As Kleris jumps off the pillar, he manages to clear the water but ends up spraining his ankle. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=59542)<br/><br/>Once at the bottom, the crystal proves very fragile to the blows of the hammer, allowing him to remove the key.  It matched with the locked northern door, which opened up into a very well-lit section of the dungeon.  In fact, the room itself did not fit with the rest of the dungeon at all; a fur carpet covered the floor, and various comfy-looking chairs were scattered around the room's edges.  Four students from the class were sitting in the chairs, chatting with each other.  Each side of the hall had three doors, which likely exited into other areas of the dungeon.  In the middle was a table with 12 small bowls of water, overseen by Professor Murrin.<br/><br/>"Congratulations, Kleris!" Murrin said.  "You successfully completed the first section of the Gauntlet!<em>Five merits for you!</em>Here, take a seat, you've earned it!"<br/><br/>A first-year dwarf boy passed a glass full of a blue drink to Kleris.  "This will help with any minor wounds you suffered," she said.  "Don't worry, Murrin gave it to us all, it works."<br/><br/>Eventually the rest of the class came through the other doors.  Zull was the first (or sixth), followed by Evgenia, and Andrei was the next-to-last.  With torn clothes, he looked like he went through the Nine Hells.<br/><br/><br/>"So, did we all pass?" Evgenia asked.<br/><br/>"Not necessarily," Murrin answered.  "Only four of you made it through to the end.  If you get stuck or refuse to go further, a door will materialize and lead you to this room.  Anyways, this brings an end to our first class.  Kleris, your generous use of the Levitation spell was well-suited to your challenges; leaving your mind open to study further spells is not something I'd expect from a novice mage.  it's something everyone learns at Redhurst, but usually in the later years.  Perhaps I'll teach it next class, it's very good for dungeon delving when done right."<br/><br/>"Evgenia, although you passed, setting fire to the tangleweed was foolhardy, especially when the smoke had nowhere to escape.  As for you Andrei, sprinting across the tiles without looking was incredibly foolish.  Whatever Dean Doil taught you in Transmutation can't be applied wholesale to all classes."<br/><br/>Murrin had similar admonitions for the other 6 failed students.  "Class is now at an end.  Follow me back up to Wolkhart's ground level, gather your belongings, and head off to your next class."<br/><br/><em>The students all had to give back the supplies given for the challenge before leaving.</em>It was property of the school, and not gifts.<br/><br/>Zull panted.  "Whoo, that class was a lot more physical than I'm using to!  So, Kleris, tell me how you completed the Gauntlet.  We all had the same trial, but you came out ahead of me!  And I lived my life traversing underground areas!"<br/><br/>She was impressed after hearing Kleris' recollection of events.  "I had already prepared all my spells," she said, "so I couldn't get past the pillar room.  Once I fell in the water and started sinking to the bottom, Murrin came in through a doorway and pulled me out!"