Trial of Force

The trial of force is the trial that must be completed in order to obtain Grundarth's Law. It was created by the Durnesh to protect the item.

Location
In the Durnesh kingdom lies a valley known as the Valley of the Kings, in this grotto, there is a hidden cave entrance which is actually the entrance to the Labyrinthine Tower. The tower is sealed with a lock snake and in order to enter the tower a creature must have obtained the secret phrase that will temporarily release the lock from King Foldac of the Durnesh kingdom. Only one creature may enter the tower at a time and once one enters, the doorway appears as stone until the trial is completed or the trial goer is "dead".

The Trial
As the name suggests the tower is in fact a labyrinth. Upon entering they appear in a stone room where they are greeted by the ghost of King Grundarth who says:"'Welcome to the Trial of Force. War requires not just strength but also strategy. Grundarth's Law is the key to winning a war and thus only a true warrior who understand both strength and strategy can wield it. Thus begins the Trial of Force!'"The room has one door which leads into what appears to be an underground maze of passages. However there is a catch. For every minute that they spend wandering the labyrinth they take 1 point of force damage (though not in the initial room). In some cases the correct passage may be blocked by an illusory wall (DC 13 Investigation check to determine its an illusion). There are three floors connected by spiral staircases that appear to lead downwards deeper underground. If a creature is reduced to 0 hit points before finishing, they are teleported back to the entrance and may enter again however, the maze may change shape. Once they get through all three floors they find themselves at the top of a tower built into a mountain and can see out in all directions around the peak of the mountain. In that chamber appears to be a variety of magic items. Grundarth's Ghost appears again and says:"'You have proven strength and strategy, however to rule you must also show wisdom, Grundarth's Law is a weapon that can act as the key to winning any war. If you can identify it, it is yours. If you choose wrongly, however, you do not have the wisdom necessary to wield such a dangerous item.'"If someone takes an item that isn't Grundarth's Law, they are ejected from the trial and will be magically blocked from entering again. If they choose, Grundarth's Law, they are teleported outside with the key.