The Cinderheart Cache

Amidst the stifling heat of the volcanic cavern, the young red dragon's final breath escapes in a plume of thick, black smoke. As the beast's massive form settles into the stone, the true magnitude of its greed is revealed. Hidden beneath a layer of cooling ash and soot lies a shimmering expanse of wealth, where coins have fused into glittering sheets and gemstones catch the flickering orange light of the nearby magma. Here and there, the warped remains of adventurers who failed this challenge poke through the gold, their gear now merely ornaments in a pile of draconic vanity.