"Oh... Oww.. what happened... Lumen... I think I fell off your shoulder and hit my head" The small kobold would reply as he tries to stand up. He winces in pain as he goes to move and then looks to Lumen. When his eyes see the damage done to the half orcs back, they go wide and his mouth drops open. "Lumen did we get attacked? Is that why I fell off your shoulder.. here.. let me help!" The kobold would say as he struggles to get to his feet. He would extend his small dirt covered claw and place a hand on the half-orcs knee and cast cure wounds.
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"Do you really not remember anything that's happened in the last few minutes?" She asks while checking the Kobold's reaction, and if he genuinely doesn't seem to remember, she'll tell Lumen to untie Krackle.
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Krackle would pull back his restrained arm after finishing his spell. Looking down at the rope binding him, he would then look to his companions.. "So umm.. did I get captured? Did you save me?" He would ask looking worried. "I had a dream I was a bear! I was really soft! I don't really remember much else."
"That wasn't a dream. We think that the mask we found has some curse that corrupts people. We tried to take it from you to store it someplace safe, but you accused us of stealing and turned into a bear. You attacked Lumen, we had to knock you out of bear form, put you to sleep, and tie you up to make sure that you wouldn't do that again. Do you really not remember that?"
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As far as you can tell, Krackle is not lying. It does seem as if he's blacked out, or at least doesn't have full recollection of the events that have transpired during the past few minutes. With all the weirdness though, it's hard to be completely sure. At the very least, he's obviously snapped out of whatever immediate rage that drove him to act so aggressively and attack Lumen.
"Nope.." He would reply with a sad expression. "I remember a little.. I remember getting excited about a story. I like stories... my sister used to read me stories at night... but I don't remember anything after that..." He would say with a frown. "I didn't even know I could turn into a bear...." he would whisper to himself looking at the ground and twisting his tiny clawed foot in the dirt... "Sorry Lumen... I didn't mean to do it!" He would add quickly.. "It was such a neat mask.. i can't believe it was bad!"
"Well you seem fine now, so go ahead and untie him Lumen. But next time don't just take stuff off of our enemies without giving us the chance to check what's up with it."
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(I just read Vesper's insight check, since Chrys did a 21 check too)
Chrys leans back a little, some of the tension easing from her shoulders. "Ya had us worried there for a spell, lil' one. And ya can be right powerful when ya want ta be. That's not a bad thing... but be a lil' more cautious 'bout what ya pick up in evil temples from now on, hear? All that glitters ain't always gold."
She clambers to her feat and worriedly looks around for Harriet and Ellywick.
(Where are they? Did they run away? Stick around? XD)
Lumen unties the kobold, and then sits down heavily on the ground, rubbing at his disappearing wounds. "Krackle..."he sighs. "Please listen to Chrys and Vesper. I'm not sure I'll survive the next time you try something like that."
He looks over to Harriet and Ellywick and calls them over. "Nightmare's over. Sorry about the interruption."
Now that the situation has calmed down considerably and returned to a much more subdued mood and energy, Ellywick and Harriet come out of their hiding place about twenty yards away and slowly approach. Harriet still looks pretty scared, but Ellywick looks more concerned than frightened.
"Yer little friend ok there?" she asks. "What in the world got into him, raisin' such a ruckus an' turning on his own friends? And shape shifting into a bear... seems as if someone's got some secrets. I gave that little fella' a pass and all, seein' as how you all vouched for him, but I ain't so sure now. Something about him ain't right. What happened to you folks in that temple? Do I need to change my thinking about him, cause we still got a few hours before we get back home, and then what...?
"There was a mask that Crabapple had in the cave. She wore it and it made all the goblins scared of her. When we defeated her, Krackle took it and wore it around. It made him greedy and when we took it from him, he got violent. I'm guessing that the mask must make its wearer greedy and violent, which might explain why the constable was leading the goblins. It's just a theory. He should be good now."
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"Does make me wonder if Frida t'wernt as evil as she seemed, though,"Chrys says with a bit of regret. "Still.. looks like whatever curse was on that there mask,didn't break 'till I broke the mask, ev'n after we took it off o' Krackle here. So there'd been no talkin' to her anyways, since she was wearin' it while we fought her. She woulda fought us to the death. Nearly did, to be honest. But it mighta been a bad one time decision that ruined her life, an' not a maligned personality. No matter what the real reason, it's a hard loss for Melton, to be sure."
“I’ll speak for the little one. Harriet would still be in that cave hanging on a wall being tortured by goblins if it weren’t for him. I’d be dead. We’d all be dead. He saved our lives several times by now. He is... profoundly foolish. He’s odd. He grabs things without thinking, runs ahead unwisely, and can be unperceptive. He did grab the mask which was a serious mistake and made him become very much unlike himself. But when not possessed by an evil mask, he means well. He helps people. He heals people. He is kind and generous. I am sure he wants to help this town yet again. If he causes any trouble in Melton, we will leave peacefully. I will, so help me, take charge of the little bugger. You have my word as someone who will be carrying scars from being mauled by a bear for a long time.”
