KBAR would not be true to his roots if'n he didn't sniff around for items of value, and/or hidey holes. So he does that, though only in the rooms he's been in, he doesn't want to go stepping on any traps.
He'd also take this moment to have a decent look at these new-found party-bro's. (i.e. character sheets plx? (exceptin alvaster which i has already))