Chapter 2 - Red Larch, continues

Balak's eyes take in the weathering, seeing where hands have brushed the stone repeatedly. He recognized the Duke, and knows this is the best physical proof he has yet seen of the ancient dwarven Kingdom under these hills!

Clearly dwarven and ancient. Also, clearly well balanced doors that can be easily opened by pushing on them.

Sorgrimm has also heard of the Duke, a dwarf who existed during the shield dwarf kingdom of Besilmer, which was founded nearly six thousand years ago in -4420 DR.

Little is known of these dwarves or these times, as their Kingdom was lost by -4160 DR, and little remains.

Edit: I should clarify that Sorgrimm has heard of the Duke. Balak can fill him in on the rest.

There are two doors, one leading South, the other North. Picking one randomly, to the south, the door leads to a long stone tunnel that ends in a pit covered by a stone bench with a hole in it (a privy unused for decades).

The door on the north side of the hall guards a passage leading farther than your ability to see in the dark.

Do you go North, or continue to the East?

I'm sure it's fine. Probably nothing to worry about. Those were some carvings, you're probably still thinking of them, right?

With his Darkvision, Balak can see at the end of the passage is another stone door with an iron pull ring in it. It stands slightly ajar with darkness beyond. About five feet up, the door has a two-inch-wide, foot-long horizontal slit.

As he takes another step, the ceiling shudders. Behind the party, a ten by ten iron cage crashes through the false ceiling, and above them another cage falls.

Any of the first three in line who don't want to be caged, should make a Dexterity save, but if you fail badly, the edge of the cage might fall directly on top of you.

Balak dives forward avoiding the cage as it fell.

Felicia tries to follow him but is struck in the back driving her to the floor and trapping her underneath. (7 bludgeoning damage and pinned)

Sorgrimm dives the other way and is also struck in the back driving her to the floor and trapping him underneath. (7 bludgeoning damage and pinned)

Here's a rough linear drawing of the results:

Carved doors...(first cage)...Xella, Alyx and Dazzle ...Sor(grimm, second cage, Feli)cia.. . Balak

The two cages each completely block the corridor, wall to wall, floor to ceiling.