The Cinderwyrm's Hoard (Dragon 127)

The party descended into a cathedral-sized cavern where the carcass of Dragon 127 — a vast ancient wyrm noted in the Circle of Archivists as the Cinderwyrm — still smoldered. Its final breaths had collapsed a section of the ceiling, revealing glittering chambers of coin, broken banners, and stashed reliquaries. Scattered among scales and bones were heirlooms from centuries of victims: masterpieces, curious arcana, and materials born of draconic death. The haul is the kind of hoard that reshapes vaults and reputations: coin enough to change national economies, rare crafting components coveted by high court artificers, and a handful of items that hum with legendary power. The party will need expert fences, careful study, and heavy carts — and some choices about which treasures to keep, sell, or give to scholars.