Legend 12: The Twisted Ladder

The Twisted Ladder 
As your inner voice comes alive you are suddenly overwhelmed by waves 
of unrest. You have reached or have been reached by a plane of great power
where the views of the world are torn into dimensions of emotionless power.
Around you the voices of history sing their songs but you hear them 
not. A strange twisted ladder floats by in the air before a large bright distant light. You are very uncomfortable and realise that you are not 
in control. Creatures and monsters seem to spring out from your vision starting from a molten crystaline form comes the pointing Elf, and as the shadow of heaven falls upon them the angered Troll transforms to the side of 
a laughing Halfling and a sullen Dark Elf. The three coming through a rain 
of light that whips the ground and breaks it.... to bleed...oh that this nightmare would end...the wounds of the soil which are but another's skin, shed forth Humans and Saurians all in Mithril Armor to battle with swords 
of fire back down to the scars of the mind...sweating and weakened you come about to stare around you in echoed wonder. Where does this place exist and what is a twisted ladder?
Find a Twisted Ladder and proceed.