Something appears next to the column after Torn makes her wish.
If this is Lareth, he has changed quite a bit. You recall Lareth looking like a 7' tall Suel Human with blonde hair and a scarred face.
This large creature looks like a cross between a djinni, an efreeti, a water genie, and an earth genie. The lower body disappears into a cloudy mass, it does not touch the ground. The left arm is an arm of flame, holding a rounded, clear crystal skull (orb of oblivion?) with a brilliant ruby (Elemental Power Gem of Fire?) embraced in the orb. The right arm is a large stony mass, that appears ideal for smashing foes, although it currently appears to be holding a metal rod of some sort. The head resembles a slimy finned aquatic creature of some sort encased in liquid. The naked chest that connects the four elements looks mostly humanoid except for the dark black symbol of Tharzidun which appears to be branded into the flesh. Branded, or perhaps growing out of the flesh.
The creature feels wrong. Something in how the elements are combined just doesn't feel right. There is a palpable sense of evil about it.
You did not hear what the creature said because of the silence, but you suspect it was some blasphemy of the worst sort.
Round 1 (Haste, Prayer on the party):
25: Creature says something you can not hear.
22: Kerwyn (bulls strength, greater invisiblity) tumbles and attacks the creature (1+ miss)
21: Belaver (Bearform, barkskin, outside silence) casts Baleful Polymorph on the creature. (DC 19, save 15+, creature passes)
21: Neshi (barkskin, outside silence) barks.
21: Huge Earth Elemental grapples the creature (14+20=34 hit, grapple attempt 8+31-4+3 vs. 9+26 success, 15+ vs. 3+ success, 9+ vs. 4+ success, dmg 20+2+1-4-10=9, 19+2+1-4-10=8, 24+2+1-4-10=13; Earth Elemental took Fire/Force dmg 55).
21: Giant Constrictor Snake attacks the creature (10+15+3 luck+1 prayer +1 haste =30 hit, 5+15+5=25 hit, bite dmg 16-10=6, 17-10=7, grapple 5+25+3 vs. 19+26 fails to constrict, snake took Fire/Force dmg 39).
21: The Arrowhawk attacks the creature with an electrical ray (12+12+3=27 hit, dmg 14-14=0, no effect)
21: Lenya sends a Noxious Blast at the creature (too large to be affected by Repelling Blast, touch attack 5+13+1 prayer +1pbs = 20 hit, caster check 15+7=22 vs. SR 22 overcomes SR, DC 21 Fort Save 12+17=29 pass, Dmg 30+1 pbs +1 prayer = 32)
21: Lantern Archon attacks the creature with rays of light (15+2+1=18 hit, 11+2+1=14 hit, dmg 12)
18: Torn (Shield of Faith, outside silence) charges and swings Fragarach (1+ miss)
11: Lylamwyn casts Magic Missile at the abomination (SR22 13+10=23 success, dmg 16)
10: Raner steps forward 5' and full attacks the creature (6+17+1+1= hit, 14+12+1+1=hit, 9+12+1+1=23 hit, dmg 8 -10=0, 9-10=0, 12-10=2. Raner takes Fire Dmg 40.)