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 * ''(Tried to attack the vines):'' “Not even the Blade can hack through that mess.”
+==== The [[Forest]]====
+* ''(Dealt with [[Andrik]] and [[Brynna]], not knowing about the cult of [[Absolute]]):'' “Absolute, True Soul - what's all that about?”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Sounds like a cult. And the Absolute is bending their ears.”
+* ''(Heard about the cult previously from [[Sazza]]):'' “The Absolute, eh? Same name that goblin Sazza mentioned.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “A cult, from the looks of it. And word's spreading fast.”
+* ''(Saw [[Edowin|Edowin’s]] tadpole exerting from his body):'' “Is it just my imagination, or is this bug-plague spreading?”
+* ''(Responding remark):'' “Ugh. Can't believe one of those things lives in my brain.”
+* ''(Found Exsanguinated Boar):'' “Strange - dead as a doorhinge, but nary a wound.”
-==== [[Forest]]====
+==== The [[Owlbear Nest]] ====
-* ''(After letting the [[Edowin|Edowin’s]] tadpole flee)'' “Is it just my imagination, or is this bug-plague spreading?”
+* ''(Healed the [[Owlbear|Mother Owlbear]]):'' “She's still worked up - not even a nice 'thank you' grunt.”
-* ''(Found Exsanguinated Boar)'' “Strange - dead as a doorhinge, but nary a wound.”
+* ''(Found Mother Owlbear killed by goblins, if the party have spared her earlier):'' “Goblins got her. Hope she got a few of them before she went down.”
-* ''(After helping [[Auntie Ethel]] against Demir and Johl)'' “'Helpless old biddy' - a classic routine. I'm kicking myself for not seeing through it.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Noble creature, she should be proud for the fight she put up.”
-* ''(Found [[Demir]] and [[Johl]] dead)'' “Eviscerated, no less. A seasoned killer's work.”
+* ''(Found a shrine to Selûne, [[Religion]] check):''
-* ''(Finding carnage on the Sunlit Wetlands beach)'' "Blood everywhere. Something made a mess of this place."
+** ''(Successful):'' "I'll be damned - a shrine to Selûne."
-** ''([[Investigation]] check, successful)'' “I've seen this sort of thing. Redcaps, sure as sunshine.”
+** ''(Failed):'' "Look at that. Unlikely place for a shrine."
-** ''(Failed)'' “Whatever did this, the Blade stands ready.”
+* ''(Near the magically sealed chest):'' "Feel that? Magic. A spell's sealed that chest tight."
-* ''(Entering [[Overgrown Tunnel]])'' “Well isn't this a cheery place?”
+* ''(Found a [[Selûnite Prayer Sheet]], [[Investigation]] check):''
-* ''(After speaking with [[Lorin]] in the Overgrown Tunnel)'' “A mind flayer? Not a particularly good omen.”
+** ''(Successful):'' “A prayer - and with the same symbol as that chest. Seems I found myself a key.”
-** ''(Responding remark)'' “We'll prove him wrong, I'm sure of it.”
+** ''(Failed):'' “An old prayer. Curious symbol inscribed here too.”
-* ''(After defeating [[Gandrel]], stood by Astarion)'' "You stood by an ally - can't fault you for that. But a vampire among us? It doesn't sit right."
+** ''(Tried to open without disarming magical seal):'' “Ouch! Looks like this'll take some doing.”
-* ''(Betrayed Astarion to Gandrel)'' “I - I can't blame you for giving him up. Vampires are monsters, by any account.”
+** ''(Opened the chest by reading the prayer):'' “Nice. Time to see what's inside.”
+* ''(Picked up the scroll with the [[Selûnite Rite]]):'' "Coming-of-age rites for children born into worship of Selûne. A touch drastic, no?"
+====[[Sunlit Wetlands]]/[[Putrid Bog]]====
+'''Dealing with [[Demir]] and [[Johl]]:'''
+* ''(Saw [[Auntie Ethel]] disappeared after helping her against brothers):'' “'Helpless old biddy' - a classic routine. I'm kicking myself for not seeing through it.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “I reckon the sister's in trouble. We need to pay Ethel a visit.”
+* ''(Found the brothers dead, haven’t met them):'' “Not just dead... eviscerated.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “What a mess. Human or beast, the killer's a monster.”
+** ''(Have encountered them arguing with Ethel):'' “Poor souls. I suppose they never found their sister.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Eviscerated, no less. A seasoned killer's work.”
-* (Noticed the knife-damaged tree bark in the Decrepit Sanctuary): “There's a cleft in that tree. Squirrels, I suppose.”
+'''At the [[Druid Sanctuary]]/[[Decrepit Sanctuary]]:'''
-** (Saw the damaged bark, knowing about Kagha’s letter): “That note mentioned a swamp-tree. This could be the one.”
