Madame Batdorf Starts Talking From the Loot

The upper cave still had its own rewards to cough up after the fight. From the broken chest and gnoll loot, Ash recovered pouches containing Madame Batdorf's Bone Charm Set, a Necromancy Draught, and a Rot Vial. The useful part was obvious enough. The less simple part was that Madame Batdorf's soul remained in the charm set. She began berating Ash almost immediately. The boosted spiders had only just become apparent, and already the party had acquired another advisory voice, this one attached to an item and apparently prepared to criticize choices, cooking, seasoning, preparation, hygiene, and medicine whether summoned or merely nearby in a pouch. That made the loot more than loot. Madame Batdorf was still available as a summonable or interactive soul item, a gnoll witch doctor presence the party could carry forward. Helpful, maybe. Irritating, definitely. Another voice in the inventory, because this group has never needed fewer opinions from cursed or semi-cursed objects. Ash got the charms. The charms came with commentary.