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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Milo Windby" data-source="post: 31134" data-attributes="member: 202">Temple of Elemental Evil - part 14 (session 8)When no guards trooped in after three or so minutes Milo finally started to relax. He had his first chance to really survey the room.  There was another door leading out of the room on the same wall as the corridor they emerged from.  There was the door the captain and his guards ran through to come around behind them.  There was also a simple fountain and pool in the corner.Besides what he already noticed about the room Milo spotted a chest and table in the corner with glass stoppered beakers.  Mazi walked over to the fountain, inspecting it closer.  "Look at this," she said to no one in particular, "These knobs control the water flow." She turned a knob on the wall near the fountain and the water flow increased.  Milo heard a strange sound under the stones of the floor.  He followed the sound from the pool to the pit trap outside the door.  "Now that's mean," he said, "this pit trap fills with water.""A bit O overkill, don' ya think?" Brigit said."And to think we almost walked right into it.  This battle was bad enough." Mazi said gesturing to the dead bodies strewn about the room."Speaking of which," Milo broke in, "what do we have in this room?"Milo moved to the first captain, checking him for a key to the chest on the table, just in case.  He found no keys on either captain."Doesn't anyone believe in opening their own chests?" Milo asked out loud.He checked the chest, sure enough, it was locked.  He couldn't find any indication of traps on it.  "Well Brigit, it's your turn to bend your picks." Milo said to the dwarf.Brigit grinned at Milo and produced her own set of masterwork picks."Holding out on me, eh?  Well get to work!" Milo said in mock-indignation.Brigit struggled with the lock for a good ten minutes before she set all the tumblers.  The lid sprung open, revealing its contents.  Inside was a good amount of coins of various denominations and a small box with two potions.  Brigit tested both and declared them healing potions.Milo examined the stoppered beakers on the table, they seemed to contain oil.  He was glad the captain hadn't decided to lob any of those into the fight.  Brigit grabbed a few to replace the alchemist fire she had already used.  She doubled over in a fierce bout of coughing as she stowed the beakers, almost dropping one.  Milo noticed blood flecked on her chin after she stood up."Brigit!  Are you okay?" Milo asked concerned."Ever since tha' dust in tha crypt - " She wheezed."I was afraid of something like that.  Will you break out the staff for me?" He said to her.Brigit retrieved the staff of healing from her pack and handed it to Milo."Abercrombie!" Milo said as he touched the staff to Brigit's forehead."Aaah-fitch" Brigit sneezed."Bless you," Mazi and Jeremiah said at once.Brigit drew a deep breath.  "Ahhhh, ah hadn't realized how bad tha' was!  Thank ya Milo.""No problem, I think we could all use some healing as well." Milo responded.A full round of healing spells from the staff and a few potions later, the group was back up to fighting strength.  All of the serious wounds had been closed and the lesser wounds were well along their way to healing."I'm willing to bet we've taken out the main force of this triangle cult.  I say we keep going.  I feel great after those potions, what say you?" Milo asked the others.</blockquote>

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