"Yeow! That's hot! Oh, no can do... I'm not allowed to surrender, or kill myself, or anything like that. Part of the rules. Not sure why, exactly, but it won't let me, even if I want to. Ouch! Oooh, that is HOT! OW!" he continues to yelp, trying to stay afloat, but, thankfully, his continued survival does come to an end, as the rock he's standing on melts away, plunging him into the lava with a scream.<br/><br/>His chest contains a 'staff' that seems to consist of five odd-looking iron bands; when any of them are held, however, the staff springs to life, a solid band of force thrumming through them, forming the full staff, bound by the iron rings, along its length. It's a Staff of Mighty Force (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/epic/magicItems/staffs.htm#mightyForce), fully charged.