The Endless Descent
A massive, ornate staircase that descends into blackness. It is located at the end of a brick square surrounded by a series of arches, and seems to have some political or religious significance. The stone at the top of the staircase is heavily damaged, but becomes more pristine the further down one travels. Each individual stair is 72 feet wide by 108 feet long and 24 feet high, making any attempt at descent exceedingly treacherous. No explorer has yet made it to the bottom of this structure, and many have disappeared in the attempt. It is currently mapped to 118 stairs down.
Features
Sixth Step: Also called the Hive, the vertical wall of this stair is patterned like the honeycombs of bees. Those who look closely inside each hexagon can see miniature buildings that aren't in the classic Oldfairen style. No one is certain what lives inside each dwelling, though various parties attempting to make the descent complained about hearing voices in the night while camping on the sixth step.
Thirty-Sixth Step: On this stair lie the remnants of a large archeological encampment. The front of each tent is still tied shut, though each bears slash marks through the sides. Items such as lanterns, coats, and food are strewn about, but there are no bodies here. On close inspection, a set of six bullets are embedded in the stone wall of the previous stair, and it appears that the intended target was at least double the height of a person.
Seventy-Second Step: This step is sometimes referred to as the First Landing. It's six times larger than any other mapped stair, and was originally thought to be the bottom of the staircase. Growing as healthily as if they were underneath the summer sun, an entire forest flourishes within the bounds of step 72. Those who enter seem to be in a moonlit portion of the Scarlet Wood.
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