One by one you climb Asterion's magical ladder up to the narrow ledge. At the moment that Gaderon as the last member of your group attains the ledge, something strange happens. The solid stone of the cliff vanishes, and you see an entryway, flanked by two painted and gilded pillars. The space is 20 feet wide at the outer face of the rock, tapering to 10 feet. A smooth, painted slab of granite stands there, 8 feet in from the plane of the cliff. The stone is covered with hieroglyphic writings, and a cartouche of some sort stands out in the center.
