They came, they Beheld, they conquered!

Pausing only to scoop up the handful of items and a bindle-full of Naima left behind by the Beholder’s disintegrating blast, the group hefts Reza’s corpse between Lubboch and Barada. There is some discussion about a Feaster in the rear, but eventually the party sorts out internal order and proceeds away rapidly from the scene of the confrontation. As soon as the Anti-Magic Shell winks out, the beholder’s voice echoes in the cavernous hall…Barada translates as he accepts all Lubboch’s magic arrows and a quiver of normal ones. As the evil eye drifts into range he lets fly, aided by the potion of speed. One, two arrows streak through the air and into the target, the third arrow is used to pin Lubboch’s foot to the floor and the fourth arrow slays the Death Star. The party rejoices momentarily, then all rush towards the fallen foe and batter it into pulp.

Danger eliminated, all that remains is a trek through the caverns as food runs out. After a day, the Rod of Resurrection is sued once again to haul Reza from TBA’s company and back into the land of the living.
Party members switch into animal form and don Rings of Sustenance and float Ioun Stones to deal with the starvation rations. Retracing their steps, the group enters the final rest area before the palace and therein finds an old map of the cavern complex they were just traversing. The map extends for miles and is dotted with cryptic symbols. With map in hand, the group approaches the minotaur palace and walks in as though they own it. The occupants are mostly hyena-women, young and badly damaged warriors. They are happy not to press the issue and serve the party as though they are the rightful rulers of the underworld. While the trio of Lubboch, Barada and Reza ‘live it up’ in the palace, Bud and Dalliance teleport back to Thudheim. There Dalliance spends several days teleporting gold to the wizard’s college in Waterdeep to finance the round of purchasing.
Food, curatives and scrolls of food creation are stockpiled. The intensely evil sword is delivered to the church of Lathander, Dallilance is hailed as a minor heroine and Thudehim’s master is praised in a day of celebration. Dalliance goes back and forth ‘twixt continents as the group plots the next move.