The party regroups and regains their footing while looking over the untrusted fields of Poppies, at the far end sits a portal. They finally go forth and see the open skies replaced with a cavern and the poppies get burned off to rivers and shoots of magma. To the side are 2 stone golems, poised with open handed strikes that are enough a seasoned party member. With the help of wizard Beck, much of the pomp is identified as illusion, though there are some non-illusionary traps underfoot. The party leaps and jumps, and make their way to the far side, finally reaching the portal to escape. Unfortunately, the portal takes them back to start where the golems await.
Zorander makes an assumption that the portal is a ruse. There must be another portal, though he can’t see it.
Hocho goes down and the party attempts to escape again under a hail of golem fists…