Upon contact with the object, there is a sizzling sound and a smell akin to frying bacon. Tuk reflexively drops the extremely hot bit of metal and shakes his hand with a hiss.
After Rosalia's gentle admonishment of Tuk, she tried to assess the purpose of the room.
This is the most comfortable cave you have yet found. Its floor is smooth and the area is largely free of stalagmites and stalactites. The chamber itself is richly appointed by kobold standards. Old, moth-eaten tapestries stained with water and blood hang from the walls as trophies from caravans long ago. A wide, low stone set into the middle of the southwestern wall serves as a crude desk. A single black candle set in a golden holder rests in the middle of the desk, while a leather bound book lies open before it. Four pallets consisting of furs and blankets are piled along the western wall, while a noticeably larger pallet is kept at the eastern wall. Tucked next to the large pallet are a dozen black candles.
Near the top of the tunnel to this room, there are a pair of large divots where the boulders likely sat, along with a pair of stools with a couple piles of pebbles nearby. Apparently, the guards entertained themselves with some kobold game involving tossing pebbles down the corridor to pass the time on their shifts. The five bodies all leak viscous black fluid from their wounds as they cave in, coating the floor with dark slickness.
Rosalia
Grok -4hp
Scrag -9hp
Tuk -5hp
John -2hp
Roderic -7hp