<div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">I'm happy with Teran as-is; all of my thinking about what to do with his sheet is for later levels...</div></div></div><br/><blockquote><div><cite>Brady wrote:</cite>"Teran, would it be alright if I held onto that anklet for awhile? My psicrystal kind of has a... thing for exotic stones. It would mean a lot to him if he could play with it for awhile."</div></blockquote><br/>"Your psicrystal wants...?"  Looking at Brady somewhat confusedly as she tries to cover up something glowing in one of her pockets, Teran looks back at the anklet before offering it to her.  "I guess, if...he...really wants to?"<br/><br/>Working away at the chest, he notices that there's what looks like a needle trap worked into the lock's bottom, designed to flip up into their hand if someone tried opening the chest.  However, the slightly-rusty spring that should give it that kick was clipped, and recently too based on the lack of rust on the cut itself.  "Well, someone tried to get into this sometime recently."  Fortunately for them, if Laebras' comments on that subject were accurate, that won't be an issue any more.  Yunni appeared to disagree, judging by the sudden bout of squirming in his stomach, but all her struggles got her was a momentary pause from Teran as he waits for her to slow down again before he starts; the last thing he wants to do is snap a pick because his meal broke his concentration.<br/><br/>Starting to work on the lock itself, the first two tumblers slide into place relatively easily.  The third, however...  "What in the...how did they manage to actually bend that?!?"  Pulling out the pick, he pulls out a much thicker pick and...a pair of pliers?  Sliding the new pick in, he aligns it with something inside and then twists violently with the pliers until something inside the lock clicks.  Pulling the first set of picks out again, he goes back to work, and smiles when he feels the final tumbler slide reluctantly into place.  "Ha.  Whoever was working on this last certainly botched the job rather well.  You'd have thought they were using an actual pickaxe or somethi..."  Lifting the lid of the chest, his voice trails off as he sees what's inside.  "Remind me; what's the Brightblades' policy on finding something of value while working?"  Looking at the rather significant pile of money, his expression is an odd mix of accomplishment and greed, something that hints at his former profession.<br/><br/><blockquote><div><cite>Asulf wrote:</cite>"Hell of a lot of coins and stuff, though. Going to be a real pain to haul off - figure you can relock it and we come back after the fight?"</div></blockquote><br/>Tearing his eyes away from what would be the largest payday he's ever 'acquired', Teran closes the lid and thinks for a moment.  "No, that'd be best, but we can do a better job than just that.  Move it into one of the other rooms, behind some of the extra furniture, maybe.  No reason to just leave it out in the open, right?"<br/><br/>(OOC: Is there a roll required to lock it back up, considering the damage Yunni did?  If so, I'll edit it in.)