Room 7/18's stairs spiral steadily upwards, reaching floor 3 of the Upper Tower. The door south is overgrown with thick briars that regenerate when cut. The path up is blocked with similar briars and plant growth. Repeated attempts to cut or burn a path through them causes them to animate and attempt to grab and strangle adventurers. If this happens, aid is summoned from above, with fey or undead in service to the Banshee arriving shortly.
A chunk of the wall is missing on the western side of the stairwell. A short drop from that hole leads into the floor proper.