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That might be a good idea...if all 44 were good. Who's to say all the adventurers were of a good alignment?

My party just somewhat survived the assasin's attack at the beginning of Soul Pillars

I'm running the following group:

Blazmeth, Half-Black Dragon human (suel), Fighter/Hex-Blade, LVL 12.

Saber El-Rashid, Human (Baklunish), Cleric/Diviner/Mystic Theurge of Celestian LVL 10

Vor, Human (Suel), Barbarian/Cleric/Templar of Kord LVL 11

Iryth, Human (Suel/Oeridian), Cleric/Master of Shroud of Nerull (yes he hides it) LVL 11

The way I did it in my game and in order to make the beholder even more badass was to make the battle versus Kazmojen to be a losing one.

The PCs were outgunned and they knew the end was near. When the beholder appeared it was very effective for him to blow away a few of the NPCs in order to help him make his entrance. The PCs were almost grateful but very fearful that they might be next. They handed over the kid without even thinking to put up a fight...they were darned sure he wasn't just an illusion.