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All these are {{Ability check|Wisdom|10}}s (though Barbarian characters will roll the dice with Advantage). | All these are {{Ability check|Wisdom|10}}s (though Barbarian characters will roll the dice with Advantage). | ||
If the party manages to keep from laughing, the spirit of the amulet - the Monk's Manifestation - appears with a request. The Sharrans tortured him to death, and he laughed at their pathetic (but not quite futile) attempts to break his spirit. After passing over, manic laugh became his curse. He wants to become free, and to that end wants his granddaughter | If the party manages to keep from laughing, the spirit of the amulet - the Monk's Manifestation - appears with a request. The Sharrans tortured him to death, and he laughed at their pathetic (but not quite futile) attempts to break his spirit. After passing over, manic laugh became his curse. He wants to become free, and to that end wants his granddaughter {{CharLink|Shirra Clarwen}} to take the curse over from him. | ||
The spirit tells the party that Shirra lives in [[Wyrm's Crossing]] and serves at the [[Open Hand Temple]] as a cleric of | The spirit tells the party that Shirra lives in [[Wyrm's Crossing]] and serves at the [[Open Hand Temple]] as a cleric of {{CharLink|Ilmater}}. The monk promises to bestow blessings upon the party if they agree to undertake this journey. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
The dialogue with the spirit contains several unnecessary Ability checks that may shed some light on the Monk's Manifestation story. | The dialogue with the spirit contains several unnecessary Ability checks that may shed some light on the Monk's Manifestation story. | ||
* {{Ability check|Investigation|10}} and subsequent {{Ability check|Religion|10}} will reveal that the monk worshipped | * {{Ability check|Investigation|10}} and subsequent {{Ability check|Religion|10}} will reveal that the monk worshipped {{CharLink|Lathander}} - god of dawn and renewal. | ||
* {{Ability check|Insight|10}} will tell that the spirit has no deliberate intent to harm its bearer. | * {{Ability check|Insight|10}} will tell that the spirit has no deliberate intent to harm its bearer. | ||