<div class="floatright">(http://i.imgur.com/bR9IkeF.jpg)<br/><br/>(http://i.imgur.com/qmiPcVS.jpg)<br/><br/>(http://i.imgur.com/y8E32QH.jpg)</div><br/>As the duo of Zerxel and Bo attacked the ichor tainted elemental, their attacks seemingly co-ordinated as if they'd been fighting together for years and not simply days, the elemental seemed almost panicked.  The dwarf swinging right and stabbing forwards with her spear as Zerxel ducked left and unleashed a vicious pincer slice with her blades.  The elemental flailed it's limbs and was met with thrusts and slashing  attacks from all angles.  Then it quivered, shook, violently tremored and then it exploded outwards one last time.  The blue/clear water expanding and then exploding outwards, spraying water across all three contestants in the courtyard.  In part helping to clear off some of the clay that had been covering them, though leaving all three drenched.  Still the battle had been hard faught and won and it was Bo who first yelled out a loud and boisterous 'huzzah' in celebration.  Zerxel celebrated in her own way, turning her back on the defeated opponent, an insult in her culture.  Shugar for her part simply bent over slightly at the waist, putting her clawed hands on her knees and panting slightly, glad that the battle was over.<br/><em><br/>"That's done, let's make sure there aren't any other surprises and go over the soul fruits we've obtained as well as get our key at last.  If those fruit contain anyone we know, we might have to decide what to do with them."</em>Zerxel suggested, which met with two nodding heads.<br/><br/>Shugar nodded towards a corner of the courtyard opposite the entrance, where the building on one side met with the next.<strong> "I need a few minutes to recover, I really pushed myself to the limit with the rapid fire spell casting if you two can watch my back for ten minutes or so?"</strong><br/><br/><strong>"Aye,"</strong>Bo said with a nod as she wiped water and splattered clay from her face,<strong> "Go on, we'll make sure there's no other beasties around and start seein what we ken find in the way o' loot."</strong><br/><br/>Zerxel and Bo did a quick survey of the courtyard, collecting the golden key which had fallen where the elemental had, as well as several belongings that must have been carried by the contestants that were now soul fruit.  They found no traps or other hidden dangers, and the fact that the courtyard was only open to the sky and one side on the street meant that they could easily watch for any approaching danger.  After a few minutes of scouring the courtyard they met back in the center again, piling up their assorted finds.  Bo gestured over towards Shugar who was sitting in the lotus position in the corner, her eyes shut,<strong> "She looks peaceful at the moment aye?"</strong><br/><br/>Zerxel couldn't help but nod as she looked at the bugbear who did in fact look at peace at that moment, her heavy breasts full and swollen, her skin gleaming with moisture, her tattoos intricate and savage, but her face seemingly totally at peace.  Bo nodded at the pile of gear they'd collected and said,<strong>"I'm glad we brought her, I don't think my spear alone woulda felled that creature, an it was her magic that let yer blades bite deep."</strong>She paused and bit her lip before saying,<strong> "an that makes what I'm about tae ask ye a little tougher.  But how are we gonna split up the loot?  There doesn't seem to be much in the way of useful items that we found, cept for the golden key o'course.  But only one o' us gets tae use that.  I know she let me have the chest from the gnoll's camp, but a golden key... well... contestants have won or lost dungeon runs based on what they found beyond the golden door.  An most likely only one o' us is gonna get any benefit outta it.  I'd like tae try to be fair about this, but even yerself gotta admit that you know every advantage ye get in this place might mean the difference between life and death, between being fully corrupted an' gettin outta here on the reapin level."</strong><br/><br/>Zerxel considered that and looked down at the belongings.  Two standard contestants uniforms, and one that was pretty much destroyed beyond any reasonable use.  Those were worthless to her of course.  A backpack and a pouch, each containing more rations and water skins.  The pouch however seemed to be magical and while it was barely bigger than her clenched fist, seemed bottomless.  A short sword, a mace,  a bow and quiver of arrows, and two daggers, all of which were mundane and radiated no magical aura.  The only items that really seemed interesting were an intricately carved necklace and a silver ring inlaid with a golden band.  Zerxel knew that it would be easy to split up the soulfruit, there were three of the fruit, one for the each of them if they so wished.  She knew also she could consume one and 'birth' a contestant that would have to follow her directions, an easy way to get a contestant to the spiderlings.  She wished that she could tell who was inside the fruit, but there was no identifiers, no way she could know.  In watching past dungeons, it seemed that sometimes some contestants could somehow tell who was inside, but if there was a trick to it, she couldn't see what it was.<br/><br/>Her rational mind discarded the mundane weapons and uniforms, figuring the only thing they might be good for is re-arming and clothing any contestants that they might birth from the soul fruit.  Instead she broke the real loot down into just those items that had potential value to her immediately.  The necklace and ring might be magical, she could try to study them, but she was only trained lightly as a mage and might not be able to glean much information.  There were the rations which were always useful, and the magical pouch.  The key obviously was the most valuable item, although it was technically worthless until they found the golden door it opened.  Less than worthless in a way, as it might make them a target for other contestants.<br/><br/>Bo was looking at her, curious to see what her thoughts were on splitting up the loot.<br/><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">ooc</div><div class="spoiler_body">PM me a mind + mage roll if you want to take the time to try to analyze the magical items and based on what you roll ill tell you the results.</div></div>