acererak wrote:The steps open up into a room, approximately 25' (east/west axis)by 30'(north to south). The stair opening is part of the south wall.
Eugene, tests the final step, the actual floor, with his 10' pole before setting foot in the room. Once he convinces himself that all is safe, he clears off the stairs, taking a step or two off to the right, to make way for the party members descending behind him. He doesn't move from the foot of the landing just yet, spending the few moments before everyone else arrives observing the contents of the room.
acererak wrote:Between his legs rests a large couldron lying with its opening facing the stairs as you descend.
Observing the tipped over cauldron: "
Hey, look." he jokes quietly to no one in particular "
This poor fellow no longer has a pot to piss in." He chuckles lightly to himself.