Soot's Journal, Session 5

I have decided that I like fireworks! They remind me a lot of rocket based airburst munitions, and I would not be surprised if they are somehow from the same source of knowledge. They were fascinating to look at, and everyone else at the festival seemed to like them too! It was nice seeing usage of artillery for something unrelated to violence, it goes to show that even if we were able to live in a truly peaceful world, there's still a place for such things.
 
We also got to explore the catacombs, which was a very interesting glimpse into the local culture. The puzzles we faced at first I struggled with a bit, but it turns out I was just overthinking things, they weren't actually that hard once we got a hang of things. It ended with a fight against an ice elemental, which while it was a bit scary, the fight was a very good test of my new combat sub-routines, and I was able to inflict a large amount of damage to it, and I got to help my friends! As it turns out, it was only a test and nobody was ever in any real danger, but I was still a bit annoyed, Lee got very hurt during that fight and I was worried that he might not make it.
 
We were rewarded after though, and I got some *very* interesting blueprints for a elemental based artillery piece! I just wish my friends didn't have to get hurt to get it...