Crimson Sands of Time

"I'll take the scroll, if no one else is willing to take it." Ethan speaks up as he bends down to collect it before scanning the room again. "That aside, I'm ready to move out with Deathwillow back to the cavern to rest when you all are. I can't stand to live in this reek-filled place anymore."

"I thought you said we're not out for treasure, huh? What made you change your mind?" Randy jokingly asks him before picking up the potion of invulnerability. "Nah I'm just kidding. And yeah you're right. We need to move out now, before any more choas occurs, let alone the stench poisons my nose any further." 

You did save the lizarsfolk from the will o wisps so the undead are no longer a threat, but you're also renting a boat from an inn across the water, so you might do well to stay there.

"Maybe we should spend a night at the inn when we return the boat, just to recuperate a bit from this ordeal with Velvet?"

Chad will also make his way outside to get some fresh air, even though this area doesn't have any poison or acidic air.

"I agree with you, um, whatever your name is." Ethan replies as he and Randy follow him out to the open world again with the prisoners. "Not to mention that we were a little disorganized when the climax of the entire thing struck us in our temples, so it would also be a better time to get to know each other more. I mean, unless if you have other things to do, me and Randy aren't heading off anytime soon."

"My name is Chadderlay Wittmoore and I am a Red Wizard of Thay."

Chad watches the two brothers closely as they expressed concerns about Red Wizards back when he first met them at the other two hags abode.

"Nice meeting you, Chad. I'm Ethan Wolftree." The simic teen replies with a warm smile before shaking his hand. "If this alliance persists for the next few missions or so, I hope we can get along better alongside your teammates along the way... wait... a red... wizard?" His face morphs slightly into a shocked expression, because those were the cultists that nearly thrashed Randy until Ethan came and fended them off himself.

"So you're a red wizard on our side? Oh wow. And I thought those guys were a bunch of guys that might stab me and Ethan in the first place! I didn't expect myself to be allies with one in the first place! I'm Randy Wolftree by the way." The artificer speaks with his boastful mind overpowering his train of thoughts, having immediately become oblivious of the fact that the wizard was part of the cult that threatened him on the brink of death in the first place. At least, until his Simic brother swooped down and tore down eight of their warriors all alone before the rest retreated. That seemed to have vanished from his brain entirely now that victory against a bigger threat was on his mind.

"Do not judge the Red Wizards lightly due to me, and please don't judge me harshly because of them. Most are power hungry and evil. I may be an... exception."

Once outside Chad looks around to see if the boat is where they left it.

Sam is attuned to his new armor.

You were previously headed south to Thaymount, I believe.  

We know the Thay, under the absolute rule of Szazz Tam, Zulkir of necromancy, is trying to access the far realm as a source of power.  Morwena mentioned a plan to kill him before heading off on her own. 

So, maybe consider how you want to proceed.  You are considered enemies of the state after your actions at the Thayan Embassy, but if you can avoid identification, you can still talk to Thayans, but you're definitely on the Thayan 'no fly list'.

And the boat is right where you left it.

Oli will do a quick search of the troll body in the room with all the poison gas to see if anything was overlooked there while everyone else is freeing the prisoners. He then leaves the lair with everyone else.

CON save in log: 3
3 poison damage I believe it was?

Investigation (in log) of the troll's body: 21

Guessing that means the half-dragon troll.

Nothing there.

<first I though it was the venom troll. That would have been 9 poison damage>

Did anybody take the amulet Velvet used to teleport about the place? 

Chad will take the amulet Velvet used to teleport about the place (even if he has to go back after remembering it).

(also, not sure if we're taking a short rest first as you said Sam was attuned to the armor, but even if we're not I think we're going to try for a long rest at the inn?)

(so hopefully Chad will get to attune to the amulet?)

I do not use attunement. If you have a magic item, use it.  If it says it needs attunement, it counts as a bona fide magic item and weilding more than your oroficiency score has consequences akin to wild magic but genrally bad and significantly worse than that. So, it's a soft cap, it's not fixes and it means if you have the item. You can use the item as a magic item. Magic items that don't count I clue consumable single use items less than very rare (so necklace of fireballs is a magic item, for example) but low level scrolls and tattoos and such do not.  Sometimes the rarity charts are completely out of touch, so allow for DM fiat - if it seems potent enough to count. It might just count. Potent magic shoukd feel at least a little bit unpredictable, maybe not DCC unpredictable, but some mystery, otherwise how is it even magic?

I suggest a long rest either at the lizardfolk village or at the inn, but it's really up to you.

(ooc: what is the amulet and how does it work? I am unfamiliar with item in question... just know Velvet was using it to teleport around.)

Sam looks up to the rest of the group with his new armour equipped “I shall suggest we move back to the lizardfolk village for a safe place to rest and recoup” 

"Then what are we waiting for? If everyone's done with the treasure hunt then let's head back straight away. I'm more concerned about the prisoners we just freed too. At this rate I feel like they probably won't last long if we keep lingering around here." Ethan speaks.

"We should get them some food and aid in helping them get safely back to their homes."

Chad looks with concern over the faces of the freed prisoners, trying to determine what the current level of their spirit is, how they might fare in having to travel through the swamp to get back to their normal situation and homes.

Insight: 18 

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(ooc: what is the amulet and how does it work? I am unfamiliar with item in question... just know Velvet was using it to teleport around.)

 Yup. So is your pc.PC.

Prisoners will probably survive if you can escort them away from thus place.  All hapless victims save the orog, whose desire for power led her here