The stairs lead them to a room with a spectator hovering in the northwestern corner of the room. It communicates with the party that they should leave the area immediately or suffer the consequences. Unshrinking Glaurung, the warrior bursts out laughing:
"Get out of my way, peewee, we fear neither death nor devil!"

Crossing the room, the heroes see an accumulation of small rooms, which seem to be prison cells. (room 20-23)

Each door has a small saying carved on the door which gives an idea of what is on the other side. There are dark curtains directly beyond the door which no light or sound can penetrate.

"Come on, let´s split and examine the cells!", the monk Wild Cat proposes.



Turning to the first cell (room 20), he sees a carved"X" . When Wild Cat pulls away the curtain of darkness, a Xorn with dwarf looking arms and razor claws for fingers appears.

WildCat 5 - Crafty Cito 1.4 --- 1:3


Jonny who looks behind the dark curtain of the neighbour cell after reading the encraved "N"(room 21), finds large piles of trash and dung in the room. Entering the cell, the smell is almost unbearable.With beated breath the sorcerer sees some glow from one of the piles, when he approaches, a Neo-Otyugh attacks him.

Jonny 2.82 - Movei 00.8.310 --- 4:0 (200)




Meanwhile Glaurung has pulled away another curtain after recognising the craved word "Beauty", looking behind a pillar in the cell (room 22). A Medusa with the body of a dwarf, snake hair and a snake beard attacks the warrior.

Glaurung Mainz- Scorpio 1.4 --- 3:1 (100)


Naum, who entered the last cell with the word "Mother Earth" on it (room 23), finds a room full with rocks as if a cave-in has occured. When he climbs over all these rocks, a Galeb Duhr appears, attacking him, using all the boulders for defense.

Naum 1.8- Yace 0.99.87 --- 1:3 

"Each of these monsters seems to be a transformed dwarve!",
the monk reflects after the party succeeded in cleaning up all cells,
"They have not totally completed their transformation and maybe were placed here in these cells to finish their metamorphosis."

While brooding over the monks suspicion, the party enters the next room (room 24) which appears to be a lab. There are bookshelves, tables with strange instruments on them and a rack with chains and a neck collar against the east wall. There is a podium with a book open and some writing on the pages. When the party gets near the bookshelf, they break a seal that is holding an Earth Elemental back from attacking. The bookshelf is an illusion and disappears freeing the Elemental. The Elemental appears much stronger and larger than any Earth Elemental that the characters have seen before.The face is the most distinguishing feature on the Elemental because it looks like a Dwarf made of stone.

CMX Cell - Glaurung Mainz --- 1,5:2,5 (50)

CMX Cell- Jonny 2.82 --- 3:1

 CMX Cell - WildCat 5 --- 3,5:0,5

 CMX Cell - Naum 1.8 --- 3:1

Most characters are seriously wounded by fighting this mighty opponent. The town portal spell gets lost. Jonny lost 70 spell points for healing all characters.

Having ridden out the fight, the heroes observe the book on the podium, seeing it´s Theleb's personal diary which has insane writtings mixed with an explaination of what he is doing. The diary gives reference to the decades of research and experimentation Theleb has been conducting. Theleb turned all the Dwarves into the creatures in the cells as well as the ones that protect the Keep. He used the Dwarven life forces to grow the power of his Gods, The Elder Elemental Gods. Theleb is trying to create a superior army of creatures to use in a war on the people of Oerth. With the Dwarven life forces, Theleb is supplying his Gods with a power line to help them break free from their immortal bondage. With the Elder Elemental Gods at the head of this newly created army of Elemental beings from all 4 Elements, nothing on Oerth could stop him, including any of the Greyhawk Gods whose home plane is Oerth.

The book also gives reference to the other 3 temples to the Elder Elemental God. There are crude maps with cryptic directions of their possible locations as well as descriptions of signs that the other temples still exist. Theleb has left this keep in the hopes of finding the other 3 temples and restoring their power. With all 4 temples working in conjunction, it is possible to bring the Elder Elemental Gods from their Planar Prison. The book makes mention that Theleb has gone to look for the Temple dedicated to the Element of Air. This Temple, dedicated to the Element of Earth, is being guarded by Theleb's servant Clovis.

Shuddering of these words, the heroes enter the next room (room 25) they see a tapestry depicting a scene of a men being killed by a three headed beast. When they approach the wall, a Gorgimera attacks through the center of the tapestry.

 

 Crafty Cito 1.4 - Naum 1.8 --- 2:2

 Crafty Cito 1.4 - Jonny 2.82 --- 2:2

 Crafty Cito 1.4 - Glaurung Mainz --- 2:2

 Crafty 1.4 - WildCat 5 --- 1,5:2,5 (25)

(implosion spell won)

Hastening on, the party reaches a room with two pillars inside (room 26).They are ornately decorated and have runes on them. In between the two pillars are 5 chests against the back wall. When the heroes passe the pillars, they recognise, that they are illusions,when they shape up as disguised Stone Golems wearing strange rock armor. A stone slab falls down, when the Golems move, blocking the doorway.

 

 Trace 1.35 - Glaurung Mainz ---1:3 (100)

 Trace 1.35 - Naum 1.8 --- 1:3 (50)

 Trace 1.35 - Jonny 2.82 --- 1,5:2,5

 Trace 1.35 - WildCat 5 --- 1,5:2,5 (Pendant of Courage won)

For cleaning the third level + two ranks for all characters.

After defeating the Golems, the party see, that each Golem was standing on a button, that operates the stone slab. Experimenting with the buttons, the heroes can find out, that each of them has to be pressed down with all their power to