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The party can try to carefully retrieve his scroll to throw or hand to him, or have him use their own scroll if they happen to have one so that he can teleport out of the field. Alternatively, picking up the torch (or extinguishing it) and providing Baelen with healing is enough to have him survive should the mushrooms be agitated. Once safely out of the field, Baelen will display some confusion and act as if he and the party were in the middle of a conversation he forgot about. After a brief exchange of words, he'll give the party a {{SmRarityItem|Scroll of Invisibility}} as thanks and run back to his wife.  
The party can try to carefully retrieve his scroll to throw or hand to him, or have him use their own scroll if they happen to have one so that he can teleport out of the field. Alternatively, picking up the torch (or extinguishing it) and providing Baelen with healing is enough to have him survive should the mushrooms be agitated. Once safely out of the field, Baelen will display some confusion and act as if he and the party were in the middle of a conversation he forgot about. After a brief exchange of words, he'll give the party a {{SmRarityItem|Scroll of Invisibility}} as thanks and run back to his wife.  


Once they are reunited, Baelen will rest near their tent. When asked how he got into his predicament, he will, with difficulty, recall that he was attempting to pick Noblestalk when the ledge he was on gave way and deposited him in the middle of the field. He cannot explain very well why his mind is how it is now and directs any inquirers to Derryth. Derryth herself will be cold when speaking of Baelen, and express more concern about how he has not retrieved Noblestalk than how he almost died. They have been married over eighty years and the first seventy years were not pleasant, as Baelen was a heavy drinker and abusive towards her, drawing attention to her scars. According to their Deep Rothé, Baelen used to kick him before but treats him better now, and even expresses missing him and his scratches. Derryth concludes by saying she'll likely be sending Baelen out again to pick Noblestalk, if not do it herself.<ref>''"My husband. Eighty soggin' years together, and he leaves me in the lurch like this."''</ref><ref>''"Sure I did. Before he could do me any worse damage than he did for the first seventy years of our marriage."''</ref>
Once they are reunited, Baelen will rest near their tent. When asked how he got into his predicament, he will, with difficulty, recall that he was attempting to pick Noblestalk when the ledge he was on gave way and deposited him in the middle of the field. He cannot explain very well why his mind is how it is now and directs any inquirers to Derryth. Derryth herself will be cold when speaking of Baelen, and express more concern about how he has not retrieved Noblestalk than how he almost died. They have been married over eighty years and the first seventy years were not pleasant, as Baelen was a heavy drinker and abusive towards her, drawing attention to her scars. According to their Deep Rothé, Baelen used to kick him before but treats him better now. The Rothé even expresses, that he is missing him and his scratches. Derryth concludes by saying she will likely be sending Baelen out again to pick Noblestalk, if not do it herself.<ref>''"My husband. Eighty soggin' years together, and he leaves me in the lurch like this."''</ref><ref>''"Sure I did. Before he could do me any worse damage than he did for the first seventy years of our marriage."''</ref>


If the party has the Noblestalk, Baelen will be happy for Derryth as it will help them keep their shop, [[Bonecloak's Apothecary]] in Baldur's Gate afloat. He can be given the Noblestalk directly once the party learns that it could restore his mind, and he will gladly consume it so that he can help his wife with the shop. Once he is restored, however, his attitude shifts back to his old self, and he won't waste time verbally berating his wife for using him as a workhorse when he wasn't of right mind. Furthermore, the couple's Deep Rothé with comment that he sounds "different, like old self. ''Angry'' self" and that it hopes Baelen won't start kicking him again. Baelen will thank the party and invite them to visit him at his shop when they get there, and Derryth will express her disgust at the party and refuse to trade, telling them to leave her alone.
If the party has the Noblestalk, Baelen will be happy for Derryth as it will help them keep their shop, [[Bonecloak's Apothecary]] in Baldur's Gate afloat. He can be given the Noblestalk directly once the party learns that it could restore his mind, and he will gladly consume it so that he can help his wife with the shop. Once he is restored, however, his attitude shifts back to his old self, and he does not waste time verbally berating his wife for using him as a workhorse when he was not of right mind. Furthermore, the couple's Deep Rothé comments that he sounds different now, like his old self, his ''Angry'' self" and that he hopes Baelen will not start kicking him again. Baelen thanks the party and invites them to visit him at his shop when they get there, and Derryth expresses her disgust at the party and refuses to trade, telling them to leave her alone.


Should Baelen die in the Bibberbang field, Derryth will show more grief about him failing to do his job than about his death. In contrast, if Derryth is killed before Baelen is reunited with her, he will mourn over her body, saying he is nothing without her. If the party admits to killing her, he will turn hostile. Otherwise he will say that he shouldn't have left her alone, and cannot be given the Noblestalk.
Should Baelen die in the Bibberbang field, Derryth will show more grief about him failing to do his job than about his death. In contrast, if Derryth is killed before Baelen is reunited with her, he will mourn over her body, saying he is nothing without her. If the party admits to killing her, he will turn hostile. Otherwise he will say that he shouldn't have left her alone, and cannot be given the Noblestalk.
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