Rather than open the trapdoor, the dragon simply smashed it, and Whisper led the way down, leaping into the shadows.<em>All clear,</em>she informed him a moment later.<br/><br/>Down in the hidden sub-basement, they find themselves in a large room, with enormous carvings covering the walls. They seem to... move, slightly, as Caiaphas looks at them. At one end of the room, an enormous, golden door, covered in literally hundreds of arcane runes, blocks their path; even without magical sight, he can see the glowing energy radiating from it.