"If ye be talking about Zagmira's, no one. Very few wizards survived this 'ere battle against Ras' troops." He then gives another shrug. "How'ever, fer Ras' camp. There were many. I met...." Lemon then begins counting his fingers slowly as if to recall a long memory, "Ten from what I rememb'er."

Lemon gives a look around and pats his belly. "If we all be ready then, lets 'ead off!"

After some time and when they arrive at their destination, Lemon proceeds to collect his belongings. He looks to each of his friends and gives a smile. First he looks to Allister. From within the packs Lemon has, he pulls forth a bejewled Amnian Doublet. "'ere ye go human. I figured ye would like this with ye.... beard." He hands it to Allister and gives him a slap on the shoulder. "Keep the beard trimmed though. Even a dwarf like me has got to contain some ol' hair HAHAHA!"

Next, he looks to Nenne. Lemon brings forth four gems. Two of the gems he hands to the Elf were Sapphire, and the other two were Tiger's Eye gems. "There be a urn in the treasure room of his filled to the brim with these 'ere gems! It be too 'eavy fer me to life though. So I took two of each!" He scratched his beard and mumbled a bit to himself, "Guess I could of taken three...."

Finishing up with Nenne, Lemon approached Boosey and brought forth two rubies. "Ye seem to like red bard, so I brought some fer ye." Lemon pats him on the head and moves to Glimbul. "I guess it be lucky that I took more than necessary. 'An sorry it be not the best of things but..." with those words Lemon brought forth a large Turami silk pillow, and a leather-bound spellbook. "'ere. ye may 'ave more use of these than I. Hope these are good enough."

After handing his gifts to his friends, Lemon smiles and produces a gilded Moonshae harp. "This be 'ere the real treasure! There were cloaks and goblets back in that 'ol treasure room but..." he gives his careless shrug. "Didn't see a need fer it."

"Now. What do we do," he says with a smile.

"Much appreciated, but in that treasure room, did you also happen to see a chalice shaped from a skull? It is one of the items I am looking for." Glimbul stores away the pillow and book in his travel pack.

The three gargoyles above the cave entrance are still around when the party arrives. Some of Lemon's things are near the obelisk and the gargoyles ready themselves to pounce until he moves away from it. They seem to be content to remain perched and alert though.

Nenne keeps a wary eye on the gargoyles and is slightly startled when gems are placed into her hand. "Ah, thank you," she says to the druid as a mildly confused expression forms on her rosy face. "I'm sure these will be...useful." 

She turns her face toward the tunnel that contains the door with the puzzle cube slots and frowns. "Eku," she calls softly, nodding toward the tunnel, "you weren't able to enter it on our last visit. Do you think there is some kind of warding against celestial creatures?"

Putting away his new harp, wanting to save his first joy of playing it later, looks to Glimbul and answers, "No. Only jeweled ones dear gnome."

Eku tries again and fails to enter the small cavern passage. She turns to Nenne and says, "That must be the case. I sense a strong repulsion there, barring my passage. If that is the way things must be, then I will aid in other ways. Lemon...Nenne has something for you. It is a jar, filled with a salve. The salve will turn any dwarf that has been petrified back into a living, flesh and blood creature. For some added fun, the salve is inexhaustable and...." the couatl makes sure she has the dwarf's full attention before adding, "edible."

Nenne quickly fishes the salve jar from her pack and holds it out to Lemon, slightly concerned he may pounce. 

And pounce he did. Within mere seconds there way nothing in Nenne's hands and instead within Lemons. he opened the jar and with a nod to Eku and Nenne, began munching. He did not eat too much however, since this was only second lunch and third was supposed to start soon. He had to save stomach room somehow.

Eku moves over near Boosey next and asks to see his flute. Once the item is produced, she covers it with her tail. Light begins to glow covering the item completely. When the light fades, the flute looks brand new and brilliant. The shaft is brilliant and smooth, while the mouthpiece is black, sporting an engraved multi-colored feather. Eku says to the gnome, "This is adamantine; you will be hard pressed to break it. Any music you play from this instrument carries more influence and shall be quite soothing on the ear."

