Enter the Realm

Enter the Realm -- Inventory -- Spells -- Stronghold Entrance	Life Force: 30 HP/E	Magic: 60 XP/C
You fly to the stronghold, and see a shaman guarding the entrance. He places an agony curse on all hostiles and prisoners in a 2-mile radius, which deepens your soul and blackens it's core, or something like that. Either way, you lose 10 HP a turn now, until you reach 1 HP. Now, how do you get in? Cast a spell on the shaman! Axe the shaman. Stabby, stabby! Attack the shaman with your staff.