If you're looking for ideas, how about one of these:
Ring of Anticipation (DotU): 6,000gp; roll all initiative checks twice, take the better of the two rolls; +2 to spot/listen.
Cloak of the Dragon (CChamp): 6,000gp; Fly equal to land speed once per day for 10 minutes.
Talisman of Undying Fortitude (MiC): 8,000gp; 2/day activate as a swift action to gain immunity to: poison, sleep, paralysis, stunning, disease, death effects, critical hits, nonlethal damage, physical ability damage, ability drain, energy drain, fatigue, exhaustion, death from massive damage, and anything requiring a Fort save. It also removes the necessity of breathing for this time. Lasts for 3 rounds per activation.
Or if you're feeling silly:
Enveloping Pit (MiC): 3,600 gp; for LE/LN/NE characters, functions as a 50' deep portable hole. Can cover a surface of between 1' and 10' depending how far you unfold it. It is a relic, however (if you make the divine connection for it, you can open and close it with a command word provided you're within 60', and all it requires is worshipping Kurtulmak--which Irlitrix does--and having 9HD and taking the True Believer feat). Better yet, it's specifically a kobold item.
Heh, I actually considered asking if I could take one as part of my starting kit.
e: Oooh, that's even better. Now Corfax is going to be tempted to teamkill, the selfish bastard.