Vault of the Quiet Keep

Beneath a collapsed stair and behind a rusted iron door the party found a sealed side vault, long undisturbed by the dungeon's creatures. The room smells faintly of old oil and wax; scorched marks on the flagstones suggest a single, long-ago scorch from a defensive ward. Shelves sag under the weight of crates and bundles, and a stone coffer sits in the center, its lock brittle with age but intact. There are no bodies and no signs that beasts ever used this chamber—this was a supplies and pay vault for the keep's garrison, later used to stash arcane experiments and retired gear. The party's haul is a mix of coin and practical materials useful to craftsmen and alchemists, a handful of trade gems left as payroll, and one modest enchanted item tucked beneath a bedroll.