The
Portico ends in a broad patio of flagstones, exactly 100 feet wide
and 60 feet deep. Much like the marble tiles of the Portico the
flagstones here are little affected by the traffic of time; only the
tell tale signs of rain and water have made a dent in the tiles. The
landing stands before the great gates of Aufstrag, called by men The
Ahargon Den, the Great Maw. The gates are set into two half moon
shaped towers and covered by a huge arch all of stone. The two giant
doors stand at their apex 24 feet high and are each 8 feet wide at
the base. In sharp contrast to the gray stone the doors have a green
tint to them. The left door has a crack in it; the right looks
untouched by time. The doors possess a green tint to them but beneath
this both doors have a relief of a crescent moon upon them. When
closed the moons come together in a large circle. A tangle of
wrought iron tops doors and arch, shaped like thorns and brush, they
are stained a rusty brown. The doors stand shut. At the foot of the
door, the tiles have a great divot in them, and here and all about
the divot the tiles are stained red.
Carved into the doors by the dwarves at the Horned
God’s request:
Suffer
Not the Tyranny of Fear
Embrace
The Dominion of Law
The
Yoke Shall Set You Free
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