani and Matilda crank the locked cage containing the cheery saytr safely back over the rickety balcony. "Much obliged," chirps the satyr. "I don't suppose you could open this, could you? I wouldn't mind stretching my legs a bit."
"Harengon brigands – those mean-spirited rabbit-folk from out in the bush – stole my clothes while I was bathing! Bathing is wonderful, don't you think? You should try it sometime!" replies Vansel the Satyr to Pud, eyeing the filthy boy in front of him. "I chased them, but I ended up trapped in a net and they brought me here. But everything will work out fine, right? And we’ll all have quite a story to tell afterward, don't you think?"
Ben:
Concentrating, Ben tries to sense his missing piece. He also listens for movement inside the coffer…If there is a creature trapped inside, he would like to free it—or is there is any weapon with icy powers, that could be good too…
”Maybe just a peek,” says Ben, mulling the possibilities. He listens for movement inside and looks for any obvious traps on the outside…
Perception: 8
Gerrard Feldren - Human Noble in Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"
"...okay. Maybe I can poke it with that cool new pole I got. Let's see if that does anything."
Pud whips out his magical retractable 10ft pole, calls out the command word to extend it, and then he pokes the box.
He leans towards Ben and whispers "Anything?..."
Pronouns: he/him/his
Pud - lvl 7 Human Artificer - Alchemist (The Wild Beyond the Witchlight).
Quinn - lvl 4 Human Ranger - Hunter (Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk)
The wooden coffer looks frozen shut. It might take a bit of muscle to try and open it. There is a very subtle pulsing sound or rhythmic movement coming from within. Poking the box with the pole seems to do nothing.
Meanwhile, Titaani faces a caged satyr out on the balcony. "Fine weather up here!" he announces. "The name is Vansel." He bows slightly to Titaani. "I don't suppose you could let me out for a bit?"
Ben:
”I can head some movement inside, but I can’t tell if it is alive or just annoyed pulsing regularly. Let’s wait until the others are ready before I try and open it,” he says, going back out into the bigger room and looking to see what everyone else is doing.
Gerrard Feldren - Human Noble in Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"
Titaani stares with wide eyes at Vansel for a moment - she's never seen a satyr before - but her excitement quickly overwhelms her shock.
"Hi Vansel! It's so nice to meet you!" She beams. "I'm Titaani Leelathae. My friends and I, well, they're kind of more like a second family to me, we've defeated Bavlorna and her two evil sisters! You are free!"
Titaani grins at Vansel before suddenly remembering that he is still in the cage. "Oh, I mean, you soon will be. How do I get you out?"
Matilda followed the sound of Titaanis voice and then hastily closed her eyes.....
Pud darts off to check on the girls. He bursts out onto the balcony and stands beside Matilda, mouth agape. He does his best to contain his laughter, but the sight of Matilda turning red in embarrassment is too much for Pud and he bursts out into hysterical snorting laugh. He does his best to compose himself and he's mostly successful.
Pronouns: he/him/his
Pud - lvl 7 Human Artificer - Alchemist (The Wild Beyond the Witchlight).
Quinn - lvl 4 Human Ranger - Hunter (Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk)
"Oh! This is Matilda and Pud!" Titaani says, noticing the others join her. "Guys, this is Vansel. He wants to be let out of the cage."
Titaani sees that the wooden beam holding Vansel's cage can be hoisted up over the balcony using a crank that is attached to the railing.
But there remains the lock upon the cage. If you don't have the key, someone could try to pick it, or you could attempt to bend the bars (although they look pretty strong.)
"Hello, Matilda and Pud! A pleasure to meet you. Much obliged if you could let me out," replies Vansel, cheerily. "I was trapped in a net while chasing some vagabonds, you see, and wound up here. I could use a good drink. And perhaps some pants. This'll be quite the story to tell afterwards! There’s delight to be found in every experience, don't you think?" He lets out a hearty laugh.
Ben:
”I do have a key, but I am hoping it unlocks more than just a cage. Did the hag have any keys on her body that might work?” asks Ben as he comes upon the scene, “Or I could try the extra dimensional storage frog.”
Gerrard Feldren - Human Noble in Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"
Matilda waits patiently with her eyes scrunched tightly.....
The only key Bavlorna had upon her was the black skeleton key Titaani fished out of her bubbling remains that opened the door to her Hoard Room. Matilda also still has the key the plant gave her, that opened Bavlorna's chest. And then Ben has the Mystery Key he pulled out of the magic frog. (Any other keys I'm forgetting?)
Matilda held her key out in her hand...
Ben:
Smiling, Ben moves back into some of the rooms already searched and looks for some appropriate clothing for the satyr. On a whim, he asks the frog for satyr’s clothing and sticks his hand inside.
Gerrard Feldren - Human Noble in Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"
"Sis! Come help me with this crank!" Titaani calls to Matilda as she moves to the railing, oblivious to her discomfort. "I think it will hoist Vansel up onto the balcony."
Running back upstairs, Ben finds clothing of all shapes and sizes heaped in Bavlorna's hoard room, near the frog statue. Asking and reaching into the bronze statue, however, yields nothing but tantalizing wisps he cannot quite grab ahold of.
Meanwhile, Titaani and Matilda crank the locked cage containing the cheery saytr safely back over the rickety balcony. "Much obliged," chirps the satyr. "I don't suppose you could open this, could you? I wouldn't mind stretching my legs a bit."
Matilda has finally had enough and drops the key on the ground turns on the spot opens her eyes and leaves the room....
Pud stifles another giggle as Matilda rushes out.
"I don't have any keys. Sorry, Sir. Maybe one of my friends here could figure something out.
Why'd they lock you up? You said you were chasin' some people around. Is that why they locked you in there?"
Pronouns: he/him/his
Pud - lvl 7 Human Artificer - Alchemist (The Wild Beyond the Witchlight).
Quinn - lvl 4 Human Ranger - Hunter (Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk)
"Harengon brigands – those mean-spirited rabbit-folk from out in the bush – stole my clothes while I was bathing! Bathing is wonderful, don't you think? You should try it sometime!" replies Vansel the Satyr to Pud, eyeing the filthy boy in front of him. "I chased them, but I ended up trapped in a net and they brought me here. But everything will work out fine, right? And we’ll all have quite a story to tell afterward, don't you think?"
Ben:
Coming back with a handful of likely clothes, Ben passes a flustered Matilda on the way. Arriving, he asks, “Have we found a key that works yet?”
Seeing the one on the ground, he picks it up and tries it—after the cage is safely over the balcony, of course.
Gerrard Feldren - Human Noble in Ghosts of Saltmarsh
Kerric Brightblade - Elven Warrior in "Apocalypse"