Waterdeep: Camel Heist (2020)

Insight check 8

Alas, Scupper, you're not really sure what made the creature appear to leave, or whether it really has left or not. :(

"Feckin' magic bollicking bawbag eyebaw gobshite. I am gonna peel that cornea right off yer big baby blue dead eye and use it as a dinner plate fer when I'M hungry. Chew on those thoughts."

Scupper, make an Intimidation check at advantage.

What now, Blinky? Want I trip trap over bridge?

Strix chews a mouse of his own while leaning on his staff. 

Think secret still owed. 

Varinth will Control Flames to make the flames from the downed lamp sputter and grow into the shape of a viper, it's head bobbing and weaving as if searching for the one eyed monster.

Not over this way you Uni-ocular Fart Monster!! Little men with big powers over this way! Varinth yells at the silent crevasse.

Intimidation : 12

Intimidation with advantage

19

You all see the creature clamber from the crevasse at the very south side; its eye is darting around and looking everywhere except where the group is.  It is carrying something in one of its hands, and as it reaches the top and stands on the floor, it hesitantly throws the item over the crevasse towards where Vaz and Scupper are standing.  Have food.  Share food.  Don't fight.  You can see that it is a severed arm, possibly human. 

Whoa Gibbers! Is that an arm? exclaims Varinth Is there any "food" down there that's still moving Eyeball?

Varinth makes his way past his fiery snake and looks over the side of the crevasse, stretching the sputtering viper to light it up if need be. He will keep his staff pointed at the creature.

Varinth, you see that the base of the crevasse is not more than 20 feet below the top, and the ground is mostly just rocks.  Here and there are piles of rubbish and some piles of bones; one or two of the piles have something rather fresher than bones, though far from actually fresh.  There is one corpse, with its arm ripped off, that can only be about a week old.  Nothing moves.

Does Varinth recognize the corpse? Perception : 4

It is probably the corpse of a humanoid and not a bear or lizard.  Probably.

Dekhan will try to determine if the creature has unsavory or not nice intentions for the group Insight 20

9

Dekhan, at the moment you can tell it's mostly scared, but you can't be sure of any deeper motives.

Where did you get this meat, friend? Is that one of the men who lived here?

Reddies bring food.  Yummy yummy.  Glasstaff tells them.  We have a deal.  Meat and gold and meat and gold and meat and gold and I'm so HUNGRY!!!!

The creature flinches at the power of the last thought, and cowers on the ground, backing away from you towards the south and what might be an opening in the cavern wall.

Don't leave, friend we gave you some meat, you give us a secret. Dekhan spreads his hands, that was the deal, right? Tell us something about Glasstaff for the mouse, and tell us something about this place and I'll give you this delicious meat here he holds the saltbeef out again smelling it. Mmmmm this, this is some good meat right here!

Glasstaff, his name is Iarno, he holds that secret tightly, oh so tightly.  A traitor he is, to the Lords.  Hunting him, they are, or so he thinks.  Go to him; the creature points to the north and west of where he is standing, he's home now.  There are some reddies and some buggies, but not many, not many.  Take treasures.  Many treasures.  He points down into the crevasse.  Good treasures there and good treasures  here, treasures and meat, good meat, old meat, good treasures, nice treasures...  

Thank you, my friend, here, Dekhan tosses him the saltbeef and takes another from his pack and holds it out. I'm going to come down there with you, and see these treasures you speak of. 

Yes, see treasures, nice treasures.  Bye bye!  and the creature backs away from the edge of the crevasse, turns, and runs through a passage to the south and out of the area.