Just before he gets to the altar, a 10' square of ground underneath his feet vanishes, and he falls 10' down into a pit, taking <1d6>=4 damage. As he hits the floor of the pit, a secret door slides open at the bottom of the pit and two skeletons with swords stride out and slash at him! One wounds him severely, and Maloof is close to death
MECHANICS
Falling damage <1d6>=4
Maloof is at 5/9 hit points
Skeleton1 @ Maloof, rolls 11 miss
Skeleton2 @ Maloof, rolls 18 hits for >1d6>=4 damage
Maloof is at 1/9 hit points