October 24th 9 am
The speakers up the shaft seem to be speaking some form of accented Greek. Tullius understands them no better than the other party members who speak Greek.
The rope would not have been lowered for 15 minutes or so since the arrow was shot. During that time, Ehldanis has determined that the double doors that closed behind the party are arcane locked. The doors in front, the second 'benevolent man' doors, seem to open easily, though the party is disinclined to do this.
Tullius grabs the rope and begins to climb. As he does, the rope is pulled up. As it only just touched the ground, it will soon be too far overhead for anyone else to use it. There's no time for discussion, but if someone wanted to jump and grab it, they could.
Tullius finds it fairly easy to ascend. The shaft is narrow enough to press his shoulders and feet on opposite sides and brace himself if need be. It takes about 2 minutes to reach the top.
I'll post again on that - just seeing if anyone else grabs the rope or takes other actions first.