5. Main Hall

Stone steps lead down from the garden at #2 to the main chamber. The main entrance (the south one) is open year round (there are no doors). The double doors in the east wall are made from thick wood and have racks for bars, but are not currently barred. The floor is covered by 1 foot or so of dirty water, under which is 1 foot of syrupy silt. Opening the double doors east does not let the water out; the hallway it opens into is humped in the middle and slopes gently down to this room. Columns support the 20-foot high ceiling (unless stated, all other ceilings in the complex are 10 feet high). The walls are decorated with colorful if ragged frescoes and tapestries. In front of three false walls to the north (each marked "F" on the map) is a bowl on a tall pedestal intended to receive offerings; the wall itself is a highly-stylized frieze with the image of a deity. Pressure plates are set in the floor in front of the main entrance and eastern doors. Detecting them under the mucky water would be hard at best. Stepping on either one causes the three false walls to the north to rise up, releasing the zombies and skeletons in room #6.