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as the waitress brings three more tankards ting caws out
"an we ain't done yet's wroight"
as he passes out tankards of ale to Hans and Felicitas, then standing lifts his own tankard, ting toasts
"hears ta tha finest bloody floggin' murder of blokes ta ever flash about tha wayfinder, an 'ats bloody well wroight."
realizing the language he was using in front of the duchess and Miss Feicitas he quickly adds tipping his grass conical hat
"beggin yer pardon ladies"
Hans' grin broadens.
"Ah, Ting Tang! What would we do without you?"
He then raises his flagon.
"Here here! To a fine grouping of companions, who have shown their worth on numerous occasions! May we have many further adventures, yet!"
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"So we have a deal." the baroness answers with a smile. She asks you to sign a contract outlining your payment of 5000 gp and the expectation that you exercise every possible caution to leave items inside intact and undamaged.
As the meeting draws to a close, the baroness thanks you again and rewards them for dealing with the kobolds as promised. Then she wishes them luck in exploring Hunclay Manor.
After finishing his meal, and enjoying a pleasant evening of carousing, Hans bids the others good night, and heads to his room, where he sleeps soundly until mid-morning the following day.
Feeling quite refreshed, he heads downstairs for a hearty brunch, before heading out to explore the town (and check-in on the people that were rescued).
Firstly, he decides to make some purchases...
...acquiring a thin shirt of gossamer-like material, emblazoned with wing motifs, and a small, cracked red gemstone.
Stopping off at the apothecary's...
...he purchases a golden-coloured oil, and shows the proprietor the strange scales.
"We found these in the kobold lair. Do you have any idea what they came from?"
After that, he heads over to the Malak farm, to check on the former slaves .
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ting wakes up late in the morning, his brain still a little muddled, gathering up his gear he toddles outside of the Inn and is taking a bird bath in the horse trough out front, when he sees Hans come out of the apothecary's. Using his green robe to dry off with he grabs the rest of his gear and follows after Hans, calling out,
"Oy wait fer me gov'n'r, you's might need a claw, er talon, er 'and; you knows, some 'elp, wroight"
After doing some shopping Elektra moves next to Hans and Ting and takes a deep swig of fresh juice before loading her plate with fresh fruits and some oatmeal.
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You do some shopping and take home a lot of shiny, new equipment. At the apothecary Hans presents the scales. The man behind the desk answers "I've never seen these in reality, I know them only from books. I think these are dragon scales." After having a closer look at them, turning them in his hands, knocking at them, smelling them. "It seems to me the dragon who lost these is still young, for a dragon of course."
After collecting the information and having breakfast you head over to the Malek farm. Bophre sits outside in the sun in front of the house. She smiles when she spots you. Her father is busy putting the horses in front of the plough. He gets to the house and welcomes you. "Good morning. Nice to see you again. I guess you are here to collect your reward. Please come in, do you want some tea? Or juice?"
Hans smiles back.
"Also to see how you are going. You are looking a lot better!"
When her father approaches, Hans nods.
"Some tea would be lovely."
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Ting toddles along after Hans and Felicitas wearing his new goggles, occasionally picking up an object and looking at it with the goggles on, then with them off. On their way to the farm he exclaims to the team.
” ‘es spectacles is bloody floggin’ fantastical, you’s can see bunches o’ details, well actually I’s can see bunches o’ details wroight. ‘At’s not ta say if either of you’s chaps would lyke ta tries ‘em ‘at I’s wouldn’t let ya’s, don’t mind sharin’ seeing ‘ow we’s is mates an’ all, wroight”
When they arrive at the farm, ting stops playing with his goggles and stands quietly, nodding his head agreeing with Hans
”’e’s wroight missy, tea would be bloo… ahhh, very noice, wroight’
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Isadorer serves you some tea and cookies. "I made them yesterday." Bophre says. "I hope you like them. I used the nuts from our trees and cinamon."
Isadorer leaves the room and returns a minute later with a pouch filled with gold coins. "Please take this for saving my daughter. This is pretty much everything my wife and I saved our whole life long." he embraces his daughter and kisses her. "She's the most important thing in my life, I don't need the money."
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I like the nuts the best, they tickle my craw
Ting, drinking his tea the same way as the does his ale, slurping a small amount into his beak and then tilting his head back and gurgling it down; reaches for a cookie and starts to peck the nuts out, once they are gone he munches up the rest of the cookie. As Isadorer comes back in and offers the team the money, Ting looks at Hans shaking his head no, as he reaches for another cookie, forgetting he was in polite company.
"I's'l 'ave another tasty cookie er three; 'at's more 'an enough o' payment fer me. 'Sides tha Lady give'd us bloody well plenty, wroight. If'n I 'ad a 'atchling I'd'a floggin' wanted 'er back too"
"Agreed. Whilst we appreciate the offer, and understand that your daughter is more important to you than money (as she should be!), it just would not feel right to take a hard-working couple's life savings, when such profits could be put back into the farm, or put towards a dowry. Please, keep your money. We are just happy that we could help."
Stuffing a few cookies in her food back, for bad moments, Felicitas smiles at the inn keeper. "They are delicious. You have to tell me your recipy!"
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While Bo and Felicitas exchange recipies Isadorer thanks you again and again for saving his daughter. "You are so generous. I don't know what to say. I'm so happy that destiny brought you here. If you need help with anything, please don't hesitate to ask us. We help you whenever we can."
Bo packs the remaining cookies in a bag for you to take away.
"Aye, it would be useful to know if those wolves were still being problematic... We might be able to do something about them."
"Please tell us all you know!"
