Hanged Man

This is a **Forest** exploration event. It offers the chance to obtain  Dried Meal,  Fabric,  Kola Nuts,  Raw Meat and  Rope and one of the following:  Angelica Ointment,  Celandine Ointment,  Sage Ointment,  Verbena Ointment,  Wormwood Ointment or  Yarrow Ointment. The participating survivor will have three different options when choosing how to untie the body, which will all net the same rewards if successful.

## Inspect

There's a man hanging from a tree: this looks more like an execution than a suicide. The body is in bad condition, it's rotting: his gangrenous leg is almost black and there's not much skin left on one of his hands, and you can clearly see his bones. Furthermore, there are black holes where his eyes used to be, and they seem to be glancing at you. You also notice that one of his boots is on the ground.

## Untie the Body

Relevant Skills: **Agility, Hunting, Strength**

The body is tied to a branch high up. How can you untie him?

Note: while not a 'red' option, successfully untying the body will cause the 'entity' to disappear.

* **Shoot at the Rope** (**Hunting**)

Requires at least 1 Arrow
Failure
The rope is thin, it's very likely you'll miss it and you know it. You hold your breath while you take your aim to be as precise as possible and... The arrow goes by the rope, right into the trees. Too bad...
-  Arrow
Success
The rope is thin, it's very likely you'll miss it and you know it. You hold your breath while you take your aim to be as precise as possible and... The arrow cuts the rope and the body falls on the ground. Now that the body's on the ground, you use this opportunity to search his pockets, taking what was inside. Despite what it was used for, you take the rope that he was hanged with, you'll probably find a less sordid use for it.
-  Arrow
+  Dried Meal  Rope
+ One of the following:  Angelica Ointment  Celandine Ointment  Sage Ointment  Verbena Ointment  Wormwood Ointment  Yarrow Ointment.
* **Take His Clothes**

You also decide to take the body's clothes, he won't need them anymore. In the process, you hope not to find any rotting body parts. But, fortunately, everything’s clean, if you can call it that.
+  Fabric
* **Leave Him Here**

You prefer to call it a day, you don't need to strip this poor man anymore. In reality, you're not stopping by charity, but only because you're afraid to discover that, under his clothes, the corpse might already be in decomposition.

* **Climb the Tree (Agility )**

Failure
You decide to climb the tree which the body is tied to so you can take him down yourself. Unfortunately, during your climb, you slip on the bark and you fall. Ouch...
+  Injury
Success
You decide to climb the tree which the bod y is tied to so you can take him down by yourself. You manage to haul yourself to the rope's knot, so you undo it. The body falls and you let yourself fall softly on the ground. Now that the body's on the ground, you use this opportunity to search his pockets, taking what was inside. Despite what it was used for, you take the rope that he was hanged with, you'll probably find a less sordid use for it.
+  Dried Meal  Rope
+ One of the following:  Angelica Ointment  Celandine Ointment  Sage Ointment  Verbena Ointment  Wormwood Ointment  Yarrow Ointment.
* **Take His Clothes**

You also decide to take the body's clothes, he won't need them anymore. In the process, you hope not to find any rotting body parts. But, fortunately, everything’s clean, if you can call it that.
+  Fabric
* **Leave Him Here**

You prefer to call it a day, you don't need to strip this poor man anymore. In reality, you're not stopping by charity, but only because you're afraid to discover that, under his clothes, the corpse might already be in decomposition.

* **Pull the Rope (Strength )**

Failure
You firmly grasp the rope and pull it with all your strength, but it's well attached, and the body doesn't move an inch.
Success
You firmly grasp the rope and pull it with all your strength. By dint of pulling, the knot on the branch unties itself and the body fall on you. Now that the body's on the ground, you use this opportunity to search his pockets, taking what was inside. Despite what it was used for, you take the rope that he was hanged with, you'll probably find a less sordid use for it.
+  Injury
+  Dried Meal  Rope
+ One of the following:  Angelica Ointment  Celandine Ointment  Sage Ointment  Verbena Ointment  Wormwood Ointment  Yarrow Ointment.
* **Take His Clothes**

You also decide to take the body's clothes, he won't need them anymore. In the process, you hope not to find any rotting body parts. But, fortunately, everything’s clean, if you can call it that.
+  Fabric
* **Leave Him Here**

You prefer to call it a day, you don't need to strip this poor man anymore. In reality, you're not stopping by charity, but only because you're afraid to discover that, under his clothes, the corpse might already be in decomposition.
## Check the Boots (x1)

One of the man's boots fell, relentlessly drawn to the ground. Is there something inside, contrary to the other still tied to his foot, that made it fall faster?

* **Touch it With a Stick First**

As a precaution, you take a stick and hit the boot with it. You don't know what's inside and you don't want to put your hand in it! A big scared rodent comes out of it and quickly runs away. Then you look inside the boot, maybe the animal wasn't alone in it. Inside, you notice the presence of three small nuts, that the rodent was nibbling.
+  Kola Nuts
* **Search Inside**

You're curious and you decide to put your hand inside to see what it could be containing and... OUCH! Something bit you! You abruptly pull out your hand and there's a huge rat coming out of the boot. While it’s trying to run away, you grab a rock and you break its skull with it. Then you look inside the boot, maybe the animal wasn't alone in it. Inside, you notice the presence of three small nuts, that the rodent was nibbling.
+  Kola Nuts  Raw Meat
+  Injury  Sickness