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location/tavern-overview.md

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 │                                                 │            │
 └─────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────┘
                                           ┌───────┴───────┐
-                                          │    CELLAR     │
+                                          │ CELLAR (UPPER)│
                                           │ (trapdoor in  │
                                           │   storage)    │
+                                          └───────┬───────┘
+                                          concealed door
+                                          ┌───────┴───────┐
+                                          │  DEEP CELLAR  │
+                                          │ (hidden warren:│
+                                          │ vault, cells, │
+                                          │ lab, the rift)│
                                           └───────────────┘
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@@ -74,3 +81,4 @@ The noise level before the brawl is a low murmur punctuated by occasional harsh
 - The tavern is built on a **natural thin point** between the Material and Ethereal planes. Orenn and Mags knew this. It's one reason they chose this location — they could monitor it. It also means Veil Dust is more potent here, and ethereal entities find it easier to manifest.
 - The wooden plaque with the house rules has a **hidden fifth rule** on the back, in Orenn's handwriting: *"If the veil tears, burn the cellar stores and seal the door. We'll handle the rest."* — Mags can reveal this if pressed, but it will shake her.
 - The building's stone foundation contains **old ward-sigils** carved by Orenn and Mags when they moved in. These wards kept fiends from crossing the threshold in the Ethereal Plane. Xarrul broke them during the brawl — a character examining the foundation stones (DC 15 Investigation or Arcana) can find the cracked sigils.
+- Behind the barrel racks in the cellar, a **[concealed door](cellar.md#the-concealed-door)** leads down to the **[Deep Cellar](deep-cellar.md)** — a hidden warren that is Orenn and Mags's real, ongoing workplace: a vault, a laboratory, two cells (one occupied), a trophy-hold, and a widening rift to the Ethereal Plane. "Retired" was always a story. This lower level is the module's optional exploration track — sneaking, looting, environmental backstory, and a fight or two — for players who'd rather *do* than talk. The fifth rule on the plaque (*"burn the cellar stores and seal the door"*) refers to it.