75. The Oven

(20'x20' room, door north in northwest corner to area 74) The door to this room is made of brass plates, assembled with brass fittings and brass rivets, but it is completely free of corrosion. The door does not have a lock, but it does have a simple doorknob, and it opens easily. Inside the room is empty save for a large rust- free iron ring set into the center of the floor, and an Elf's charred skeleton arranged around it. A strong rust-free chain is passed through the ring and shackled around the skeleton's bony wrists. 55 If the door to the room is closed (it does not close itself), the room begins to warm up rapidly. After one turn, each character or creature in the room takes 1 point of damage from the heat, and an additional point every turn thereafter until death occurs. There is nothing to prevent those in the room from leaving; this is not a trap, it's an ancient execution device.