Bjoric entered the room with a spell that would reveal evil, and he didn't even have to look hard. The chalice radiated evil energies that almost made it difficult to look upon with the spell. 

"Damn." Bjoric let the spell fade as he grabbed the chalice. Now he knew why the mages guild wanted it so badly. He debated using his hammer to smash it then and there, but the party was involved now and they'd need to figure out what to do. He wasn't going to make the choice for them.

He walked to the group who were gathered below the stairs. "We have a problem." He held up the chalice. "The bloody lich bound itself to the cup, and I bet my beard that bastard mage knows."