| This 20' wide passage is sheathed in
marble, veined with black. Its hue darkens as one proceeds to the south. Cres sets are regularly spaced along the corridor's length, but they are
unlit except to
|
The murals at each of the angle turns (just
west and east of areas 145 F and G,
respectively) are painted in luminous pigments,
producing the eerie glowing but nonmagical effect. Careful examination
of the
scenes reveals that one figure is a robed cleric with an
inset triangle of bronze, obviously a priest
of the Elemental Earth Temple.
The broad steps lead down to another pair of bronze
doors, protected by the antipathy
effect.
(See Upper Works main entrance for diagram and
full details, or area 145 for a brief synopsis. )