This room is normally guarded by a troll
(from area 409), who stands inside where he
will not be seen from the normal entrance.
The room is left untended during alerts.
Ornate wall hangings and twin fireplaces
reveal that this room is often used by those
at the highest levels of command. A magnificent oak table fills the
center of the room,
flanked by a dozen plush chairs, both normal and giant-sized. On the
table are several
books (reference works on strategy && tactics, of minimal value),
a dozen sheets of
parchment bearing unintelligible scribbles,
3 quills (each in a golden quill-holder
worth 50 gp), and 2 inkwells in a jeweled
silver stand (worth 1,800 gp).<6000>
The north wall is covered with maps of the dungeon levels, <level
1, level 2, level
3, level 4>
nearby towns, and the surrounding countryside. <Hommlet,
Nulb,
Verbobonc>
<overland map #1, overland
map #2>
4 rich tapestries (worth 1,500 gp each) adorn the east
and west walls, and twin crystal chandeliers
(each worth 2,000 gp) hang from the ceiling.
A brass candle-rod (525 gp), for lighting
the
chandeliers, stands in the southwest corner
by the fireplace.
This planning room is the site of a daily
afternoon conference amongst the leaders of
the greater Temple, and of a monthly meeting for
all the leaders in the dungeon. Except
for Hedrack, all visitors enter and leave by
the south door and corridor. The emergency
exit is rarely used, hidden by a secret
door
behind one large AREA map to the northwest;
it leads to a 1-way secret door in the troll
room (area 409). The normal
door in the
west wall is always locked; it leads to the
residence of the high priest Hedrack.
