The ancient ruin of Erstea had been long overtaken by the ravages of time and local beasts and vermin that plagued the region of Asteria, the lost elven forest.<br/><br/>The pitch-black passage had crawled into the earth for what seemed to be endless until faint bluish lights were seen in the distant black of the passage. A path opened into an expanse, a modest chamber littered with massive crystals jutting from the stone walls, floor, and ceiling above her. The azure glow radiating from them being the only source of natural light in the chamber. A continuous slick, squelching sound could be heard in a far dark corner of the space before her. Beyond this was another path further yon, rising upward through a torch-lit passage.