@Snarf Zagyg Successful Investigation reveals they were animated skeletons but that someone destroyed them.
You can't light the Brazier from here, you must be next to it, using the sticks.
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@Steve Gorak You asked about more holy water. The priest told you you could snag a few. Holy Water, being sacred, is stored below in the Small North Room that is off of this large Eastern room.
@FitzTheRuke Stratus doesn't see anything dangerous but you do see the dead body of the Cleric of Wee Jas.