Twenty-three sepulchres stand in this upper ledge of the great cave. Each consists of a stone vault of marble six feet long, four feet high, and three feet wide. The lids are carved in the likeness of grim dwarves in armor.
Dwarven runes proclaim the occupant's name and the names of his ancestors on the front of the tomb. Empty spaces below the name is reserved to record the dwarf's deeds and manner of death (left blank on most of the tombs). Finally, dire dwarf curses threaten doom and retribution on any who dare to defile the honorable dead.
Only three sepulchres appear to have been used: the tombs of Borgol the Old, Gharin Orc-Doom, and Numik the Unlucky. Each of these three lists a date of death and describes the dwarf's fate. Borgol died of old age, Gharin died in battle, and Numik was killed by molten iron in a foundry accident.