A Burnt Key -- Quest Start Item for Into the Woods

a burnt key 

  A randomly received item, which appears in your bag. Receipt of the item is announced zone wide, stating the name of the character who received it.

Characters in Obulus Frontier have received it, often while AFK and/or after finishing a key quest.


In case you received one, here is what it looks like in your bag:





The key allows you to get the quest Into the Woods and enter the instance The Burned Woods through randomly spawning portals.