Escaping the Endless Staircase:
To escape go to the second Quiggle statue and see if it is pointing up or down the staircase. Go in the direction the Quiggle statue points until you get to the next statue and then go in that statue's direction. Keep repeating this until you get to the door at the bottom of the Endless Staircase.

Getting into Meridell:
When a large wall blocks you get the the charm from the Werelupe King.