Eye of Arik (Magic Eye)

The disaster that struck Haven was caused by a ruby that the dwarves found. The ruby is magical. While it was called my lady's heart by the people of Haven, its true name is the eye of Arik. Arik is an ancient, evil being of great power. He is also known as Arik of the Hundred Eyes, and is sometimes worshiped as a god. Centuries ago, Arik was banished to a special dimension for his many crimes; for all eternity.
Arik has been seeking to escape from the prison dimension through the ages. And he desires to take over Haven and enslave all its people. He has at last managed to send one of his eyes across the dimensional barriers into the heart of the mountains. There, the dwarves found Arik's ruby eye and brought it to the palace, not knowing the evil they were bringing to their beloved kingdom. The ruby, though larger than most gems, looks like any other ruby and though the Protectors would have sensed the evil, by the time they saw the ruby it was too late. Arik had already struck.
The ruby is linked to Arik. It has allowed him to channel some of his evil magical power past the dimensional barriers into Haven, and the power of the ruby attracts evil, chaotic monsters. Arik hopes to use the ruby “eye,” when the time is right, to open the way and cross the dimensional border to rule Haven.
The power of the ruby has killed crops and brought disease to animals. It has drawn orc, goblin, and hobgoblin hordes into Haven to fight for its master. It has even teleported the evil priest Catharandamus into the palace, to prepare the ceremony that will allow Arik to cross the dimensional barriers. The ruby has turned many of the palace inhabitants to stone and trapped the princess and the mysterious stranger inside the ruby. Finally, the ruby has created a magical force field around the palace to prevent help from arriving and stopping Catharandamus. The Protectors will open a way through the ruby glow, and will also open a safe passage out, if the party chooses to leave the palace to rest and recover spells and hit points. They will, however, state that it is a drain of their power and they can only manage to open the way a few times.
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