Happenings --<br/><br/>The tiny gremlin watched as Velkyn attempted to resuscitate his brother when he told the tale of his being:<br/><br/>"Peqosonoderndo and his brother, Noq, had a mommy," he said.   "Mommy was very pretty and she loved us.  But one day, mommy became very sad because she was going to marry new daddy.  So she planned her escape by faking her own death and sealed us in this box.  But I do not know what happened to mommy."<br/><br/>Just as he was about to surmise what happened to Mommy, Peqosondoderndo and Noq disappeared into nothingness.  They were just gone.  The GM would have liked to keep Peqosondoderndo around, as he was very amusing, but the Summon Monster spell was only meant to last for but a minute.<br/><br/>"A Pugwampi," Koriah said at the door.   "He was what is known as a Pugwampi, a species of gremlin.  The ancient Thassilonnians kept them as pets, much the same way we keep cats."  She approached the Paradox Box, picked it up, looked at it, and smirked.    "You opened it.  Good."<br/><br/>"My library!" Sheila cried as she entered.   "What happened to my library!?"<br/><br/>"It could have been way worse," Koriah said.   "They were able to pacify two pugwampis, Sheila.  And look."  Koriah showed Sheila the ring, the dagger, and the garnets.   "What do you think?"<br/><br/>"Those are beautiful," Sheila said.<br/><br/>"Thassilonian garnets," Koriah said,  "About three and a half millennia old, I'd wager."<br/><br/>"How much do you think they are worth, Koriah?"<br/><br/>"About 50 gold a piece," Koriah said.<br/><br/>"And the dagger?"<br/><br/>"It appears to me to be just made out of silver.  A very lovely dagger, though."<br/><br/>"And the ring?"<br/><br/>"A marvelous piece," Koriah said, holding the ring in her hand.   "It's an ancient Ring of Feather Fall.  You can see the engravings of feathers on the side."<br/><br/>Sheila turned to the party, and said:   "All right, thank you for resolving the Paradox Box and taking care of those little gremlins.  How you managed to pacify them is beyond me.  As your payment, I will give to the party the ring and the dagger, and I should like to buy the garnets from you at face value, for a total of 150 gold pieces.  Does that sound fair?"