Deep withing the Catacombs

They party had just cleared the swinging axes and recovered from the Ghoul attack. Moving forward the heroes delve deeper into Balthazar's catacombs, descending down further into the deep they wander through the warren of tunnels before coming to a large open room with an iron grate at its centre. Ansem and Drogon hear a growling coming from the pit. Ansem attempts to open the locked door on the northern edge of the room, Drogon however walks towards the gate and attempts to peek down. A surge of fire blasts from below blowing the grate off the floor flinging it across the room. A large monstrosity crawls out of the pit. A creature with a head of a dragon, a head of a lion and a head of a ram started to attack. The party quickly subdued it before moving onto the southern room.

A large feast had been laid out by Balathazar, he offers the party a chance to rest and recuperate. However not all is as it seems as the large three tiered celebration cake grows tentacles and attacked the party. With each swing it duplicates, eventually the party subdues it but Drogon falls to a large bite, causing horrific scarring. Revived by Gynk Drogon rises and the party continues onward, descending another spiral stair case and arriving at a long tunnel filled with sarcophagus-es, a swarm of bats are disturbed by Arlo striking his sword against the brass exterior of one of the coffins, however they seem to hover in mid air without moving and disappear before attacking the party in their true form.

The party kill all the Quasits and continue along the tunnel reaching a large iron door. As they open it Balthazar's voice rings out. "Looks like you're last... You lose".

Upon opening the door a small walkway joins to large triple height room bathed in a red hue. A large ruby hangs from the centre of the ceiling. Under it stand three figures, Prince Tamir, Zyr and Aiefe with their eyes glowing red draw their weapons and prepare defensive stances. Ansem using his arcane power sees a strange energy coming off the ruby.