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The Reliquary · Cabinet Catalogue

Danger level
Item R–2529–922

The Bell of the Thirteenth Chime

The forbidden final bell from Giovanni Donato's sixteenth-century clock, built to claim any spirit still lingering after midnight's twelve chimes.

Classification
Necromantic clock bell
Origin
A forgotten village
Estimated date
Sixteenth century
Collection status
Under examination
Materials
Clock bell and associated mechanism
Condition
Silent; enchantment not destroyed

The Curator’s record

The chime fell silent after Elara released the tower's captives. Silence should not be mistaken for proof that the mechanism is harmless.

Provenance

Clockmaker Giovanni Donato built the tower whose twelve chimes opened a passage for the dead. A witch trapped between worlds used its hidden thirteenth toll to keep lingering souls and feed upon them.

Observed activity

At midnight, twelve chimes admit unsettled spirits. The thirteenth permanently binds any who have not let go. Elara helped the captives cross before the final strike, breaking the witch's power but not destroying her curse.
Artwork for The Thirteenth Chime

The Tale of this object

The Thirteenth Chime

Season 1 · Episode 07

In tonight’s story, we journey to a forgotten village where an ancient clock tower stands watch, its hands forever frozen at midnight. Crafted centuries ago by the renowned clockmaker Giovanni Donato, the tower hides a secret within its gears. At midnight, twelve chimes open a passage between the living and the dead. But there is another bell. A thirteenth chime... one that was never meant to ring. When a curious girl named Elara approaches the tower on a stormy October night, she finds herself surrounded by restless spirits... and a witch waiting for one more soul. Before the final chime sounds, Elara must help the dead let go... or risk becoming one of them.

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