Vreeslo Cave

Real fucked up cave that the lost kids nearly died in! We got better at magic because of it too but that isn't important.

Before entering the lost kids were told that the cave was gonna be a challenge, and that it could do psychological things. They knew that the cave was also going to help them get better at magic though. They were not really worried about the warnings, saying that they've probably been through worse. Upon first entering the kids had to do a bit of exploring and eventually discovered their first challenge.

The Four Gifts Puzzle
They entered a room(well a larger space in the cave) and saw 4 busts, a pool of boiling water with a key at the bottom, 4 faucets above that pool, and a door with a keyhole. The 4 busts were labeled  'Gift of Blood' ,  'Gift of Skill' ,  'Gift of memory' , and  'Gift of treasure' . The bust labeled  'Gift of Blood'  had a little hole with sharp crystal teeth. The lost kids were quite confused at first upon entering, trying various different solutions for the puzzle. Eventually they figure out that each of them have to give a 'Gift' described on a bust. Evy, not taking it very seriously goes to the  'Gift of Blood'  bust and puts her finger in the hole. The severity of the situation dawned on Evy and the rest of the group when she, immediately was flooded with excruciating pain. A large amount of her health was taken and she was weakened majorly. She fell to the ground and Alphonse rushed to her and made sure she was alright. After Evy had given her gift, one of the four faucets began pouring cold water into the pool of boiling water. The rest of the group now had to decide and give their gifts. Alphonse chose the  'Gift of Skill'  and gave up his athleticism. He then immediately became weaker and lost his balance. Kyra went with  'Gift of Treasure'  and tried to give some money, thinking it'd be that simple. After attempting to give more money, Kyra's bracelet, a gift from Lynn began glowing and she realized 'the gift' had to be highly treasured. Reluctantly Kyra gave the bracelet she valued so much. Three of the faucets were now spilling water into the pool. Ollie went with  'Gift of Memory' simply thinking she could give an unwanted memory. The bust didn't accept when she finally chose a memory though, she realized that it probably wanted a cherished memory. She continued to think about what she could give, quite upset and shaken up she decided to give up the memory of her previous family. With that, the last faucet began to pour water into the pool, finally making the key retrievable, and the rest of the cave open to explore.

The Crystal Guard
Leaving the last area pretty shaken up the kids continued through the cave. The surrounding cave walls were gradually becoming more and more covered in pink quartz-like crystals. It was quite beautiful despite the trauma the kids were about to be subjected to. The group went into a new area, there was a closed off opening/exit that had a "keyhole" except instead of requiring a key it required a knife. Alphonse then inspected the area and noticed a stone humanoid figure moving around. He immediately recognized it as the guard he stabbed and accidentally killed. The crystal guard had a knife wedged in his back, that someone presumably would have to pull out and put in the slot. Alphonse quite shaken up by seeing the guard, stated he couldn't handle going in there. Evy sneakily approached the guard and pulled out the knife with some work. The guard eventually noticed us and started attacking us before Evy could put the knife in the slot and get out. There was a battle and the guard turned both Kyra and Alphonse into stone which in some time was reversed. The knife got into the slot somehow and we finally all got out.

The really fucked up part
The group ran from the last area into a new section. It was a smaller corridor type space, the walls were completely covered in crystal. In this area we each are suddenly pulled down by magical?? crystal hands?? (idk this parts harder to remember I've been trying to repress it)

Alphonse