The party continues on upwards, leaving the cadaver collector behind at the door of the stairs. Darkness engulfs it as the companions move away, and after it is out of sight the companions hear a series of crunching smashes - likely another wall being taken down as the strange creature takes out its frustration on nearby objects.
As the heroes climb the stairs, they find themselves wondering what went wrong in this place... and what horrors yet await them.
At the top of this stairway they find a spacious room that Zenithral recognizes. This is where he and his father shared their last words, where Erestor ran his son through and then was struck dead by a spell of frightful power. There is no sign of Erestor's body.
The chamber is not empty, however. The presence is more felt than seen, but the companions do notice shining eyes peer at them from the shadows in the corners - but whenever the party draws close with a light source, the eyes instantly flit to another shadow in the room.
There are five more staircases leading up, one to each of the towers. One of them is blocked off by rubble, the tower above it destroyed on Zenithral's visit yesterday. Above this ruined staircase is an engraved symbol of a full moon. Each of the other staircases also have a sign above them: an arrow, a sunrise, a broken arrow over a tear, and a quarter moon.
