The PCs enter the foyer of the grand tomb. This area is 10 feet wide and 60 feet long. In front of the party at the end of the 60 feet is a large set of double doors. There is no lock and no mechanism for turning to open the doors. As the party approaches the door a voice can be heard and even though it is not loud it echoes throughout the darkness.
"From where does the Vampire Queen gather her true power?"
There are four floor-to-ceiling portraits of the Vampire Queen at various stages in her life. In front of each is a small brass brazier with a small hole in the bottom. Examination will show there are blood stains on and around all the bowls. There is no way to see if one is bloodier than the others.
The four paintings are:
1. The Vampire Queen when she was young and alive. It shows her making her deal with Akelarre.
2. The Vampire Queen at a little older making her deal with Orcus.
3. A portrait of the Vampire Queen alone.
4. The Vampire Queen at the front of a large army of demons and undead, a Death Knight at her side.
The correct answer is #3. The Vampire Queen relies only on herself. A character must cut themselves and bleed into the brazier in front of Portrait #3.
Doing so to any of the others will result in the release of a Bronze Golem fashioned to look like her companion in the portrait (Akelarre, Orcus or the Death Knight).
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