You choose north-west as your starting direction. As soon as climb down the entrance's steps you notice numerous alcoves dug in the walls that hold human remains that seem very old. In many cases, the only remnants are the skulls carefully arranged on shelves. The air is chilly, terribly so. While you advance the clangor of battle Wolfgar mentioned coming from farther ahead grows in intensity...
[spoiler=DC20 heal check]Some of the bodies were probably interred whole, and the perpetually chilly catacombs could have dramatically slowed decomposition such that many of the bodies still have some skin and hair remaining.