+* ''(Read [[Kagha|Kagha’s]] recruitment letter from [[Shadow Druids]]):'' “Kagha, a Shadow Druid. How did I not see it coming?”
-* (Read Kagha’s recruitment letter from Shadow Druids): “Kagha, a Shadow Druid. How did I not see it coming?”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “The woman's a menace. I say it's time for a chat.”
-** (Responding remark): “The woman's a menace. I say it's time for a chat.”
+** ''(Read the letter before meeting Kagha):'' “Shadow Druids? A bad sign indeed. Watch out for this 'Kagha.'”
-** (Read the letter before meeting Kagha): “Shadow Druids? A bad sign indeed. Watch out for this 'Kagha.'”
+* ''(Noticed the knife-damaged tree bark):'' “There's a cleft in that tree. Squirrels, I suppose.”
+** ''(Saw the damaged bark, knowing about Kagha’s letter):'' “That note mentioned a swamp-tree. This could be the one.”
+'''Elsewhere in the Wetlands/Bog:'''
+* ''(Found a sword and a helmet in the middle of the bog):'' “Nice hat. Decent sword. Looks like someone's epic adventure took a turn for the worse.”
+* ''(Tried to pick a fruit from a [[Sunlit_Wetlands#Barbed_Bulrush|Barbed Bulrush]], pricked a finger):'' “Damn it - my finger!”
+* ''(Found a slaughtered campsite on the riverbank):'' "Blood everywhere. Something made a mess of this place."
+** ''([[Nature]] check successful):'' “I've seen this sort of thing. Redcaps, sure as sunshine.”
+** ''(Failed):'' "Whatever did this, the Blade stands ready."
+* ''(After defeating [[Gandrel]], stood by [[Astarion]]):'' "You stood by an ally - can't fault you for that. But a vampire among us? It doesn't sit right."
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Let's hope he keeps his fangs to himself. I enjoy a good meal, unless I'm the main course.”
+* ''(Betrayed Astarion to Gandrel):'' “I - I can't blame you for giving him up. Vampires are monsters, by any account.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “I'll breathe easier knowing my neck is safe from his fangs.”
+'''In the [[Riverside Teahouse]]/[[Gnarled Teahouse]]:'''
+* ''(Near the fireplace in hag’s house, [[Arcana]] check):''
+** ''(Successful):'' “An illusion. Wonder what's hiding back there...”
+** ''(Failed):'' “A nice cosy fire. If only I had time for a nap.”
+* ''(After Ethel hasn’t succeed to extract the tadpole):'' “The tadpole is tainted? That can't be good. Or... can it?”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Something tells me our little passengers won't be so easy to evict.”
+* ''(Ethel fled from the house, peaceful encounter):'' “I wonder where she's gone off to.”
+** ''(Ethel fled from the house escaping a combat):'' “She fled. The hunt is ''on''.”
+* ''(Reached out to [[Connor Vinderblad|Connor’s]] coffin while the hag is still alive):'' “''Argh'' - it's trapped!”
+** ''(Tried to touch it second time):'' “''Oof''. Hurts even more now!”
+'''In the [[Overgrown Tunnel]] and the [[Ancient Abode]]:'''
+* ''(Chasing after Ethel through the illusory fireplace):'' “Ethel - come out and play!”
+* ''(Entering Overgrown Tunnel):'' “Well isn't this a cheery place?”
+* ''(After speaking with [[Lorin]] in the [[Overgrown_Tunnel#Entrance_Gallery|Entrance Gallery]]):'' “A mind flayer? Not a particularly good omen.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “We'll prove him wrong, I'm sure of it.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Probably another of the hag's mind games. Nothing more.”
+* ''(Lorin died after being forced out of his corner):'' “Dead, boom - just like that. What happened?”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Poor fellow. We should've left well enough alone.”
+* ''(Put on a [[Whispering Mask]] and saw through illusion):'' “What in the... everything's ''changed''.”
+** ''(Failed a [[Wisdom]] save against Ethel’s mask):'' “Damn it. Get out of my head!”
+** ''(Freed from Ethel’s masks mind control):'' “Damn - she got deep in my head.”
+** ''(Other hag’s victims act neutral when wearing a Whispering Mask):'' “Nice - the mask lets me blend right in.”
+* ''(Wandered into Ethel’s lair, the hag is not there):'' “Ugh - what is that smell?”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Be ready. It's the perfect place for an ambush.”
+* ''(Entered [[Overgrown_Tunnel#Acrid_Workshop|Acrid Workshop]]):'' “Golden gods, this place is horrific.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “Did the hag do all this?”
+* ''(After Ethel’s set [[Mayrina|Mayrina’s]] cage on fire):'' “Damn it... the cage! Got to put out that fire.”
+* ''(After resurrecting Connor Vinderblad):'' “That didn't work out the way you imagined, I reckon.”
+** ''(Responding remark):'' “No matter - the deal is done, and the sacrifice was made.”