Regulus snaps his finger, “of course! Hells-damn it! It’s always in (he does air quotes) another castle.” Regulus shakes his head, “My apologies, what is it you can offer us that the marid can’t? In addition, what else do you know about the lower level?”

Jaruk offers the following item for bringing the lich's phylactery to him. A pair of golden hoop earrings studded with obsidian (500 gp for the pair) an amber diadem (7,500 gp), a gem of brightness and two common wondrous items: boots of false tracks and an orb of direction.

"The runestone caverns is a complex cave system where, in a mighty stalagmite, does Ezzat dwell."

Baird shifts his head, not really knowing the prices and does one of those bull head flop that makes the ears flap and dust to disperse

So, dis Gizzert guy, he in de rock? Like part of it? Or inside a it? An you say a lot of de same words as anotha ting we seen ere. Itchy-bug? ..Hug? Erm. Some'mn.

But yeah e said e wanted em too. Offered oder tings too.

Baird looks back to the party

Regulus clears his throat, “The venerable marid offered us a pair of adamantine neck rings worth 1000, a diamond crown worth 15,000 and 2 items of very rare power. I think they’re offer feels more attractive, don’t you think?”

DECEPTION: 23

Insight: 4

"You're back." says the marid. "Hm. Very well. Twenty blue spindles worth a total of thirty thousand gold, along with the suit of mariner’s armor and two common wondrous items: a candle of the deep and a pole of angling."

All assume the silence is acceptance. Here's the next level.

THE RUNESTONE CAVERNS - LEVEL 20

AREA 1 - THE DESICCATING SYMBOL

You leave Level 19, heading further down into Undermountain. You reach further down to level 20 through a narrow passageway. It's thin enough that you need to decide a marching order. Please do so now.

"I'll take point." Petra says, holding out her pike.

Liri will be at the back.

Investigation:14

You missed it at the last moment. You step on a symbol spell, and it triggers. You feel each and every one of your nerve endings on fire for too long a moment before it ends. Aside from the pain of a broken femur while giving birth, this pain was pretty close for the brief amount of time it hit you. You take 42 necrotic damage, DC20 CON save for half. Ghostly skulls appear in the cavern after it's triggered.

Con:25

Petra powers through the damage, because she's a golden goddess. "We will have to be careful going through these caves."

Regulus leans over, “Oh, be careful, there’s a symbol there.” He winks, “Just kidding, I didn’t see it either. I agree, this seems to be the most potent level thus far.”

Eris naturally falls in front of Liri, letting the ranger keep at their backside for safe shooting distance. At the call of being careful and being told there were symbols around, Eris chimes in, “Don’t move forward. Let me see if I can help us navigate through safely...” As she says this, she casts Detect Magic in hopes of being able to see the runes before they get triggered.

You are currently not detecting any magic at the moment, but you can definitely hear some sort of stone pounding coming from AREA 2.

Petra heads over two area 2, pike at the ready.

AREA 2 - THE MAD GOLEM'S LAIR

As you approach this cavern from AREA 1, you hear loud stone smashing against stone. The cavern has a peaked roof 50 feet high. A hulking, mobile mass of jumbled stone stands atop a natural rise in the center of the cavern. It is using its fists to smash something. Carved into one wall is a stone forge that isn't lit. A rusty iron anvil sits atop a 1-foot-high granite plinth in front of the forge. As you watch the golem, the mad golem removes a glowing gem from the pulverized remains of its latest victim, which appears to be a much smaller stone golem, and swallows it, then begins attaching pieces of the destroyed stone golem to itself. 

Con save, 22

(Had an init on here just in case bit not giving crispy any ideas)

Petra readies her pike and approaches the Golem.

Initiative: 10

Regulus holds out a hand as the Devil’s middle finger blazes up from the ground in a flash of hellfire, the wavy flamberge alight with withering flame. “Now THIS is a challenge! This should get the blood flowing.”

INIT: 15

We’re fighting: 18