Ellywick listens to you with a crinkled face and finally replies.
"Interesting.... That would certainly explain a few things, especially about ol' Frida. She weren't my favorite person, and she never was very friendly, but downright evil... I never woulda pegged her as someone who'd take over a goblin band and start stealing' and killin'. Like I said, she weren't the apple of anybody's eye in Melton, but now that I think about it, seems like she started getting even grumpier 'bout this time last year. Couldn't peg what mighta happened, but she started gettin' even more bossy and aggressive towards anyone who crossed her. Not that I ever hung out with her much, but after I seen her get real feisty with a couple o' the other villages, last summer, I did my best to stay outta her way. Been that way ever since."
"So, if'n you say that Krackle here was the victim of his own foolishness and it's now passed since you destroyed that evil-inducing mask, then he's right by me. So long as he don't have no more flare-ups. Truth be told, I see how helpful he was yesterday, so he's still got my pass. Poor fella... Just wish he'd never put on that mask. Seems like as it's done is cause people pain and trouble. So, good thing you cracked it to smithereens. Hopefully that's the end of it. I'm just sorry you all got caught up in it, especially you, Lumen. Looks like you took quite a nasty bite there. Hope that heals ok."
"Well... I don't know about you, but I'm right ready for some ale and stew, so what say we get a move-on and keep trapping down this here trail? Sooner we start walking again, sooner we'll have mugs o' that sweet golden drink in front of us."
Lumen stands up with a grunt and nods when the others suggest its time to go. He cannot wait for a warm taproom and food.
”Ellywick, do you think Melton won’t be able to handle a Kobold? I’d prefer it if Krackle didn’t have to hide in the bag again. But Krackle, you need tokeep your hands to yourself and only go somewhere else if you check with us first. I honestly don’t have the energy to defend you against a whole town if you wander off and accidentally get stuck in someone’s coat tree and they don’t like it.”
”Ellywick, maybe you can bring Harriet back just ahead of us and explain a bit about what happened so it’s not a shock?”
"I sure as heck am ready for a long nap," Chrys agrees whole-heartedly. She allows the others to lead the way back into town, bringing up back of the pack as a rear guard in case of any more unpleasant surprises along the journey.
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"Oh... Oww.. what happened... Lumen... I think I fell off your shoulder and hit my head" The small kobold would reply as he tries to stand up. He winces in pain as he goes to move and then looks to Lumen. When his eyes see the damage done to the half orcs back, they go wide and his mouth drops open. "Lumen did we get attacked? Is that why I fell off your shoulder.. here.. let me help!" The kobold would say as he struggles to get to his feet. He would extend his small dirt covered claw and place a hand on the half-orcs knee and cast cure wounds.
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"Do you really not remember anything that's happened in the last few minutes?" She asks while checking the Kobold's reaction, and if he genuinely doesn't seem to remember, she'll tell Lumen to untie Krackle.
Insight: 7
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(OOC: Can krackle see the broken mask? )
OOC: No, we put it in one of our bags.
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Krackle would pull back his restrained arm after finishing his spell. Looking down at the rope binding him, he would then look to his companions.. "So umm.. did I get captured? Did you save me?" He would ask looking worried. "I had a dream I was a bear! I was really soft! I don't really remember much else."
"That wasn't a dream. We think that the mask we found has some curse that corrupts people. We tried to take it from you to store it someplace safe, but you accused us of stealing and turned into a bear. You attacked Lumen, we had to knock you out of bear form, put you to sleep, and tie you up to make sure that you wouldn't do that again. Do you really not remember that?"
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OOC: DM was Vesper's insight of 19 enough to know if Krackle really doesn't remember what happened in the last few minutes?
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As far as you can tell, Krackle is not lying. It does seem as if he's blacked out, or at least doesn't have full recollection of the events that have transpired during the past few minutes. With all the weirdness though, it's hard to be completely sure. At the very least, he's obviously snapped out of whatever immediate rage that drove him to act so aggressively and attack Lumen.
"Nope.." He would reply with a sad expression. "I remember a little.. I remember getting excited about a story. I like stories... my sister used to read me stories at night... but I don't remember anything after that..." He would say with a frown. "I didn't even know I could turn into a bear...." he would whisper to himself looking at the ground and twisting his tiny clawed foot in the dirt... "Sorry Lumen... I didn't mean to do it!" He would add quickly.. "It was such a neat mask.. i can't believe it was bad!"
"Well you seem fine now, so go ahead and untie him Lumen. But next time don't just take stuff off of our enemies without giving us the chance to check what's up with it."
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(I just read Vesper's insight check, since Chrys did a 21 check too)
Chrys leans back a little, some of the tension easing from her shoulders. "Ya had us worried there for a spell, lil' one. And ya can be right powerful when ya want ta be. That's not a bad thing... but be a lil' more cautious 'bout what ya pick up in evil temples from now on, hear? All that glitters ain't always gold."
