The Darkness Beneath the Hill

The opening leads to a downward sloping passage that twists and turns and after about half a mile and a depth of 200 feet you come around a bend to see a steady, dim light. The passage straightens out and the light ahead grows brighter though the light source remains unknown. Soon, the passage opens into an enormous chamber lit by phosphorescent lichen. (1)

From here, you see the tunnels are lit by this lichen, as if filled with candles. This eerie twilight makes your miners lamps create shadows that dance and twist along the walls. As you enter, you see tha walls have been decorated with intricate carvings, including natural columns that tower to the ceiling a hundred feet above. The carvings appear very old and covered with lichen, much of the fine work appears to have been damaged. Around 50 feet of the eastern wall has collapsed, obliterating any carvings.