Lingo "Hey, what about those skelly things? How come you can come and go without them attacking you?" the trickster asks the ruffians. "No games from you. My sword is thirsty and that kid says you're murderers."
One of the Redbrands turns towards Lingo and says. "We use a password. Glasstaff told us to say Illefarn whenever we entered that room and they wouldn't move."
The prisoners look at Ryssa with relief, but shrug helplessly at her question. The older woman answers her. "We have no idea where the key is." She says. The young boy across the way pipes up. "That wizardy guy has it. He always is the one who opens the cells."
The mother gives the boy a short look and continues. "I heard some of the men saying we were going to be sold. I don't know to who. All I know is they killed my Thel because he told them to stop pawing my daughter. Then they came back and abducted us."
She grabs the bars. "Will you free us?" She asks, not certain if her rescuers are more of the same as those who captured she and her family. "I can't pay you." She says hesitantly, but then she looks up hopefully. "Not right away. But I can tell you where to find something valuable. Maybe it will be enough?"
She looks at Ryssa. "My family used to own a shop in Thundertree. When I was a young girl our town was overrun by undead monsters and we had to flee. My mother had a beautiful necklace made of emeralds. She had to leave it behind. It is hidden but I can tell you where to find it."
"Do you plan to kill these bandits", he said indicating their 'prisoners', "or leave them here to hurt the prisoners? Getting the doors open so that we can swap prisoners and guards seems like a good short term solution. But if you have a better idea, I'll certainly listen."
"Thanks. It feels better now. Yeah, I'll do that."
Without moving from the spot where Bern is tending to him, the halfling takes out his tools and starts to gesture with his hands. He works on the north cage first then the south cage.
Lingo Pick locks Neptune rolled 1d20+4 and got 20 Lingo Pick locks Neptune rolled 1d20+4 and got 21
Lingo is healed of some of his wounds by Bern and while Luminmorn is anxious to get going after the mage before he gets away, some of the others prefer to free the prisoners first.
Lingo uses his Mage Hand skill and is able to unlock both cells.
He ushers the former guards into one of the cells. "Can you re-lock that one please", he asked Lingo. Turning to the former prisoners, he said, "You will probably be safest here. We will come back and get you once it is safe."
[[ Hmmm ... just wondering ... does he need to roll? ... can he 'take 10' or some such, especially since lingo has already managed to 'beat' the lock to open it? ]]
[[ Yeah, I knew there wasn't an 'official' take 10, but figured there had to be something similar for this sort of situation. Thanks for the answer <g> ]]
The current two Redbrand prisoners are shepherded into the cells and Lingo locks the door behind them.
There is a pile of what appears to be discarded clothing against the far wall of the jail. The only other exit from the room is the dorr to the north. Opening it reveals a corridor heading north with a door on it's far eastern end.
He was wasn't paying attention to the discussions with the woman and her kids but as they were about to move on, he asked, "So what about them? We can't just leave them here. It's dangerous."
[ooc: I think we did a lot more of the map than you're showing Zeim.]
(OOC - Nep - Yes you did. But if I do not block it out it goes over the size limit of the file attachment tool and becomes a link instead of an embedded image. I prefer the embedded images so I am forced to block out all but the current area. In fact, other than this corridor and the door at it's end I believe you've explored the entire place. I'd upload the whole map to the Gallery, but the other group still has places to explore.
MikeD - The townsfolk are not gong to want to wait in the cells and hope you come back. Especially not along with the Redbrand prisoners. They offered a payment if you would help them get out. Are you turning them down?)
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