"While I appreciate the offer of an impenetrable dome, One of our biggest worries is other adventurers who are not too... morally aligned. And, while powerful, those domes can just be dispelled. It's useful against many, but not against a moderately powerful mage." 

Sly inclines her head. "Indubitably true, my gnomish friend. Your knowledge of matters arcane is remarkable."

The tiefling will use several applications of her magic to clean away the least nasty bit of floor, where she deposits her pack and has a seat.

[A short rest isn't going to do Sly much good, but if the rest of the party benefits, I'm all for it.]

"Then again, it is probably safer to rest in a cleared dungeon as opposed to the next one. It is really up to you." 

*Either way, we should probably cast tiny hut. 

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[A short rest isn't going to do Sly much good, but if the rest of the party benefits, I'm all for it.]

[[ Warlock and Monks tend to be a bit short-rest-addicted ;p ]]

Gimme those KI POINTS 

I say we just take a SHORT REST now and then a much needed LONG REST after we clear this dungeon and before we move on the next. 

Sly cleans up a space in the other room, away from the corpses of your recently slain enemies, and then you all huddle together under her tiny hut to rest up for a while. Techi spends the rest nervously fiddling with the singular sending stone between his fingers, dropping it from palm to palm, and as you finish up the hour of rest, he gets up and says 'So which way are we going next? Straight down the hall or through the passage to the west? I've became all too aware that we're not yet to have found Kalthrat's body, and all these undead and decay about give me a sinking feeling that I might not like the state we find it in...'

"Probably makes sense to finish up here in the East first." opines Eggo Lass. "Though I have a feeling we'll need to be on the lookout for more carrion crawlers."

Sly nods with agreement to Eggo. She relinquishes the tiny hut with some reluctance, as the air inside had been decidedly less aggressive on her olfactory system than the default the dungeon provided.

Techi nods and then says 'Right, you lead the way then! Oh, and Sly, don't forget to take your loot with you!', in reference to the floating tray of precariously stacked emeralds and metal scraps that has been following 20 feet behind her for the entire time that Techi has been with the party. He then mutters 'I wonder if you'll find a place to sell all of that soon...'

Eggo Lass will keep her eyes and ears peeled for dangers as the group explores.

Perception: 11+4+1 = 16

[Sorry, I've probably missed it but which way is the party going?]

[[ I believe we're headed East, finishing up those areas we missed before heading West. ]]

The party heads back East to explore behind the locked door, believing the talisman to be the key to unlock it. Eggo Lass keeps her eyes peeled as they travel back, though there have been no changes in the environment, aside from the grubs in the corpses burrowing a little deeper. Techi follows along as expected, though looks puzzled when you arrive at the locked door, before remembering that you though the talisman is the key for it. He pulls it out, and at first simply presents it to the door, but after nothing happens he then tries to put the gaping mouth around the doorknob, in case that would work. After nothing happens then, he goes as far to put the talisman on and then try the handle, wondering if wearing the item could be the key through. However, nothing happens, and as he steps back and returns the talisman to his pocket, he says 'I think some sort of key must have to go in that void-looking keyhole to open it...perhaps the similar imagery on the handle is just decoration.'

(Well if the key doesn't work then shall we break down the door?) asks Eggo Lass via telepathy. She puts her ears up to it to listen in.

Perception: 16+4+2 = 22

Techi shrugs and responds ‘We can definitely try to break the door down, but I don’t think the talisman was ever the key to begin with,’ whilst Eggo has her ear to the door. When she listens to the keyhole, it’s entirely silent, but anywhere else on the door, she can hear very, very quiet tapping noises; likely the escaped crawling claw from earlier.

Eggo Lass tells the party about the sounds she's hearing. "I'm not sure if those claws are there to protect something or if they were locked away. But I certainly hope crawling claws aren't the ants of the undead and there's some giant claw giving birth to little claw babies in there."

Sly summons a spark of flame in one hand, like flicking on a lighter nervously. "They'll surely be upon us as soon as we enter, yet I wish to uncover why they congregate here."

Bilyur's eyes begin to shift, and fur begins to sprout from his back. He shakes his head and blinks, looking around, a little spooked. "How long did that turtle say it was till the next full moon...?" He trails off, looking around nervously. 

{{I know that Shiver didn't say this, but it seems like a good way to get the thread going again if BIlyur is getting close to his rampage.}}

[I don’t think that will be necessary yet, especially since the next full moon is 5 days away. You’re currently back at the locked door, and don’t have the key for it, so have the option to go back west and search for it more, or Xarkris or Bilyur could attempt to break down the door, as the stronger two of the group]