The HOS endgame
"In the Dominion of Orbs, when song becomes silence and the Seal of
Omens fails, the Wand of Miracles shall be restored"
"In the dominion of orbs" refers to the enclosure of the various
centers of evil withing the HOS and most importantly the orb
containing the heart of the house.
- Orb of Greed - greed - A 2' cube of glass shaped like a
fortress with a large pearl inside it. There are no other spells
associated with the Orb, but the item has a curse that will
affect anyone failing the Bestow
Curse save. The cursed ones will fanatically seek to own
the item.
- Orb of the Standing Man - Pride - The orb contains a life
size statue of a faceless man standing with both fists raised
and chest stuck out
- Orb of Desire - envy - This orb contains a 1' round human eye
made of emerald
- Orb of the Urge - Lust - This orb contains a hermaphrodite
statue with huge breasts, large penis (erect) and instead of
scrotem a protruding mons venus.
- Orb of Indolence - sloth - This orb houses a a golden statue
of a Norman featured ancient woman lying on a devan with long
finger and toe nails and matted hair.
- Orb of Indulgence - gluttony - The orb houses a platinum
apple. It Bestow
Curse with insatiable hunger for anyone touching it.
- Orb of Love - Contains the Heart of Beatrice - The orb has a
heart shaped pink ruby that is beating.
- Orb of Hate - wrath - This orb radiates the spell "Song
of Discord". It contains the Heart of the HOS - This is a
piece of Rainbow Diamond in the shape of a anatomically correct
heart that is beating very slowly
"when song become silence" refers to the protection in the room
where Beatrices heart is hidden. In that room a permanent Song of
Sadness spell has been cast. This spell will cause a person to
become emotional state to change as in the list below
1 to 30 - The victim falls to their knees and begin sobbing
inconsolably
31 to 50 -The victim begins praying to a deity for and end to the
pain of their lifes losses
50 to 69 - The victim blames a random party member for the sadness
they feel and attack them with deadly intent.
70 to 95 - The victim attempts violent suicide
95 to 100 - The victim will seek a way to silence the song.
The save DC is 40
Once the song is silenced, the work to free the heart of Beatrice
can begin.
"Seal of Omens" is the ward that protects the item that will kill
the Heart of the HOS. To open the seal all of the items contained in
the orbs must be placed on the alter in front of the seal.
When this is done the Wand of Miracles will appear. This is actually
a wand of 3 wishes. Only a wish will open the door that houses the
HOS Heart. Only a wish will allow the party to pass through the
passage of Inevitable Death and enter the room of the heart. There a
massive battle will begin. Only when all the guardian creatures have
been dispatched will they be able to attack the Orb of Life and
dispatch the Heart.
The Heart of the house is actually the heart of the Earth Elemental
Un'kapat which formed the dungeon under the house. It is contained
in one of the dungeon room. The Seal of Omens
Her heart is one of the keys that will open the Seal of Omens. The
Wand of Miracles is the tool that must be used to remove the house
from their plane of existance.