The ascent
Slowly and carefully, Gregor uses his considerable strength to climb the chain. Once he is above the lantern, he reaches an arm down and pulls Azten up onto his back. Together they make the ascent which seems to proceed flawlessly.
There is a nervous moment where the two have to swing over to the ledge. Gregor's weight has been thrown off slightly with the dwarf on his back, and he misses the edge on the first try. Everyone holds their breath as the two swing back and forth for a moment. Thankfully on the second try and with Owen's help, Gregor finds a foothold and finally finds himself on sold ground again, his arms aching from the exertion.
Once everyone has caught their breath again, Owen ties the rope around Gregor and the two of them proceed to start hauling everyone up from below. While this is going on, Azten takes a tentative look around to see what he can see.
The corridor looks to have been built by the same architects as the rest of the cairn. As Owen already noted, the passage is about 10 feet wide and 12 feet in height. After a bit of searching Azten discovers the scratch marks on the floor, as if something had been dragged toward the lip of the passageway. Taking a few steps down the corridor Azten sees that it is perhaps 70 feet long and ends in a wall shaped to resemble an enormous stone humanoid face, its mouth open in an angry scream. Otherwise the hallway seems to have no other recognizable features.
