>>5194860>17 for occultism‘Inky seems ta’ be tellin’ the truth,’ Irinnile says, though without great certainty.
You suppose a lesser demon WOULD have trouble spotting the subtle handwork of a so-called GREATER one… But The Incubus makes a good point about the pact, too. Surely you can trust in its binding magic to keep this sinister being honest, up to a point? And anyway, your own magical sense seems to confirm your thralls and allies are all ‘clean’… Though, concerningly, you do not see the dragon-heart nor the dwarven master stone among them.
“Now, are you ready to hand me the last demon?” The incubus asks. “I kept the safe, and out-of-sight, and your big friend fed. YOU fetched the demons for me. That was the deal, no?”
“Where are the relicsss I acquired?” you ask.
The farmer’s face smiels a little TOO wide to actually be naturally, biologically possible for a human.
“Ooo,” The incubus says, “you ARE a sharp one. That wasn’t actually part of the deal, you may recall. But I’ve kept them safe, and they’re around.”
“WHAT?!” Roth roars.
Alhazred, too, looks shocked to hear this.
“I… Thought arrangements would have been made, as for our safe passage and sanctuary. When they took them, I was told that they were to be returned.”
“They will be,” The Incubus assures, “but that’s a SEPARATE deal.”
Do you hand off the scroll-case?
>Yes, and begin negotiations for the remaining relics>No, demand The Incubus return your relics FIRST>No, and command your allies to attack>Use your magical senses to scan the area for the relics>Write-in 