Curing Eldergrove

OOC: Vaun also watered the dirt. Doesn't it have any effect?

Though the container smells of earth, it like all the others is made of wood. Adding a bit of water to the seed siting on the hard wooden bottom has no reaction.

When you lift the bowl of ice you see a small crystal set into the base of the container. Bringing your hand near it and your fingers begin to cool. The closer to the inset crystal the colder they become.

The twigs easily catch fire when touched to the ember.
Placing the bowl of ice over the ember does slowly melt it.

You try various combinations and manage to activate other container
WIND clockwork windmill + Chimes
EARTH seeds + dust + water + dead leaves (like mulch)
FIRE Ember+twigs then scooped and placed into the fire box using one of the bowls

The water box takes another couple attempts and you realize you were simply over analyzing it
All it took was freezing some water into ice and placing the ice in the water container. Adding additional water to speed the melting process helped.As all four containers glow the door opens and a gentle light suffuses the area, returning it to the original state. Quickly gathering things up you step past the gate and see a lever out of sight and reach from within the room. A moment of trial proves it opens and closes the gate.
Date&Time(Beta): 1@15:45

The next room looks to be a guard room and has several cubbies with bits of armor including several helmets with stylized face guards that make the wearer to look quite ferocious. There are two other doors, one to the west and other to the north.

The elemental flows across the room and through the west door. The door is unlocked but a search reveals not traps and with a bit of effort it is opened to reveal stairs up

Other their ornamentation the helmets seem regular enough. Though mostly rusty free they do show minor spots of pitting. One has what looks like initials scratched into it but nothing else stands out.

The helms were human/elf sized (elfs tend to be slim but range from 5-7' based on their specific race)

The door is a simple door with a wooden latch. Nothing else of note is found.

The helms seems normal and Barley finds one with a decent fit. It looks like it will need a new leather strap to help it be secure but for now a bit of creative padding suffices. As you prepare to ascend the stairs Beruga catches an interesting scent and move to the south wall of the guard room. A poke reveals that a section of the wall, covered in leafy vines proves to conceal an open doorway to another room. Shining some light into the room reveals a set of black and white tiles in the SE corner. Open archways lead west and east while a door is on the south wall.

"Are they node tiles?", asks Barley entering the room for a closer look. As he does, he pause and peers into the eastern archway.

"Malachi, could you appear please and go as far as you can into that room? If you get into trouble, disappear right away.", Barley projects to his spirit familiar.

A small chirrup is heard and the wispy form of a cat appears, then moves quietly slinks into the eastern room.

The large section of floor covered in black and white tiles does indeed look like the Matrix node you used to travel to the city.

Malachi appears and with a slight nod scampers towards the east room. Pausing at the door Manachi peers in and reports
Webs and something scary up in corner. One more door far side of room