Editing Help the Spirit of the Amulet

[[File:Help the Cursed Monk Quest.jpg|thumb|Monk's Manifestation]]

''Objectives and journal entries may vary pending story decisions and outcomes.''

* If the player character refuses to bear the monk's curse:

* If the player character agrees to bear the monk's curse:

 

The elemental itself is non-aggressive, it doesn't react to party's presence or any actions, but defeating it will make the way to the amulet much easer because the boiling and bursting, popping bubbles that leave Fire surface behind will stop after its death. However, fighting it might be troublesome, because it restores full health each turn while it is standing in lava. Spells like {{SAI|Bone Chill}} might be useful.

In the middle of the cave there is a rocky 'island', where a locked Adamantine chest stands. Inside the chest lies the [[Sentient Amulet]], along with small amount of gold, a random gem and two Uncommon elixirs (see below). The chest can be opened with the Adamantine Key found on a skeleton on the sides of the lava lake ({{Coords|-619|244}}) or can be picked ({{Ability check|Sleight of Hand|20}}).

If the party hasn't found the [[Dark Justiciar's Journal]] before, the quest is triggered by picking up the amulet.

* [CLERIC/PALADIN OF (Evil Deity)] Grit your teeth. Summon your god's wrath.

* [CLERIC/PALADIN OF (Good Deity)][WISDOM] Summon your light and devotion as you push back.

However, should the player character choose to succumb to the urge bestowed by the amulet, it won't bring any negative consequences or effects, and the quest can still be continued.

Sentient Amulet can be worn by any party member, providing them with the ability to cast {{SAI|Shatter}} once per Short Rest, [[Ki Restoration (Lesser)]] and an ability [[Talk to the Sentient Amulet]], which allows to reconsider the decision about helping the spirit at any time. Simply keeping the amulet in the inventory doesn't grant any of these.

Within the Open Hand Temple, the party will find its second-in-charge cleric [[Sister Yannis]] ({{Coords|-44|-6}}) having an argument with Investigator [[Valeria]]. They are discussing the recent murder of [[Father Lorgan]], which Valeria is charged with. After they finish their conversation, Valeria leaves, and the party can speak to Yannis about the murder. Through the dialogue, there is an option to ask the Ilmaterian where to find Shirra Clarwen. Yannis explains that Shirra passed away last year and was buried in the temple crypt.

[[File:Shirras Tomb.png|300px|thumb|right|Shirra Clarwen's tomb.]]

The crypt can be reached through the hatch in the kitchen ({{Coords|-62|:3}}). Enter the prayer hall to the south, then take the door to the west to find the passed clerics' resting place. Shirra Clarwen is buried in the sarcophagus in the far-left corner of the room (the one bathed in sunlight). To 'find' her, first read the plaque, then open the lid of the sarcophagus.

After that, the conversation starts automatically. To trigger the cutscene, the party doesn't even need to have the [[Sentient Amulet]] itself present in the inventory, let alone wear it. Monk's Manifestation will possess the withered husk of Shirra's corpse. He laments the death of his granddaughter, as she would have been willing to bear the curse on the wishes of her god, Ilmater. As it is, the spirit needs now another volunteer to get rid of the curse.

At that point of the quest the party can decide whether to agree to bear the curse or reject the offer. Also, one of the side options here is to try and guess the truth about the spirit's affliction through {{Ability check|Arcana|15}}. If successful, it will be revealed that the curse nature is actually tantamount to {{SAI|Tasha's Hideous Laughter}} spell.

If the party choose to bear the curse, there are three options to avoid negative consequences - {{Ability check|Wisdom|15}}, {{Ability check|Constitution|15}} or {{Ability check|Wisdom|2}} (Illithid). The party must succeed in these checks twice (with same DC). It is possible to select the same check twice (except the Illithid one). Each failed check or choosing to succumb to the spell results in a permanent loss of 1 [[Wisdom]] point.

* {{SAI|Tasha's Hideous Laughter}} as an action once per Long Rest (if a party member agrees to bear the monk's curse)

* This path removes any magical effects from the {{MdRarityItem|Sentient Amulet}}.

* {{MdRarityItem|Sentient Amulet (Very Rare)}} a version of the amulet that does not require making [[Wisdom]] [[Saving Throw|Saving Throws]] after using its powers (if the party refused to bear the monk's curse and fights him).