The Halls of Evocation, Part 3 (Kuthona (XII) 9th, 4712 AR)
The fire burning above is quite real — covering the extent of the ceiling. The Sihedron Rune in the middle of the room is in fact an immense portal. The rune has two functions. Calling : Once per day, the rune can be commanded to call a single creature, functioning as a planar binding spell (CL 15th) — only one called outsider may be active at a time via this effect. Travel : If any teleportation effect is used while the caster is standing within the rune, the teleportation energy is instead absorbed by the rune, which then opens a gate to the center of the Sihedron Circle on the lower slopes of Rimeskull. The gate is a two-way portal, and remains open for 1 hour before closing. The dragon hid their loot here: the heroes could fit a total of 1,345 gp worth of coins in their bags before they ran out of room. They also took a +1 club, a sacrificial spear, a ring of blinking , a rod of Malrion, a rod of splendor, a minor cloak of ...