The dwarf grunts and looks it over, dangling it from the leather thong as he inspects it. "It looks to be several hundred years old. Human-work, but reminiscent of several goblin tribes in the region."
He hands it back, and expounds further. "That necklace is what is called a "cairn charm," a stone often hung inside the caves and tombs along the lower Dagger River and the mountains surrounding Sharn to ward off evil spirits. Each pendant is specific to a superstition, so one particular cave system may have a particular charm to ward off the spirits of dead miners - as an example."