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Baelen can be found trapped in the middle of the [[Underdark#Bibberbang Grotto|Bibberbang Grotto]] to the northwest of the [[Myconid Colony]]. He has been separated from his {{SmRarityItem|Baelen's Pack}} and needs the party's help retrieving the {{SmRarityItem|Scroll of Misty Step}} to safely escape the explosive [[Bibberbang]] field. While Baelen's natural resistance to poison would normally help him with the noxious fumes of the [[Bibberbang]], his dropped torch will set their spores alight if triggered, and cause a chain of explosions across the entire field that would no doubt kill him and any other unprepared adventurers. | Baelen can be found trapped in the middle of the [[Underdark#Bibberbang Grotto|Bibberbang Grotto]] to the northwest of the [[Myconid Colony]]. He has been separated from his {{SmRarityItem|Baelen's Pack}} and needs the party's help retrieving the {{SmRarityItem|Scroll of Misty Step}} to safely escape the explosive [[Bibberbang]] field. While Baelen's natural resistance to poison would normally help him with the noxious fumes of the [[Bibberbang]], his dropped torch will set their spores alight if triggered, and cause a chain of explosions across the entire field that would no doubt kill him and any other unprepared adventurers. | ||
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 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. She 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. She 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> | ||