After looking at the runes for a brief moment. Kevin started looking at other things in the chamber.
Surrounding the altar were shelves and racks brimming with a variety of contraband items and equipment.
Illegal spell books, enchanted weapons, and banned magical potions and ingredients were among the forbidden treasures on display.
The air in the chamber was thick and musty, and a faint smell of sulfur and burnt herbs hung in the air.
"It appears that some amateur was practicing alchemy here," Kevin surmised from his observations.
Despite the torch's illuminating presence, deep shadows still cloaked parts of the chamber, obscuring Kevin's view.
Kevin cautiously approached the altar, inspecting the various items on the shelves along the way.
His eyes fell upon books, its spine adorned with strange symbols that he couldn't decipher.
