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The Undercroft

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  The Sturg appreciated the high ceilings of the Undercroft. One of the annoying things about being six and a half feet tall and an adventurer was the tunnels, dungeons, warrens and crypts he typically found himself in were not generally sized appropriately. The designers of the extensive underground complex under the Abbey of St. Ursula had been much more accommodating with their ceiling height then most. He hadn't even hit his head on the ceiling once, and The Sturg appreciated small blessings. Saint Ursula was said to be remarkably tall for a human female, perhaps it was to she he owed his lack of head trauma to.  "This part of the Undercroft is relatively safe" Sister Clara remarked as the party descended the broad stairway, leaving the Abbey above behind and entering the arched corridors of the tunnels beneath it. "There are miles of tunnels and chambers beneath the Abbey. We mostly use them to age the wine. Wine is very particular about temperature you see. D