85. Main Hall

The lower floor has been used hard. Many of the hardwood timbers are torn out or scuffed with abuse and dirt is everywhere. Upstairs areas are less damaged and the rooms are cleaner. A heavy iron chandelier hangs overhead for lanterns or torches. There are also small wall mounts here and there throughout the manor. Skylights illuminate the main hall well during the day; most of the rooms in the manor have windows on the outside facing walls for plenty of light during the day. Two sets of ornate stairs ("a" and "b") lead up to second floor balcony (see entry #98 on the second floor map), going up some 20 feet. Under the balcony are swinging double doors that lead into the back. The main hall ceiling is some 30' high. The ceilings in other rooms are 20' high. Recent bootprints in the dust on the floor lead everywhere. The walls of some of the adjoining rooms were once of thick hardwood but have been torn down in places. Horses can be heard snorting: read entry #86 and #87 for more. As the adventurers enter, three people wearing red surcoats over chain mail and carrying swords are met coming down the stairs. They are discussing whether they can get richer raiding towns or by waylaying travelers (whether or not they note the adventurers depends on what the PCs are doing and what the GM wishes). One is a woman, and she is armed with a longsword +1. They will try to lure the party into an ambush if the player's aren't wary: one will excuse himself and go to room #88 to get the troo