This spells fragments a wall into an explosion of deadly shrapnel.  It can also be used directly on monsters made of wall-like substances.

This spell fragments a wall into an explosion of deadly shrapnel.  It can also be used directly on monsters made of wall-like substances.

This spell opens a gate to the Abyss and calls through one or more hideous abominations from that dreadful place.The powers who answer this invocation require of casters a portion of their intellect in exchange for this service.

This spell opens a gate to the Abyss and calls through one or more hideous abominations from that dreadful place. The powers who answer this invocation require of casters a portion of their intellect in exchange for this service.

Spellcasting will occasionally grant your more magic and "spell slots" 

Spellcasting will occasionally grant you more magic and "spell slots" 

Being skilled in Earth Magic makes Ice Magic harder to learn, and vice

Being skilled in Earth Magic makes Air Magic harder to learn, and vice

    -Apollodurus (apocryphal), Library and Epitome, 1.9.11. circa 150 BC.

    -Apollodorus (apocryphal), Library and Epitome, 1.9.11. circa 150 BC.

    -C.J.T., _Folk-lore and Legends: English.  1890.

    -C.J.T., _Folk-lore and Legends: English_  1890.

A fearsome hunting dog, lithe and alert.  Its master must be long gone, for it looks dissheveled, and has a lean and hungry look.

A fearsome hunting dog, lithe and alert.  Its master must be long gone, for it looks dishevelled, and has a lean and hungry look.

An wisp of unliving shadow, drifting on the edge of vision.

A wisp of unliving shadow, drifting on the edge of vision.

    -Edgar Allen Poe

    -Edgar Allan Poe

hook for communicating one's desires through the pachyderm's  thick 

hook for communicating one's desires through the pachyderm's thick 

    Cook: And City and Country Housekeeper. 1792.

    Cook: And City and Country Housekeeper._ 1792.

This ring increases the hand-to-hand and missile combat skills of its
wearer.

This ring increases or decreases the hand-to-hand and missile combat 
skills of its wearer.

A lump of the magical substance produced by giant bees to be fed to
their queens.

A particularly rich and golden gelatinous thing.
% A lump of the magical substance produced by giant bees to be fed to
% their queens.

of that species which had ever reachedahis country."

of that species which had ever reached his country."

Tales about successful loots of these netherworlds are rare. Even the strongest
and most experienced characters can die there. On the other hand, these halls
contain several runes and lots of valuable items. It is much easier to get in 
than to get out.

Zot is the final stage as its deepest level houses the infamous Orb of Zot.
Both the Orb and this Realm have a fearsome and questionable reputation but
one piece of information seems to be for certain: the monsters inhabiting 
this area and protecting the orb are strong and strange -- some of them nowhere
encountered but here.

impromptu marketplace before the carawan moves on!

impromptu marketplace before the caravan moves on!

You can feel the heat. Gehenna seems to be made out of nothing but flames, 
lava and hellfire.

Can you pass the test of iron?

This place seems to radiate negative energy.

From the frost-bitten lands, a cold chill touches your soul.

A harder obstacle than rock walls.  Only the mightiest magic can shatter stone walls.

A harder obstacle than rock walls. Only the mightiest magic can shatter stone walls.

An unnaturally hard translucent rock wall

An unnaturally hard translucent rock wall.

A harder obstacle than rock walls.  Only the mightiest magic can shatter stone walls.  It has been imbued with arcane magics which render it translucent.

A harder obstacle than rock walls. Only the mightiest magic can shatter stone walls. It has been imbued with arcane magics which render it translucent.

An idol of the orc god Beogh

An idol of the orc god Beogh.

You cannot affect this wall by any means.

This water is as deep as it is dangerous. No sane traveller would try to set 
foot into it, apart from those who fly or swim. Let it be a warning for you:
many confused adventurers found their death at the depths, and an untimely
end of levitation drowned even more hopeful trespassers.