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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Carlo-One" data-source="post: 9196066" data-attributes="member: 7015827">The sun was setting on Tarsakh 10 as the party descended to the Hidden Peak cavern floor, via the ancient stone ladder. Dermot’s wolf companion, however, signaled something of interest was up top, so the ranger decided to rejoin it outside. Rosten attempted to set a trap by the ladder, in case something unfriendly decided to follow, but achieved nothing but a loud metallic twang and a spiked finger. The hin dumped the now-useless trap on the floor, unset, with a huff of irritation.They followed Rosten’s suggestion, however, of showing Aerikoth the treasure-chamber, the wizard noting that if arcane magic had been used, he might find traces of it. En route below, a cold breeze wafted out from a side corridor and when the party investigated, a hostile ice elemental attacked them. Although it was quickly defeated, it inflicted a frozen wound on Darrow and the bitter cold was uncomfortable for all. Lloria heard more ice creaking ahead and Aerikoth confirmed there appeared to be more creatures in the chamber beyond.The four adventurers decided to brave the cold and advanced, after Aerikoth cast protective spells. Several other ice elementals were in the room and Rosten was hit hard, the hin cursing loudly after the battle was done and using potions to heal himself. Even Darrow, brushing away a frozen patch of beard, admitted they could have used more help from Dermot and his “dog.” The dwarf informed Aerikoth that they previously had gone straight to the hoard, skipping this side passage in the caverns. (This was indeed true for the current visit to the Hidden Peak caverns, although during the first expedition, Darrow, Dermot and their former companion Shanni had run across the cold chamber; it was, however, new to Aerikoth and Lloria. --C)Lloria was the first to go examine an icy pillar in the southeastern part of the chamber, which radiated the most intense cold. Rosten pulled his cloak tighter around himself, teeth chattering obviously as he called out to Aerikoth and gestured with his cutlass at the pillar, saying there was magick over there. Lloria, drawing on her extensive book knowledge, shared that the pillar fit the description of something that had been projected there from the paraelemental plane of ice. Aerikoth, after studying it himself, agreed that Lloria was correct and it did appear to be extraplanar in origin.As the group debated the significance of the pillar, it let out a pulse of bitter cold that washed across the chamber, causing some additional frostbite. Rosten, after wrapping a bandage around a frosty arm, suggested they keep moving before they found out how long it would take for another elemental to appear. The others agreed, Darrow encouraging them to head for the hoard chamber.</blockquote>

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