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"Yes, we know about the wolf. It's a huge wolf, almost as big as a horse. It's been raiding the Abrassus Ranch since months. The ranch is up to the north of Belhaim, between Devy Road and the Rogue Creek. It gets to the ranch every few weeks and kills sheeps and cows before it returns to where it came from. It attacks only during the night."
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Ting nods as he listens, finally tipping his conical grass hat he says
”t’ank you’s kindly fer tha tea an cookies an tha information ‘bouts tha bloody wolves, we’s’l be on our ways now, wrioght.”
On their way back to town Ting, anxious to put his new goggles to work, asks Hans and Felicitas
”Oy, is you two’s ready ta invastory tha wizardy fella’s place?”
Hans nods.
"I most certainly am, Ting! Let's go and see what traps and tricks the wizard left behind..."
Hans nods to Ting Tang.
"Okay, have at!"
"Hold a moment..."
Hans pulls out the key taken from Hunclay's corpse, and attempts to use it to unlock (and then open) the door.
"Simple things are sometimes the best." With a smile Felicitas draws her rapier and prepares for the inside.
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While Hans keeps looking for the key in his pocket Ting finally manages to unlock the door just in the moment Hans attempts to us it to unlock the door.
The floor of this well appointed entry hall is adorned with two expensive Qadiran rugs and decorated with several overstuffed leather sofas. Two dozen painings with gilded frames hang on the walls, portraits and landscapes, all of exquisite artistry. To the north sits a large bird cage. Wooden doors open in the east and west walls, and an elaborate spiral staircase of iron both ascends and descends in the southeast corner.
Ting spots something unusal under the carpet front of the door inside the house. It's a magic pit trap.
"The trap's all yours, Ting Tang."
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ting looks at the door for a moment and quickly proclaims
"Oy, didn't we's open 'is up afore we went ta tha towery hole?
ting quickly unlocks the door due to its familiarity
what that doing here
ting, seeing the bird cage gives a shudder, when he hears Hans talk about the trap he snaps back to reality and quickly approaching the trap attempts to deal with it.
I's'l 'ave it dealt with in two shakes of me tail feathers yer bisectorness, wroight"
and he quickly starts to deal with the trap
once the trap is disabled he walks in the room and takes a closer look at the bird cage and then inspects the room for anything interesting,
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After disabling the trap Ting enters the room and has a look around. The most valuable thing in this room is the birdcage. It contains five frantic songbirds. Each of the colorful, exotic birds is extremely rare, noisy, hungry, and thirsty. A small silver charm is attached by a string to the leg of the largest bird.
No more traps are installed in this room, one door in the easter wall and another door in the western wall lead to other rooms in this house. The spiral staircase in the corner leads up and down.
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poor little fellows, what did the do to be locked up, they don't look like they are from here
ting inspects the bird cage, cooing and chirping at the bird, like humans do puppies. seeing there water bottle and food dish empty he fills them both. seeing the charm, he then carefully opens the cage, making sure none of them escape, and removes the silver charm, reclosing the cage he holds up the charm and declares
"Oy, looks at 'is little shiny bit, do's ya t'ink 'at 'ey's'l miss it fer tha inventory?
when he are done admiring the charm he will put it in his pouch and head to the eastern door, drawing his bastard sword, smiling he says
"if'n I recalls wroight a very wise man said 'always goes wroight' wroight?'
with that he carefully inspects the door headed east for traps and locks and opens it up.
Hans grins.
"Sure thing, Ting Tang! Good job with the trap - those goggles certainly suit you!"
He then follows Ting Tang to the right, adopting a guard position.
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After feeding the birds with bird seeds from a shelf next to the birds and pouring some water into their water bowl Ting inspects the door to the east. Ting smells some rotten food but the door is not trapped so he opens it. Behind this door is the kitchen.
This kitchen is well stocked with all the accoutrements needed to prepare gourmet meals. On the cupboard Ting finds some moldy bread, cheese and rotten fruits with flies everywhere.
Hans nods, pulls out his crowbar, and attempts to force the door open.
After much puffing, panting, and grunting, Hans essentially charges the door, forcing it open with a BANG!
Hans sighs, and shakes his head.
Really? Hiding under the bed? Like that would make a difference if we intended them harm...
He then clears his throat, loudly, and calmly says:
"The former master of this residence is dead, and we have been charged with clearing this place of traps and monsters, so that it is safe for the assessors to come in, and auction off the contents of the estate for his heir. We mean you no harm, unless you mean it to us. Come on out."
At the birdcage
Kneeling down Felicitas speaks up."Please come out, we certainly mean you no harm. I know you are frightened, but you are safe now!"
Hans looks on in relief as the more diplomatic member of the party weaves honeyed words.
"Yes. Looks like he was killed by some kobolds when they collapsed a building. I'm Hans. Who are you?"
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"My name is Methezic. I'm sorry to hear my master is dead."
The terrified servant admits his master was employing the kobolds to undermine the foundations of the Witch Tower after having been unable to remove it by legal means. "I think it was only a matter of time until the kobolds kill him. Evil beasts."
"Well, if it is any consolation, we cleared-out the kobold tribe that was responsible; they won't be bothering anyone again. What can you tell us about the estate? We have already encountered a number of traps..."
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"Oh, that's good news I think. I mean the part with the kobolds." after a pause he continues "Yes, there are some traps in the house. There is a poisoned needle trap in the library , a bear summoning rug in my master's bedroom and a screaming lock trap at the door to the westernmost closet. But I did not have access to every room in this building, there may be more traps." after another pause he tells you more "Hunclay did some research. Something which has to do with the stars, I think. I can't tell you more about it, it was forbidden for me to enter the observatory."
Felicitas looks at the man sternly."That is not all. And you know it!"
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