ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

I had a couple of issues with the Bringer of Doom random event. The one in question spawned in Daikara. Upon activating the first pedestal, an adventurer was summoned as usual. I killed him, but no gem/light appeared on the pedestal. The second pedestal acted as normal. The third pedestal summoned TWO adventurers, and upon killing the first, the Bringer was summoned and I cried/died.

There were literally 0 movement infusions to that point in the game (including checking all shops. what luck haha) and lightning speed proved an insufficient escape. Also, plz get rid of impending doom cuz it's mean and makes me sad.