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As you walk away, the eerie aura fades away and the group feels much better, knowing they are not desecrating a stranger's grave.

You dig and find a strange key with a jewel and a chest, but just before you dig it up completely, some peaceful sheep nearby suddenly go crazy because of the eerie aura and attack you. You get: Jeweled Key Proceed to combat

Critical Success: Not only have you found shards but you have also discovered a chest that was hidden in the tall grass. You open the chest. You get: Shards 320, XP 80 Item draft (6 items, including random Common Weapon random Common Armor random Common Jewelry random Common Accessory or Gold 50 ) • Success: Looking for shards in this place was a good idea. You get: Shards 300, XP 72 • Fail: You have been searching for a while without finding anything. You can't waste any more time and you leave. • Critical Fail: You took too much time, and a local farmer with a strange flower in his chest approaches and attacks you. All heroes get: Low Self-Esteem Proceed to combat

Success: Surprisingly the exorcism has worked and the aura disappears. After digging, you find a small chest and a strange key with a jewel. The key does not belong to that chest, and you don't know what it can be used for. You open the chest. You get: Gold 80, XP 60 and Jeweled Key Item draft (6 items, including Eerie Ring, random Common Jewelry, random Common Jewelry, or Gold 50 ) • Fail: The creepy aura weakens a bit, but only for a moment. You dig and find a strange key with a jewel and a chest, but just before you dig it up completely, some peaceful sheep nearby suddenly go crazy because of the eerie aura and attack you. You get: Jeweled Key Reginald gets: Low Self-Esteem Proceed to combat

The aura vanishes instantly. After digging, you find a small chest and a strange key with a jewel. The key does not belong to that chest, and you don't know what it can be used for. You open the chest. You get: Gold 18, XP 12 and Jeweled Key Item draft (6 items, including Eerie Ring, random Common Jewelry, random Common Jewelry, or Gold 50 )

Zek approaches the grave and digs quickly, until he finds a small chest. It looks like he was the one who put it there, so he has no trouble opening it. Once he puts the key in his pocket, he opens the chest effortlessly. You get: Gold 20, XP 12 Item draft (6 items, including Eerie Ring, random Common Jewelry, random Common Jewelry, or Gold 50 )

Navalea whispers some words, and the aura vanishes instantly. After digging, you find a small chest and a strange key with a jewel. The key does not belong to the chest, and you don't know what it can be used for. You open the chest. You get: Gold 18, XP 12 and Jeweled Key Item draft (6 items, including Eerie Ring, random Common Jewelry, random Common Jewelry, or Gold 50 )

Success: Tulah prepares for an exorcism, and once she finishes, you feel the dark aura disappear. After digging, you uncover a small chest and a strange key with a jewel. The key doesn't fit the chest, and you're unsure of its purpose. You open the chest. You get: Gold 72, XP 48 and Jeweled Key Item draft (6 items, including Eerie Ring, random Common Jewelry, random Common Jewelry, or Gold 50 ) • Fail: Tulah prepares for an exorcism, but her ritual doesn't seem strong enough to eliminate the dark aura. Still, you decide to dig anyway. You find a strange key with a jewel and a chest, but just before you finish digging it up, some peaceful sheep nearby suddenly go berserk from the eerie aura and attack you. You get: Jeweled Key Tulah gets: Low Self-Esteem Proceed to combat • Black Sheep x3 After digging up the chest, it's time to see what's inside, but there doesn't seem to be any lock or way to open it easily. The eerie aura remains, so maybe it's locked with magic? You can always leave it behind or try some crazy idea to unlock it. So, what will it be? Choices:

You feel reassured that the chest has returned to the ground. You get: XP 8

You wonder if leaving that eerie chest outside in the open was a good idea...

Critical Success: Sometimes...brute force just works. Inexplicably, only the chest is broken and all the items inside are intact. You get: Gold 80, XP 48 Item draft (6 items, including Eerie Ring, random Common Jewelry, random Common Jewelry, or Gold 50 ) • Success: Sometimes...brute force just works. The chest is broken but at least some of the contents remain intact. You get: Gold 80, XP 40 Item draft (6 items, including Eerie Ring, random Common Jewelry, Broken Item, Broken Item or Gold 50 ) • Fail: You hit the chest with your weapons as hard as you can, but the chest remains closed and does not break. You can't waste any more time here so you abandon the chest. • Critical Fail: You hit the chest with your weapons as hard as you can but the chest stays closed and doesn't break. Your weapons bounce away from the impact, and you have to go and pick them up... It's been a bit humiliating and you can't waste any more time here, so you abandon the chest. All heroes get: Low Self-Esteem

Malukah casts a spell, and the eerie aura that came from the chest vanishes. Now you can open it. You get: Gold 18, XP 12 Item draft (6 items, including Eerie Ring, random Common Jewelry, random Common Jewelry, or Gold 50 )

Success: Nezglekt cast a spell and the eerie aura that came from the chest vanishes. Now you can open it. You get: Gold 80, XP 56 Item draft (6 items, including Eerie Ring, random Common Jewelry, random Common Jewelry, or Gold 50 ) • Fail: Nezglekt fails to dispel the magic and the chest is still closed. You can't waste more time here, so you abandon the chest. Nezglekt gets: Low Self-Esteem

Heiner jumps on top of the chest and crushes it completely. The chest is broken, but at least some of the contents remain intact. You get: Gold 80, XP 40 Item draft (6 items, including Eerie Ring, random Common Jewelry, Broken Item, Broken Item or Gold 50 )