Green portal lvl2
Green portal lvl2
Read Aloud
The portal spits you onto damp stone, where moss shines under mushroom caps and a roaring fire fills the cave with heat and woodsmoke. A clear crystal burns at the center of the flames, pulsing like a coal that never consumes itself. Beyond the fire, roots stir across the dark wall as if something beneath them has begun to wake.
The Scene
NEUTRALEnvironmental puzzleBase DC 10Stakes The party can rest safely, but progress requires extinguishing the warding fire. Taking the crystal reveals the path onward while leaving the room in complete darkness.
20 to 35 minutes
The dead elf's final warning, preserved in the arrangement of his bones and belongings, is to keep the crystal from being left behind. His unfinished task is to restore the hidden portal.
The party can rest safely here, but the portal behind them fades after the fire is extinguished. The crystal is the only source of light once the room darkens.
- Use the cave stream to weaken the fire.
- Pack the flames with wet moss and mushrooms.
- Dislodge stones from the cave wall to smother the coals.
- Study the fire crystal before touching it.
- Search the newly revealed plants and the elf's remains for the keystone.
- Offer a careful plan before anyone approaches the fire.
- Test small amounts of water, moss, and earth to learn what the flames resist.
- Assign one character to watch the crystal while others work.
- Use the crystal as a light source after claiming it.
- Search the skeletal elf before entering the second portal.
- The fire flares when struck or approached carelessly.
- The mushrooms release a sweet smell when watered, revealing which patches are alive.
- The hidden plants curl away from the crystal until it is carried toward the rear wall.
- The skeletal remains collapse if searched roughly, scattering the keystone beneath the ribs.
