Elder Orb (Sphere)

This Elder Orb is found inside The Planar Sphere in the Elder Orb Room. The monster will be engaged and tanked by the assembled Guardian Golem, after the golem opens the locked door to the creature's room. It is the only elder orb to engage in very brief dialogue.
==Gameplay==
===Guardian Golem===
The elder orb will direct its attention to the guardian golem over any party member and release several eye rays at it (although the rays will have no effect because the golem has no dispellable effects upon it and has 100% magic resistance). After this it will move in to engage the golem in melee battle.
It would take some bizarre actions by the party to make the elder orb target a party member in this scenario. The monster can safely be destroyed for the XP with missile fire, or by standing behind the golem or even just positioning a party member to the side of the elder orb and melee attacking it while the golem occupies its attention. This creature is more of a plot device than some kind of obstacle to overcome.
===Battle the monster===
The creature has use of eight beholder eye ray capabilities: Anti-Magic Ray, Cause Serious Wounds Ray, Charm Person Ray, Death Ray, Domination Ray, Fear Ray, Flesh to Stone Ray and Slow Ray. It has use of an additional rarely used beholder eye ray capability, the Disintegrate Ray (which replaces the more commonly used Paralyze Ray), it casts no spells, has 100% magic resistance only and is immune to backstab attack.
If engaged in battle it will utilize its eye rays in the following manner:
*PC or Mage class seen: — Anti-Magic Ray
*General attacks: — Death Ray (target the party member with the highest remaining hit points)
*Summons seen: — Disintegrate Ray
*HP >65: — Charm Person Ray (target closest party member)
*HP >55: — Fear Ray (target the second closest party member)
*HP >45: — Disintegrate Ray (target the party member with the highest remaining hit points)
*HP >35: — Slow Ray (target the second closest party member)
*HP >25: — Flesh to Stone Ray (target the third closest party member)
*HP >15: — Domination Ray (target closest party member)
*HP >5: — Cause Serious Wounds Ray (target the third closest party member)
==Gallery==
Elder Orb vs. Guardian Golem
Elder Orb_Golem Sphere 0 BG2EE.png|The Guardian Golem is lining up to give the Elder Orb a serious left hook
Elder Orb_Golem Sphere 1 BG2EE.png|The Elder Orb spots the dialed-back haymaker
Elder Orb_Golem Sphere 2 BG2EE.png|And grimaces in anticipation of the impending smack
Elder Orb_Golem Sphere 3 BG2EE.png|The Golem lands the blow
Elder Orb_Golem Sphere 4 BG2EE.png|The Elder Orb flies backward
Elder Orb_Golem Sphere 5 BG2EE.png
Elder Orb_Golem Sphere 6 BG2EE.png|The Elder Orb shakes off the hit
Elder Orb_Golem Sphere 7 BG2EE.png|While losing hit points to the crushing attack
Elder Orb_Golem Sphere 8 BG2EE.png|And carries on with the fight
Elder Orb_Golem Sphere 9 BG2EE.png|Ready for more
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