Magnus’s RPG empire on the portal.

“I’ll make a skeleton out of you,” muttered the necromancer. “You’ve arrived in the city. Thank you, Alexander,” said the emperor. “He needs to be interrogated.” (Alexander, considering the previous quests, gains +1 level). I will interrogate him, and I ask you to go through the Gates of Death to the city of necromancers and assess their strength (it’s unlikely the necromancer will tell the truth).
Also, read this earthquake scroll; take the invisibility scroll.