>>5304203“...Not help, anyway. Hako dead, dead-dead so nobody even recognize.”
Hapo looks at you with fear.
“Hapo dead soon, too,” he whispers, more to himself perhaps than to you.
“What do the magic items do?” you ask. “The ring, cloak, necklace… Tell me.”
“Then dragon kill poor Hapo?” he asks, clearly fearing one answer and hoping for another.
You consider this situation, leaning back in the comfort of this human-made chair. Hapo is a rebel, a cloying schemer who worked with a demon to defile a sacred place and to pretend at being a dragon. He defied your Priests and Gods… But, admittedly, those are Priests and Gods who you have a few concerns about yourself, now. And the kobold… He’s ambitious, clever, and has useful knowledge. You plan to explore the ruins, obviously. How could you NOT after what you were just told of them—of the treasure which might still lay unclaimed therein, and of dragon eggs?
What do you do with Hapo?
>Offer him clemency if he tells you of the magic items, and guides your retinue into the caverns where he found the eggs>Threaten and torture Hapo for the information you need, then execute him publicly, as an example to keep the other kobolds on the righteous path>Offer Hapo the only respite he deserves: a dignified, swift, and painless death, IF he answers truthfully and quickly>Write-in 