While wandering through grasslands, the party caught a glimpse of something metallic in the distance. Though it seemed to change direction somewhat as they walked, they headed for it, on the assumption that it could be interesting and/or valuable.

The terrain grew rockier as they proceeded, and a bit of poor luck caused the party to trip over a pair of fauxlders, which attacked in response.

Before too much longer, the adventurers found the metallic object, which appeared to be a featureless sphere some thirty feet in diameter.