The party enters the city to find the council resistant to their visit, insisting they instead head to the gate to help against the incursion. The party, along with Crystle Aryn, her advisor (magic) and bodyguard, has none of that and attacks. Guards pour forth and one golem made of flesh and metal enters the hall and drops his hammer, breaking away the floor and dropping them 300′ to the shadowy chasm below.
There, Rakdose enters through a gate to join two of the Empress Bashira’s Children as the party focuses their attacks on the prince. Shadows come from the portal and absorb into Rakdose, protecting him.
Beck, the wizard, takes the chaos gem to the gate to close it.
A square of pillars with demon leiutenants between them, lord over the prisoners released from the 6 dog wizards that have made their way to the chasm. The ground shakes and fissures open in the square, spewing black flames into the thick air.