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After doing some resting and continuing, Alzar finally draws within physical sight of the Spindle. The cyclone continues to kick up snow all around. The wind is so strong here that Alzar’s robes are whipping about, and he takes moment to secure his stuff before plunging on.
There are some large, dragon like creatures circling the top of the Spindle as Alzar nears, there is apparently an eye in the middle of the storm just above the structure.
Alzar gets up to a wall and grabs the Scroll of Portals but he can’t use Passwall spell in this wall. It’s protected against such magic. He can’t chip off any pieces or get any more information about the strange material that makes it up.
Without any other ideas, Alzar heads over to the chasm. As he gets near, he realizes that it’s more like a gully. About 10-15 feet wide, around 15-18 feet down from the ground, and It varies as it nears the Spindle.
Alzar begins to move cautiously down. He tries to scry from here, but his ball still can’t penetrate the defenses of the Spindle.
After about 20 feet from the mouth of the structure, there is a very quiet magical pop from the flasks and vials that Alzar has with him. He peers over and the contents of his potions have been disturbed. He takes off the stopper of the Elemental Form one and it’s been soiled and ruined. He also tries some others - healing, super-healing, invisibility, gaseous form, all ruined. Even the highly valuable potion of invulnerability is done. He leaves them behind.
There is a small passage in front and Alzar grabs the Ioun Stone that enables him to see in darkness and begins to spin it about his head and he leads in.
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