The cranking of the mechanism could be heard even from the giant's room.  Cautiously looking up, the stone giant took his sword in hand and set the book down to venture to the south door.  His back was turned to Sabisstra by the time she entered the room.<br/><br/><em>The giant has no healing potions on his person, although it was possible that he might be a cleric.  If he was, then he hid his holy symbol well, or it was an unorthodox one which appeared like a piece of mundane equipment.</em><br/><br/><strong>Room 2:</strong>The opening of the gate seemed to attract the brunt force of the complex's guards.  The hell hounds were awake and summoned to the area; the gnolls from before were here too;  A humanoid figure of an unknown race (possibly human, hobgoblin, orc, or something similar) was clad in a black robe and in the front passageway nearest the gate.