Behold, a Beholder!

Scouting out the abandoned temple, the party decided on a three pronged attack. Rudy and Kuppies would enter from higher windows on each side and the rest of the party would crash through the main door.

With surprise on their side, they crashed into the room, finding Quesnef, alone, at an altar in the center of the room. After completing their surprise round and half of another round, Quesnef said "Arise my pet and deal with them." He then turned insubstantial and phased out of existance. Exploding through the floor in front of him, the beholder the party had seen in the sewers earlier went on the offensive.

Attacking every party member within an 25 foot radius, on their turn, he was a formidable enemy. A round later, a pair of skeletons crawled out of the hole and also began to attack. Digging deep and holding little back, the heroes rose to the challenge and vanquished the foul undead, anxious to engage and hopefully defeat Quesnef.