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There is a great labyrinth on the desert floor in the shape of a beholder’s body with eye stalks and by the mouth at the bottom is the entrance. Magic prevents entry from the top or bottom, so Alzar lands and summons three Earth Elementals, each with 12 HD due to the sand and two Invisible Stalkers.
Flanked by his allies, Alzar enters the maze, and the corridors shift to give him an access.
As an intelligent person, Alzar quickly susses out the maze. His escorts clean out some minor enemies, such as gremlins and spiders and a small tribe of carnivore apes.
Next Alzar runs into some powerful undead tied to one location – phantoms and apparitions. The first he manages to talk to and the second he has to move forward and slay, with his powerful +4 axe leading the way. A group of ogres see Alzar and lay down their weapons and Alzar ignores them.
His escorts and himself arrive at the center of the maze. Ansanther glows warmly, signaling they have arrived. Alzar places the sword into a Bag of Holding to silence it and his party moves in.
In the center of the maze is a beautifully carved rosewood box with copper trim. It is closed and on a table. Alzar checks with the Gem, but the box is normal, and nothing around is out of place. Even through the Bag of Holding, Alzar can hear Ansanther screaming to attack the case with her.
Alzar opens the case and inside is a very odd object.
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