An Obvious Trap

??+1 November, 595
Part II

After using the final healing potion in the party, Kyladrian feels chipper enough to at least continue. Salla leads the way and discovers 2 more pit traps, these are spaced 10 feet apart from each other. He leads the group around a couple of corners and into an oval shaped room with a single door and a chest sitting out in the middle of the room.

Thinking the chest a trap, the party passes it by and Salla cuts open the lock on the door. Opening, the door, the party is beset by 3 large rodent-like creatures with long antennae. It seems that any metal object the creatures touch are instantly corroded and fall to pieces. Sonja loses her masterwork falchion and enchanted armor, Serro loses his mail shirt, and Salla one of his axes. It was an expensive battle, but the creatures are disposed of, and the group now turns its attention toward the chest. Baxtor bashes open the chest but it had been protected with a firet trap spell, and both Baxtor and Salla are toasted in the process. The container is opened to reveal a single key. Most likely to the door that they forced open.

A secret door is found at the end of the passageway, and beyond that lies the door to the wizard's tower, surrounded by the shiny blue force field. A lever sits outside the force field, which Salla pulls via rope from a safe distance. The force field drops, allowing the Lords of Chaos entry into the structure.

The group finds itself in what appears to be the living quarters of the wizard. It is filled with plentry of fine furniture and many shelves full of books. A human skeleton is slumped over on a desk in front of an open book. There is no clue as to how he perished. Serro finds a wardrobe full of very clean clothes (of which Alastriel claims - she also robs the body of its clothing). Salla examines one of the many lamps that seem to burn with a continual flame. He also finds the bed to be quite comfortable and relaxing, more so than a bed should normally be. Soon, Alastriel has discovers the secret to the bookshelf. It has a unique way of re-organizing its shelves, based on a command given by the browser. In this manner, Alastriel discovers a complete spell book and a book of scrolls. What luck!

The group camps out in this room for the night.