Rush leads the way with his guiding light followed by the rest. He follows the sound to the last room on the left at the end of the hallway. The soft crying of a young child can be heard coming from this room. As Rush opens the door, a faint glow of spectral light leaks out. Sitting, crying in the middle of this room is the ghost of a little girl.
"Wh...who are you?" she asks. "Are you here to rescue me? Me and my sister," she says between weaping, "got lost. My sister left to go find help. Are you here to help me?"
Sael's eyes grow large at the sight of the small child crying. She cannot speak, only reaches out for the poor soul.
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Rushgets the feeling that since she's a ghost, she could still be dangerous, but she doesn't appear to be aggressive at all. Right now, she appears to be genuinely distraught.
"I feel like she might be safe to approach," Rush whispers to Sael and the rest of the group. "But, we should be careful - she might still be dangerous."
Her sobbing is starting to slow down, but she is still catching her breath. Between sad breaths, she says, "I was told to never talk to strangers, but I've been in here for hours, now, I think. My sister and I were playing. I got lost while exploring in here with my sister. Will you help me find her? I saw her leave but I wanted to stay and explore."
"Sure, child," Rush answers softly. "We can guide you out of these catacombs. What is your name and what is her name?"
"My name is Jennifer," the girl says, becoming more calm, now. "My sister's name is Cici."
Andrømeda, unsure how to approach this situation, stands at Rush's back as he reaches to take the ghost girls hand, hoping for the best but ready in case something happens.
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And so you lead her back through the hallways, no more undead or ghosts. To your relief, the ghost that attacked you in the beginning hasn't come back, either. But, waiting for you, anxiously, at the entrance to the catacombs is Hang-root.
The expression on her face is confusion, relief, and...guilt? As soon as you all come out of the entrance, and she makes eye contact, she covers her mouth with her hands and bursts into tears.
"Cici!" Jennifer exclaims. "I was so scared. I was in there for hours and I didn't know where you went!"
Jennifer obviously has no idea how long she was in there or that she is dead.
"How..." Hang-root, who you now know is Cici seems speechless looking at what used to be her younger sister. "I am so sorry I left you in there. I tried to get help, but no one would listen." Then, looking to the party, she says, "This has all been my fault. Everything bad that has happened has been my fault. From this moment on, I give up magic. My mistakes have cost too much."
Then, reaching into a pouch, she pulls out a ring. She says, "Here. Take this. I call it "Cici's Guilt". I was unable to contain my guilt at becoming separated from Jennifer and so, when I was younger, I poured all of my tears, guilt, and magic energy into creating this ring. I haven't been able to cast magic right since. Take it, please. Put it to good use. It has one charge per day - re-charging at midnight. You can either calm the emotions of yourself or someone else. Thank you."
She hands it to Kwizats (who can keep it or give it to someone else).
Then, she takes her sister's hand and wraps her arm around the ghostly figure and they walk off into the night.
Andrømeda watches them walk away, a frown on her face. She knew guilt well, though she'd used it to fuel herself to do better, rather than let it consume her. She sighed, looking to her companions. "Vi should rest, ja? De slag vas hard fought today."
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The whole time Kwisatz had been watching in amazement at how the dead was able to communicate, amazed at home some seemed to turn evil, and some retained their living personalities. Taking the ring for now he pulls out his book and starts writing some quick notes into it to check for later. He then looks to the two new members and says, studying Feyd's reactions, "So Feyd... did you find what it was for which you were searching...?"
"Unfortunately, no!" He's obviously annoyed about it. "That incompetent, useless woman raised the dead before we could. I'll have to come back with another crew at a later date. At least, this time we won't need anyone to guide us here."
"What?" says Sael, partially outraged. "That woman.. Cici raised the dead? She's the reason all of those people died in there?!"
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"Did she not say den vas an accident?" Andrømeda said, tugging at her ponytail. "Vhen vi først kom here. Am remember dir vas talk of such a thing, ja?"
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Rush thinks for a moment, staring towards the sound. He then shakes his head to clear his thoughts.
”I’ll lead the way.”
He then starts towards the noise.
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"Vell, if det is true, hopefully vi are not valking into de lair of some other horror, ja?" Andrømeda says wearily. "Only one vay to find out."
Rush leads the way with his guiding light followed by the rest. He follows the sound to the last room on the left at the end of the hallway. The soft crying of a young child can be heard coming from this room. As Rush opens the door, a faint glow of spectral light leaks out. Sitting, crying in the middle of this room is the ghost of a little girl.
"Wh...who are you?" she asks. "Are you here to rescue me? Me and my sister," she says between weaping, "got lost. My sister left to go find help. Are you here to help me?"
