[P] What lurks beneath the water?

She decides to stach most of her items into the sachel after filling up the water skin, taking a glance at the compass that points straight towards the lake. {I suppose I have no other choice.. It's the only clue I have.} She glances at the cloth piece hanging over its branch. "I'll be back to you" a phrase whispered to mostly herself as she saw no need to wetten it any further, she downs the potion of water breathing, and descended into the vast expanse of water..

Somehow her feet stick the the sandy floor as they would on land, her lungs somehow able to breathe water without effort, while her sight is limited the small light that does shine from above allows her to see a somewhat distorted vision of her surroundings. If she had to guess she could see about (10m / 30 feet).

• [Event: 12 common items] 25xp Potion of Hill Giant strength

Traversing the water her foot thumps into a glass bottle, she digs it up from the sand and attempts to read the label.
It appears to be a potion that will grant her a temporary boost in strength, whether it's a trail left by her helper or a boon from the gods.. seeing that it's at the bottom of a lake appears that at the very least someone had no use for it any longer. That.. Or they had no time to use it.. Who knows what lurks in these waters?

• Consuming grants: +4 strength diminishing by 1 each round of combat.

She traverses the lake uncertain of what secrets it holds, or if she'll find her lost brethren, more loot in a trail or any undesired creatures lurking outside of her vision

On the very outskirts of her vision, she can see a blurry contour of a big rock..no..it's moving and rocks don't move. She approaches cautiously but the mass appears to shift ahead of her, like her it seems to be glued to the ground, the sound is distorted and she hopes that it has similar issues as she quickens her pace. Slowly a shape starts to form and allows her to recognize one of her brothers in arms: Gideon a mountain of a Minotaur.
[Event: 20 Helpful NPC/Location] +25xp

When she's within relatively close proximity the giant Bull-Man turns to face her, a big axe hurled over its shoulder ready to take a swing, in his turn he takes a fighting stance..only to hesitate at the moment of recognition.
Small bubbles escape his nostrils as his shoulders shudder, by the sound of it he's having a laugh. He raises an arm and attempts to embrace the mare who is more than happy to see a friendly face down here. She attempts to speak but realizes the water distorts it far too much to be coherent, Gideon nods knowingly. He points towards the sachel and makes a gesture as if drinking something, then points to himself and makes a small bow. {Well that clears up how I've got these supplies, it's good to see one of my companions alive and well.. I wonder what happened to the others..}

Gideon points over his shoulder and gestures Aeylin to follow, with her trusty companion this place seems far less daunting..