"Let us begin."
Before long, the stage was suffused with golden light, gently driving away the faint shadows and brightening the hall. The heavy curtains opened silently and slowly, letting a light mist drift across the floor.
Not long after, at the center of the stage, a glass pedestal rose ceremoniously from the floor. Inside it rested a dark, armored bracer glowing with runes.
"Esteemed guests… allow me to present our First Lot." he extended a gloved hand toward the pedestal.
"The Sunforge Bracer."
A soft murmur rippled through the hall.
"Yes! This relic was salvaged from the depths of the Second Sundering Dungeon — it was a place where countless sought fortune, and many paid dearly for the attempt."
His voice lowered slightly, drawing the audience closer with his words.
