Aaliyah seemed to have frozen herself when the Bheur Hag addressed her and the rest of the party. She remembered her teachings from Ishaan about them, and how she saw them. In all honesty, in all of her lessons, she found herself unable to figure out what should be done.
They're cruel and they use their magic to make others miserable. But they do have great knowledge and wisdom when it comes to survival and nature. And this one is selling...ice cream? Why? What do I do here?
Before Aaliyah even knew it, Beigeiros already paid for three cones of ice cream for them! Her eyes were wide and she started "Ah-! Ummm..." She wanted to tell her allies what she knows, but she does look to the hag, and realizes she shouldn't say anything unpleasant to offend the hag.
She ends up saying a shy, "Th-Thank you," to Beigeiros and the hag. The owl pecks her head again as though to say "Don't trust the hag! Don't eat the ice cream!!!"
@Fading Memory For your reference, and for Zavakri's memory, Here is the link to the first post that involves Charm. Dark green is Bavlorna and Dark Blue is Charm. She speaks on the next page. Starting Post here.
Aaliyah pauses as she listens to Brutrumukk and Jub as they ask about the cat that popped their swamp gas balloon. She repeats part of the question thoughtfully, "A cat the size of an ogre...?"
She then shakes her head and answers, "I'm afraid I haven't seen any cats the size of an ogre around here, sorry," After that, she proceeds to lead the duo into the palace.
A brief glance to the side as the duo walk up the stairs would reveal something of interest in regards to the cat in question.
There are muddy paw prints heading up the stairs and to the palace.
The size of the paws do appear to be ogre size. The cat may have gone into the palace before Jub and Brutrumukk did, without Aaliyah even realizing...
Ishaan's Palace: Main Hall
Entering inside the palace, the ceiling looms high above them, painted with beautiful, intricate fresco. Jub would realize that the fresco depicts numerous events in history, some recognizable in Faerun, and some completely unrecognizable! At the center of the fresco seems to swirling center of a whirlpool or tornado, depicting multiple words and planes! It's almost dizzying to stare into the center...
The main hall is pristine, clean, and practically shining. As Aaliyah mentioned, there are numerous artifacts lining the hall and center of the paths, like they're museum pieces! They even have information placards in front of the cases.
Jub and even Brutrumukk can tell that the artifacts are...impressive to put it mildly. It probably would take them a lifetime of adventuring, if not more, to acquire magic items like these on their own.
At the end of the hall ahead of entrance sits a golden, ornate throne in front of two stairs leading upwards. The hall itself is also has several passages on the ground floor.
Aaliyah moves to one of those passages and she tells Brutrumukk and Jub, "This way, please. I have the components for Find Familiar in my room,"
Under Aurora's leadership, the party makes their way to the thunder cloud, and the rumored shop underneath it.
The party sees a big black balloon floating over the lake, tugging at its moorings. Beneath it hangs a basket made of black wicker and wood, which serves as a merchant's stall. A large pane of gray glass is drawn closed across an opening above the counter. A sign mounted above the window reads, "Wondrous Wares & Fair Fares!" The balloon is not made of fabric, but rather appears to be a roiling, dark rain cloud that has been contained somehow with lines and netting.
The sign for the shop, hanging below the counter, reads
Very good thimble (fingertip not included) Mug of Bumble Beer (has a nice sting to it) Duskmallow pie (with decorative bite marks) Bundle of dry wood (great for starting fires) Ink portraits (if we have to look at you, so should you) Moonlight monocle (no more fumbling in the dark)
At the counter stands a familiar, tall, feminine figure with grey skin, and a wide brimmed, black, pointed hat. She is waving her hand over a crystal orb with smoke swirling inside it, with an unreadable, unsmiling expression on her face.
As soon as the party is close enough for her to notice, and a crooked smile returns to her face as she straightens herself up,
"Ah! I remember you from our brief meeting in Bavlorna's Hut. Welcome to Trinket, Bauble, and Charm's," She greets the four with an eerily calm voice.
The imp's reaction certainly did not go well with Cascade. Her eyes widened, and became an unblinking stare of rage. She begins to raise her trident to throw it at the imp, but a warm hand on her shoulder stops her. She looks to Flicker as he makes his point that the imp is trying to rile her up. She decides to trust Flicker on this, and with a nod and a sigh, she lowers her trident.
She turns to the imp, and she answers his words applause and words seriously, "You heard them. If you do not take my warning seriously, you will be in true danger," She then stows her trident and walks with her new friends to Zephyr.
She looks to Jormund as they walk on and she asks, her tone going more into concern, "Jormund, Brah, Why did you suggest him to sell directly to Zephyr?"
The girl does react with a slight cringe in response to the cruel laugh from Brutrumukk. But she looks surprised when Brutrumukk spoke his question. Before she can respond to his question, Jub speaks up and asks for help to summon his familiar once more.
She answers Jub, "Oh! Certainly, I can help with that!" She then looks to Brutrumukk, and she speaks to him with a small smile, "As for what Master can do to help, I'm afraid I can't speak on his behalf when it comes to agreements like what you are proposing. I am just a humble servant. That is something you would have to discuss with Master yourself, when he returns,"
She then speaks to Jub once more, "The materials I have for Find Familiar are inside. However, before we go inside, please allow me to establish some...ground rules, if you will. This is for all guests!"
She then lists off the rules, "Rule 1: Please do not touch or take any of the artifacts on display. All of them are magical, so you wouldn't want to get cursed by touching something you shouldn't have.
Rule 2: You will want to follow me and stay by my side as I lead you through the palace. The palace is well guarded against thieves, and nothing is as it seems. Not to mention, the palace is quite large. You don't want to get lost here.
Rule 3: Don't go into the other wings. The main wing is best suited for living conditions for those of the Material Plane. The other wings mimic the hostile environments of other planes, such as the Plane of Fire.
If any of these rules are broken, you will immediately be assumed to be thieves instead of guests, and forced off of the premises,"
She then says, "And with that, please follow me," She then walks to the palace entrance, leading both goblin and gnome.
King Illig smiles at Aurora and Zavakri as they give their congratulations to the new monarch. He answers the both of them, "The revolution was possible, thanks to you!"
He looks to the fellow bullywugs and he calls to them, "Put the previous King's head with the others!" As they bow, take the beheaded head of the deposed king and head to the bridge, King Illig looks to the large book the previous King had on his lap.
King Illig picks up the book, and he looks to Aurora and Zavakri and he walks over to them with the book in hand. He speaks to them, "You are welcome to the box in the hut, and you can have this as well! Consider this as a Thank You and a form of Hospitality!"
Upon looking at the book, Aurora and Zavakri would see that this book has the title reading,
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She's been friendly so far...
