Top of the Stairs                                      -      N      - 
(-------------------------------------------------)     W <---(M)---> E
                                                        -      S      -

Wooden-carved railings surround the landing, and you can look down at the
floor below and can see down to the darkness of the cellar.  To the west,
the soft sounds of crying can be heard.  From the south the sounds of
grunting and things being thrown about and broken can be heard, and as you
take one last glance down the stairs, something seems to stir within your
field of vision.  It was probably nothing....