Rooms

  As you descend into the darkness to reach the bottom of the staircase, a

long room stretches before you, with carved black marble placed in entwining

patterned circles as they grace the length of the floor.  Standing at the

head of the room is a jeweled throne, each faceted stone catching the light

of each torch and splashing the walls with their color.  While impressive,

it is not the only object to catch your eye.  As it wanders, you find that

you are within a chamber that resembles that of a courtroom though one that

has a modifying twist.  Within the four corners of the room stand unique

objects of symbolism - a small bladed guillotine, a pile of black rubbled

stone, a chair in standing water surrounded by crackling lightning and a

small blood pit filled with viper snakes and bared skulls.  An empty

hourglass stands centered between the two outside walls and directly before

the throne while a large tapestry hangs high upon the far wall, above the

throne.   



A long golden railing separates the spectator's from the trial.  



Several fleck of umbral dust hover just above the floor near the hourglass.