Advenportavis

The Great Gateway to The Gods
While nearly everyone in Ra'el knows the story of Advenportavis, not everyone believed it was based on historical events. That is, until Alexander The Alchemist proved its existence by using it to ascend to godhood.

Although the location of the gate changes from time to time due to powerful ancient enchanting magics on it, it always appears underground, in a large cavernous chamber, and can only be activated once all the ten Prime Emogema are put in their proper places around the gate. According to reports from The A-Team, the gate rests on the top of a large 100 foot tall cylindrical platform, with a radius of about 40 feet, and a spiral staircase that circles the diameter of the cylinder all the way to the top. At the top, the ten Prime Emogema must be placed in their proper order around the magic circle in order to open the gate.

The stories say that if a wizard managed to find and recover the Emogema, and find Advenportavis, they'd still need to place the crystals in their correct homes or face catastrophic consequences, destroying all plant life above ground, summoning a powerful demon from the abyss, or instant death.

The A-Team had discovered that Alexander had become a Lich, (after Loki slit his throat) and was after several ancient artifacts known as The Prime Emogema. Employing his own group of adventurers for hire, Alexander had secured