To cure rotting earth (Ithea, Moore)

[Anastasia]

The party returns to the courtyard. It's quiet. Any survivors of Lixer's emergence seem to have fled and all is still. As if the devil outpost was abandoned entirely.

"That reminds me," Balyss says, pointedly not looking towards Rosa's few remnants. "What did Silver request you do here?"

[Merc]

Stille did that poor a job of gathering up Rosa's remains?

"Lixer took the souls of more than just Rosa here. Various elementals that followed Lord Crystalle were slain by him here, we were to free their souls," Ithea answers.

[Nephrite]

Moore adds to what Ithea said, "We're looking for enslaved elementals -- apparently Lixer had taken their souls. I wonder if that's what that... thing was made of?" Moore says. "But besides that and the monolith, there really haven't been any that we've seen. They still might be here, though, abandoned when the devils all fled."

[Anastasia]

"If they linger," Stille frowns, "Lixer may have evacuated them."

Stille gathered up some, and if you wanted him to take it all, then he took it all.

[Nephrite]

"Anything's possible. I can always try and find out where they are if you want." Moore offers. "While the rest of you look around."

[Merc]

"Well, Silver did say they were most likely at the mines, so we can keep exploring there and seeing what we find there," Ithea comments as she starts heading towards the other set of doors.

[Anastasia]

The doors lead to a vast chamber. Here the tracks end, several minecarts resting here. They are full of dirt and perhaps ores. All around are massive piles of dirt and stone, along with great empty places. Places where things once rested perhaps, from the scuff marks on the ground. A few doors lead further in.

[Nephrite]

"Do you think they moved the operation somewhere else on this plane or just went back entirely?" Moore asks as he moves forward, keeping an eye out for any more secret doors or magic.

[Anastasia]

As Smrgol continues to wreck things behind the party, Stille goes over to the minecarts. He flicks a side a bit of dirt, "Perhaps they felt this mine wasn't truly defensible?"

Going on, Moore checks the first room. A room that's blazing hot, a burning forge within. All the tools and other things are gone, leaving a pool of lava and surrounding contraptions. The next room is cool - no, cold. Pools of water are here. The next room looks to be...empty, grooves in the wall and scuffs on the floor, as if things were again removed from it. The final room is locked and doesn't open to Moore's efforts.

[Nephrite]

Just a regular lock or magical?

[Anastasia]

Regular, you don't detect any untold magic.

[Nephrite]

Moore will try and see if he can manage to get the thing open! If not, force is always an option...

[09:37] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+21 Disable Device
[09:37] <Kobot> Nephrite rolled 1d20+21 Disable Device --> [ 1d20=16 ]{37}

[Anastasia]

No good. It's well and truly a good lock, for he can't spring it.

You can always try again, too. Up to you.

[Nephrite]

Moore decides to try with a little bit more luck, this time.

Divine Insight + Improvisation, +15 and +12 respectively.

[10:09] <Nephrite> roll 1d20+21+37 Disable Device
[10:09] <Kobot> Nephrite rolled 1d20+21+37 Disable Device --> [ 1d20=14 ]{72}


Moore

Spoiler: ShowHide

HP: 245/245(51)
AC: 40 (+1)

12/23 bardic music left

Bard: 7/6/7/5/6/6/0/3
FS: 9/9/9/8/8/7/4

[Anastasia]

This time the lock is unlocked. Within is a room full of shelves built into the wall. Most are empty, but some aren't. Here sits gemstones, gold nuggets and other such things. Treasure just waits there to be taken.