She clambers to her feat and worriedly looks around for Harriet and Ellywick.
(Where are they? Did they run away? Stick around? XD)
Lumen unties the kobold, and then sits down heavily on the ground, rubbing at his disappearing wounds. "Krackle..." he sighs. "Please listen to Chrys and Vesper. I'm not sure I'll survive the next time you try something like that."
He looks over to Harriet and Ellywick and calls them over. "Nightmare's over. Sorry about the interruption."
Now that the situation has calmed down considerably and returned to a much more subdued mood and energy, Ellywick and Harriet come out of their hiding place about twenty yards away and slowly approach. Harriet still looks pretty scared, but Ellywick looks more concerned than frightened.
"Yer little friend ok there?" she asks. "What in the world got into him, raisin' such a ruckus an' turning on his own friends? And shape shifting into a bear... seems as if someone's got some secrets. I gave that little fella' a pass and all, seein' as how you all vouched for him, but I ain't so sure now. Something about him ain't right. What happened to you folks in that temple? Do I need to change my thinking about him, cause we still got a few hours before we get back home, and then what...?
"There was a mask that Crabapple had in the cave. She wore it and it made all the goblins scared of her. When we defeated her, Krackle took it and wore it around. It made him greedy and when we took it from him, he got violent. I'm guessing that the mask must make its wearer greedy and violent, which might explain why the constable was leading the goblins. It's just a theory. He should be good now."
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"Does make me wonder if Frida t'wernt as evil as she seemed, though," Chrys says with a bit of regret. "Still.. looks like whatever curse was on that there mask,didn't break 'till I broke the mask, ev'n after we took it off o' Krackle here. So there'd been no talkin' to her anyways, since she was wearin' it while we fought her. She woulda fought us to the death. Nearly did, to be honest. But it mighta been a bad one time decision that ruined her life, an' not a maligned personality. No matter what the real reason, it's a hard loss for Melton, to be sure."
“I’ll speak for the little one. Harriet would still be in that cave hanging on a wall being tortured by goblins if it weren’t for him. I’d be dead. We’d all be dead. He saved our lives several times by now. He is... profoundly foolish. He’s odd. He grabs things without thinking, runs ahead unwisely, and can be unperceptive. He did grab the mask which was a serious mistake and made him become very much unlike himself. But when not possessed by an evil mask, he means well. He helps people. He heals people. He is kind and generous. I am sure he wants to help this town yet again. If he causes any trouble in Melton, we will leave peacefully. I will, so help me, take charge of the little bugger. You have my word as someone who will be carrying scars from being mauled by a bear for a long time.”
Ellywick listens to you with a crinkled face and finally replies.
"Interesting.... That would certainly explain a few things, especially about ol' Frida. She weren't my favorite person, and she never was very friendly, but downright evil... I never woulda pegged her as someone who'd take over a goblin band and start stealing' and killin'. Like I said, she weren't the apple of anybody's eye in Melton, but now that I think about it, seems like she started getting even grumpier 'bout this time last year. Couldn't peg what mighta happened, but she started gettin' even more bossy and aggressive towards anyone who crossed her. Not that I ever hung out with her much, but after I seen her get real feisty with a couple o' the other villages, last summer, I did my best to stay outta her way. Been that way ever since."
"So, if'n you say that Krackle here was the victim of his own foolishness and it's now passed since you destroyed that evil-inducing mask, then he's right by me. So long as he don't have no more flare-ups. Truth be told, I see how helpful he was yesterday, so he's still got my pass. Poor fella... Just wish he'd never put on that mask. Seems like as it's done is cause people pain and trouble. So, good thing you cracked it to smithereens. Hopefully that's the end of it. I'm just sorry you all got caught up in it, especially you, Lumen. Looks like you took quite a nasty bite there. Hope that heals ok."
"Well... I don't know about you, but I'm right ready for some ale and stew, so what say we get a move-on and keep trapping down this here trail? Sooner we start walking again, sooner we'll have mugs o' that sweet golden drink in front of us."
"Yeah, let's get going."
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Lumen stands up with a grunt and nods when the others suggest its time to go. He cannot wait for a warm taproom and food.
”Ellywick, do you think Melton won’t be able to handle a Kobold? I’d prefer it if Krackle didn’t have to hide in the bag again. But Krackle, you need tokeep your hands to yourself and only go somewhere else if you check with us first. I honestly don’t have the energy to defend you against a whole town if you wander off and accidentally get stuck in someone’s coat tree and they don’t like it.”
”Ellywick, maybe you can bring Harriet back just ahead of us and explain a bit about what happened so it’s not a shock?”
"I sure as heck am ready for a long nap," Chrys agrees whole-heartedly. She allows the others to lead the way back into town, bringing up back of the pack as a rear guard in case of any more unpleasant surprises along the journey.