The cleric indulges in a quiet, amazed smile at Eku's transmutation, before approaching Glimbul. "Tell me about this item you seek. What is its function? And why do you need it, if the question is not too intrusive?"

Boosey takes the instrument from Eku and looks at it with reverence, holding it gently, as you would a small child.  He turns it over in his hands taking in the engraving on the mouthpiece at length and studying every detail.  Placing his fingers over the finger holes he finds them a perfect match for his small hands; he lifts it to his mouth and plays, the sound sweet and clear like water in a fresh mountain stream.  His eyes well up and he looks to Eku.  "I...." But he just stares at her in wonder.  "Thank you."  It's almost a whisper, but there is no mistaking the awe in his voice.

Glimbul in a cheerful tone. "I had been handed down a journal from my father that talked of 3 items that can be found in Chult. One of which is called the Skull Chalice of Ch’gakare. It is said to be a symbol of office in the royal line of Omu. I was certain it was in that palace and was caught on my way trying to find it before. But that isnt the only item I am looking for the Navel of the Moon and the Eye of Zaltec. Their function is not important to me so much as their existence. I knew it was my destiny to come here to find these items. Although maybe now I am starting to think it was part of my destiny to come here looking for them only to meet you all and aid you on the journey to end this curse."

The celestial locks eyes with Allister and moves towards him, shifting forms as she does. Her form becomes that of a pale woman with stark red hair and many freckles adorning a what appears to be a young adult's face. She gives the new image a cursory glance before arriving to stand in front of the warrior. She smiles at him and says, "It was ever my pleasure watching your cunning mind at work. Your bravery comes from a heart full of moral code and honor. You have come a long way from the story you revealed as your past and it warms my heart to known you." She puts her hand out in the customary Chultan fashion for grasping forearms in a sign of greeting. As the two connect, Allister feels his arm warm around her touch and a small, coin-sized feather ending in flames is imprinted on the fighter's forearm. She says, "As long as your heart remains true, your weapons will burn with your inner strength."

Boosey listens to Glimbul's story and nods.  "Help us rid the world of this curse, my friend and I will aid you in the search for these items.  It would be foolish of me to claim that I have heard of these things, but your descriptions excite me.  There is history there, and where there is history there is sure to be an interesting story to gather, one which could well be told for thousands of years to come."

Eku moves to stand before Glimbul and Nenne next. She removes her quiver and passes it to the rogue saying, "I barely know you, but I honor your want to help my friends in their time of need. This quiver will never run empty of arrows, bolts, or darts." As she speaks, she points to the various locations where each of the multicolored fletchings are poking out of the pack.

Just when he was about to respond to Boosey he sees Eku approach him and Nenne.

After listening to her and receiving the quiver he stands in a daze for a moment before replying. "Eku. I'm not sure what to say. This seems almost too good for someone like myself. Thank you."

Allister stares with the dumbest face anyone has seen on him so far at the again transformed Eku. He doesn’t blink for an eternity and doesn’t seem to notice what happened to his arm. He just stares at Eku. Only as she walks over to Glimbul his mind appears to work again as he says „Thank you“, turns around to take a few steps towards the obelisk and look at his arm.

The gargoyles shift nervously on their perches above.

Eku takes Nenne hands into her own and stares at her with those same golden pools of hers. Eku says to the eladrin, "I will not forget you and the sacrifices you have made to be here. You will forever be a bright spot in my years to come."

Nenne's brows furrow in concern, as her friend's words imply an imminent departure. The moment their hands touch, however, something mystical washes over the cleric and she gasps in surprise.

For a brief instant, her coloration shifts into a palette none in the party has seen from her, before. Her skin glows a peaceful peach, and her curls deepen into a rich copper. The colors rest on the eladrin's form much like an old, familiar cloak - and they are the most natural, becoming colors anyone has seen from her in all her days on Chult. 

As the pair's hands part and the hopeful pinks of Spring return to the eladrin, she shakes her head in awe and humility.

"I said when we met that I believe all paths cross for a reason," she whispers, still processing what happened to her. "I have never been so grateful to encounter another's path. Thank you, my friend. I will not forget what you have shown me."

"Ye have *munch* *munch* a good *munch* time now Eku." Lemon manages to say, as she travels around the party.