36. Throne Room

This spacious room is broad, clean, and ablaze with light and color. The ceiling is thirty feet high, supported by grand arches. Colored skylights along the rim of the ceiling allow light to glare down during the day. Tapestries line the walls, along with ornate candelabras blazing with candles that look freshly-lit. The floor is colorful flecked marble: greens along the walkway from entrance to dais, and white-flecked reds elsewhere. Two ornate thrones sit facing north on the dais, flanked by a lesser one on each side. Left and right of the dais are single tall human statues with pole arms with pinions. Two rows of four short, ornate statues line the way from the door to the thrones, with a ninth standing in front of one at the entranceway. The statues are of dwarves dressed up in ornate court clothing, complete with swords and helms, and practicing a salute. The ninth one was the leader and was inspecting the jacket button of one when they were caught by the first wave of magic and turned to stone. One of the human statues with the pole arms is positioned to at least partially block the secret door. The secret door swings open to the north, and the statue blocks it from being opened such that only one person can exit at a time. The candles in the candelabra are artistic fakes that are not removable; they glow due to a continual light effect.