| abstract | - I. Entrance. A semi-circle of broken black marble steps lead up to two wooden doors—each with a guard. 2. Left Door. Behind the wooden door are two sturdy portculli and an iron inner door. The portculli are operated from the guardroom (#5). The inner door is barred from the inside where a guard is stationed. 3. Right Door. The mirror-image of the left door (#2). 4. Entrance Hall. The side walls are covered with tapestries depicting the great deeds of House Girithlin. 5. Guardroom. Two guards and a sergeant are stationed here. Arrow slits command the adjacent hall and corridor (#4 and #6), and the controls for the outer doors are set on the inner wall. The iron door from the courtyard is similar to that at #2. 6. Corridor. Leads to stairs descending to the cellar. 7. Guards' Rooms. Two are likely to be present in each. 8. Sergeant's Quarters. The off-duty sergeant is not likely to be here, since all three have homes in town. 9. Stairs. Descend to the cellar. 10. Dumbwaiter. The main kitchen is located below— the dumbwaiter eases the conveyance of food to the feasting hall (#16). 2' by 2' shaft. 11. Lesser Kitchen. 12. Corridor. Leads to the courtyard. The iron door is barred on both sides and has two guards—one inside, one out. 13. Red Obelisk. 10' high, a memorial to the ancestors of House Girithlin. 14. Reflecting Pool. Fed by a small spring through two small fountains. The pool looks very deep, but this is an optical illusion; it is only 2.5' deep. 15. Rock Garden. Designed tastefully. The iron stairs from the balcony above are usually pulled up to the second floor. 16. Feasting HalL 17. Ceremonial HalL The lords of Girithlin have traditionally held court here. The replacement furniture and furnishings are not up to previous standards.
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