"To be honest I would say my body can hardly take another explosion like that," answered Cladmir.  "And while I am not exactly sure what we are up against, I would advise that staying in one place too long in a place like this may not be the best of idea."

Cladmir paused a bit before adding, "I do recognize that medallion, though.  It was worn by that drow woman who killed so many of my mates.  She also mentioned a name, Lolth, I think, as she ended them.  I sure hope she was one of your victims?"

(( For reference that last explosion has brought Cladmir's HP down to a measly 14 -- he's getting pretty close to a point where a stiff breeze may knock him over. ))

"Lloth, yep, and we killed a bunch of spiders. They hate us.        How is our magic ability holding up?"  He looks at the others and then at Cladmir, "Are you also a magic wielder?" he asks.  

"Maybe we should head down to the safe part of the Library and regroup and rest?  If nothing else, that might confuse the Drow."  Jaq shrugs, unsure what is the best route at this time.

((Kroshav is at 16/44, has 5 HP from his pool and 2 slots each at 1st and 2nd.))

“Ah be a bit scratch’d up. (18 left) n ah may have used all me three lev’l spells but ah got some 1st n 2nd spells.  N nay we go find somewhere seclud’d.  Somewhere where thay willnae look.  Ah got me spellbook back n tha means we can use tiny hut!”

"Magic?  If I were so lucky to be blessed with such power.  Nay, I am but a humber soldier, I'm afraid, and I do like the sound of a rest very much."

"I myself am only slightly injured," (31/48), "and I have some magic remaining, perhaps half of my reserves, but judging by our injuries, much of that will go to healing.  Now, who do I start with?"

(We should still have eight goodberries left, so that's 8hp to recover.  I can also dump a bunch of Cure Wounds around, for a 3d8+5, 2d8+5, and two of 1d8+5, with the spells slots I have remaining.)

((Okay, so looking for a short rest and some healing? Where abouts?))

((Landing in the stairwell down to the librarian?))

((It'd be fairly tight there if you want to lay down on the landing but if some people sit on the stairs there'd be plenty of room. Also, one both sets of stairs are covered in drow blood, but when has that stopped an adventuring group.))

 (How about we go all the way down the stairs and then put /create the tiny hut as soon as the area after the stairs opens up?)

((There would be room for that over/on top of the golems and mud.))

((As long as it's defensible/drow can only approach from limited positions, sounds good to me.))

(( Vote for defensible position as well.  Pretty sure that we're going to have a short rest, which will not remove a level of exhaustion?  In the case does anyone have some sort of spell that can move me from exhaustion=4 --> 3?  It would be nice to start with a health pool that is greater half my max at the moment.  ))

((That'd be greater restoration, which Lurn will have access to in another 4 levels. Long rest is about the only option before then.))

((A long rest may be worthwhile, if only for that exhaustion.  It's probably the only one we can do, though, since if we keep doing hit-and-run rounds like this they're going to send someone off for reinforcements, and we don't know how long that would leave us to collapse the tunnel.))

((You've all been awake for about an hour today so you're going to need to putter around a full day to get the benefits of a long rest.

Only Cladmir can immediately benefit from taking a long rest.))

((So, wanting to do the long rest down at the bottom of the stairs? East or west? Checking any of the other two locked rooms before doing that?))

"Maybe another room first, then find a place we can defend that Cladmir can rest?"

“Aye agree with tha.  Check tha room first n then find a place ta rest.”

Cladmir felt strangely touched by the new strangers.  It's been far too long since he's been with a group that seemed to genuinely care.  Sure, there were camaraderie in the companies he had been in, but in sticky situations he knew that they would leave a liability like him behind.

"A rest would be much appreciated, but I really have no idea what is going on, and I would much rather die on my feet than dying in my sleep.  I defer to you judgement on the matter, though."