Runu and Urnu lead the characters from room 27, to another room behind the statue of Orcus to where there is another statue of the Vampire Queen.
Here she appears in her human guise. The statue is 20ft tall.
Her hands are damaged, and on closer inspection, it appears that there were once rings on her fingers that have been chipped away. One ring on her left hand still has a place for a setting, but no stone.
Runu and Urnu will say that by placing the Eye of Orcus into the setting the secret door to the next level will open. It symbolizes the "marriage" of the Vampire Queen to the Demon Lord. Runu will state that "they were lovers, you see." in a dreamy way that makes you doubt her sanity.
Climbing up to place the Eye into her ring should not be difficult for a thief but a climb walls roll can be used. Grant them a +15% to success.
Once the stone is placed in the ring an opening at the feet of the statue will open and a gust of hot fetid air will rush out. If the gem is removed, the opening closes. Anything used to prop it open with be crushed. The closing doors themselves are heavy and weighted. Anyone caught in the doors when the close will take 5d12+25 hp of damage. The weights can be countered but only on the other side of the door on level 7. Tying a rope around the gem to pull it in afterwards will not work.
Runu and Urnu want the gem. They are willing to fight for it but not die for it. They will mention a rumor of a secret exit on the Vampire Queen's tomb that would allow her to ascend to the surface without dealing with everything in between.
If worst comes to worst Runu and Urnu can kill the PCs, but they don't want too. Whoever is killed while in possession of the Eye of Orcus will haunt the killers. So if the PC killed Urnu or Runu not only will the survivor try to kill them, they will also be haunted by the dead shadow elves.
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