It takes almost an hour, before he finally catches one of the portals opening near him; not on him, unfortunately, but close enough that he can teleport there, and hold the portal open, before it closes.<br/><br/>On the other side is a circle of ritual circle, with twenty-five potent spellcasters, maintaining the Gate, while a few dozen others are, as Draiss arrives, hurrying back through the portal, carrying a pair of his outsiders with them. The room seems to be a large, underground ritual chamber, and all of the participants seem to be of humanoid races, and are dressed in muted earth tones, as opposed to colors that might tell more about them, such as blood red, black, or white.