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Can rush tell if this sort of ghost might be harmless or something they could in fact help?
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Sael's eyes grow large at the sight of the small child crying. She cannot speak, only reaches out for the poor soul.
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Aeneas - Human | Blood Hunter I | The Rise of Kruphix
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Dippy Goanta - Half-Orc | Barbarian/Path of the Dragon | Charm City (Charm Person Games)
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Roll an insight check for Rush.
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Insight for Rush: 5
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Rush gets the feeling that since she's a ghost, she could still be dangerous, but she doesn't appear to be aggressive at all. Right now, she appears to be genuinely distraught.
"I feel like she might be safe to approach," Rush whispers to Sael and the rest of the group. "But, we should be careful - she might still be dangerous."
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Speedwell | Harengone | Fey Wanderer Ranger | The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
"Who are you?" Rush asks the girl.
Her sobbing is starting to slow down, but she is still catching her breath. Between sad breaths, she says, "I was told to never talk to strangers, but I've been in here for hours, now, I think. My sister and I were playing. I got lost while exploring in here with my sister. Will you help me find her? I saw her leave but I wanted to stay and explore."
"Sure, child," Rush answers softly. "We can guide you out of these catacombs. What is your name and what is her name?"
"My name is Jennifer," the girl says, becoming more calm, now. "My sister's name is Cici."
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Rush reaches out a hand for her to hold (knowing she might not be able to) and guide her out.
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Andrømeda, unsure how to approach this situation, stands at Rush's back as he reaches to take the ghost girls hand, hoping for the best but ready in case something happens.
She hesitates, but takes Rush's hand. To good surprise, she feels solid at the moment.
((Are you going to guide her out of the catacombs?))
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"We have to help her." half-whispers Sael.
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And so you lead her back through the hallways, no more undead or ghosts. To your relief, the ghost that attacked you in the beginning hasn't come back, either. But, waiting for you, anxiously, at the entrance to the catacombs is Hang-root.
The expression on her face is confusion, relief, and...guilt? As soon as you all come out of the entrance, and she makes eye contact, she covers her mouth with her hands and bursts into tears.
"Cici!" Jennifer exclaims. "I was so scared. I was in there for hours and I didn't know where you went!"
Jennifer obviously has no idea how long she was in there or that she is dead.
"How..." Hang-root, who you now know is Cici seems speechless looking at what used to be her younger sister. "I am so sorry I left you in there. I tried to get help, but no one would listen." Then, looking to the party, she says, "This has all been my fault. Everything bad that has happened has been my fault. From this moment on, I give up magic. My mistakes have cost too much."
Then, reaching into a pouch, she pulls out a ring. She says, "Here. Take this. I call it "Cici's Guilt". I was unable to contain my guilt at becoming separated from Jennifer and so, when I was younger, I poured all of my tears, guilt, and magic energy into creating this ring. I haven't been able to cast magic right since. Take it, please. Put it to good use. It has one charge per day - re-charging at midnight. You can either calm the emotions of yourself or someone else. Thank you."
She hands it to Kwizats (who can keep it or give it to someone else).
Then, she takes her sister's hand and wraps her arm around the ghostly figure and they walk off into the night.
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Speedwell | Harengone | Fey Wanderer Ranger | The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Andrømeda watches them walk away, a frown on her face. She knew guilt well, though she'd used it to fuel herself to do better, rather than let it consume her. She sighed, looking to her companions. "Vi should rest, ja? De slag vas hard fought today."
The whole time Kwisatz had been watching in amazement at how the dead was able to communicate, amazed at home some seemed to turn evil, and some retained their living personalities. Taking the ring for now he pulls out his book and starts writing some quick notes into it to check for later. He then looks to the two new members and says, studying Feyd's reactions, "So Feyd... did you find what it was for which you were searching...?"
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"Unfortunately, no!" He's obviously annoyed about it. "That incompetent, useless woman raised the dead before we could. I'll have to come back with another crew at a later date. At least, this time we won't need anyone to guide us here."
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"What?" says Sael, partially outraged. "That woman.. Cici raised the dead? She's the reason all of those people died in there?!"
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Aeneas - Human | Blood Hunter I | The Rise of Kruphix
Stanley Yin - Human | Wizard | Tide of Retribution
Jonesy Bones - Halfling | Fighter/Battle Master | cORroNa Squad
Dippy Goanta - Half-Orc | Barbarian/Path of the Dragon | Charm City (Charm Person Games)
Dungeon Master - To Yeet or Be Yeeted
"Did she not say den vas an accident?" Andrømeda said, tugging at her ponytail. "Vhen vi først kom here. Am remember dir vas talk of such a thing, ja?"