71. Statue Gallery

(40'x70' room with 10'x10' alcove west in southwest corner, secret door north in center of north wall to hallway, secret door east 10' from northeast corner to hallway to room 72) This large room was evidently once a gallery of statues. In various places around the room are statues which have been toppled and broken; many other spots show signs of statues that have been removed. Only one statue remains intact, in the northeast corner of the room. This statue is of an elvish maiden lying back against a small dragon which likewise lies on its belly. In the hands of the maiden is an open book which she is reading. The head of the small dragon lays blissfully asleep in her lap; the tome from which she reads is perched on its dozing head. The maiden is life-sized and the dragon about 10' long, but is coiled about her. The statue is of an unknown metal, rather than stone as all the broken statues in the room were made of. The opening mechanism for the secret door is in the dragon's mouth, which is made to emulate a subtle yawn. Reaching into the mouth, a bold character will find a small pull-ring. When the pull-ring is pulled, the secret door will groan and slide