human
Please generate a brief description of a foreboding scene outside a town guild with wood, steps, and shelves.
assistant
Little more than a deep hole, the below-ground sod structure is reinforced with vine-lashed lengths of weathered wood. Jar-covered shelves line every bit of space available while a lone set of steps provide the only entrance to and exit from the community's small bank -- a liberal description of the surroundings. No windows or tellers are present, only guards that stand with their backs to the wall on either side of the steps so they can keep an eye on everything that happens.