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Note: This adventure comes from “ The Sinister Spire”, by Bruce R. Cordell and Ari Marmell, as published by Wizards of the Coast.

Rest at the Dripstone Inn in Pedestal.

Return to the Necromancer's Spike.

Area S24) Hall of Mirrors

As they puzzle the meaning of six, large mirrors that make up the far wall of this room, the glass in the mirrors grinds and flows to form a large humanoid and two glass spiders. The ensuing battle involves flying daggers of glass, glass tentacles reaching from the other mirrors, and dangerous glass shards littering the floor.

With no obvious exits, the party searches for (and finds) a secret door.

Area S28) Shrine of Orcus

This evil shrine has two undead fire elementals and an incorporeal undead air elemental. Once they are defeated, the party recovers two Elemental Gems – one for Air and one for Fire.

Area S29) Cursed Stairs

As he steps onto the spiral staircase going down, Ash triggers a magical “curse” trap that he barely avoids. For his first Wisdom demonstration, Líkami wonders aloud whether the magical trap was a one-time or a recurring event as he steps on the stairs to find out. Cursed with reduced Constitution, he finds his answer.

After Freyrik dispels the magical trap, the party proceeds down the stairs, only to find that the whole thing is unstable. Freyrik and Ash tumble to the bottom amidst a pile of twisted iron.

The remaining party hurriedly fixes a rope and descends to rejoin the two.

Area S31) Gallery Hall

A short hallway houses alcoves with statues of various creatures (mostly Drow). Each appears to have been turned to stone, but has one feature (eyes in one, hands in another) that remains flesh.

Area S35) Fadheela's Lair

In the last major room in the Spike, the party finally finds Fadheela (though they don't know it at the time). She turns out to be a hybrid Medusa/Yuan-Ti and presents a serious challenge. Through most of the fight, the party manages to avoid her petrifying gaze – but once her minions are destroyed, they must take more risks to take her down. In the end, Freyrik, Yosi, and Líkami are turned to stone! (The latter does so during his second Wisdom demonstration of the adventure).