Moving down the stairs, and into a rather large room. Glittering minerals in the ceiling of this large cavern catch the light and send it back to create the impression of a starry night sky. Dozens of skeletons - many crushed under fallen debris - are scattered across the floor.
The cave is large enough that it contains two freestanding structures. Each of these stone buildings is proportioned for human use, as opposed to the dwarf-sized doorways and furnishings you've seen elsewhere in the mines. Both structures have battered and blackened masonry walls, their double doors cracked and scorched.
The cavern is divided by an escarpment, into which a flight of stairs have been cut. Passages lead out of this area to the north, south, and west.
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