Discarded Specimen

You discover goblins sleeping inside enormous glass tanks. Unlike ordinary green-skinned goblins, however, these specimens have bluish skin and far more powerful builds.

The tanks are filled with an unidentified liquid, and the specimens float motionless within as though asleep.

An intricate array of buttons and levers-whose purpose is impossible to discern-is connected to each tank.

The liquid inside the glass tanks slowly begins to swirl, and the fingers of the sleeping goblins twitch ever so slightly.

A moment later, their tightly shut eyes slowly open. Instinct tells you at once that they are dangerous.

The device does not respond, no matter which buttons you press or levers you pull. Time appears to have destroyed its core functions beyond repair.

While examining the device, you discover several old books stored inside a compartment.