The cabinet catalogue

The Reliquary

The collection is never quite arranged the same way twice. Six objects have been drawn from the cabinets for your examination.

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Item R–1367–400

The Cage of the Last Cricket

An empty pavilion cage of dark carved wood from which a cricket's song may still be heard beneath the Mid-Autumn moon.

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Item R–7522–447

The Bitter Cup of Lady Chamberland

A fine porcelain teacup whose black, bitter contents repeat the cruel words spoken by its owner and refuse to remain empty.

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Item R–8159–714

The Soul-Stealing Mirror

An ornate, golden-framed looking glass that shows each viewer everything they most wish to see, then imprisons the soul that chooses its promised reflection over reality.

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Item R–9434–040

The Idol of Mitla

A squat gray idol from the resting grounds of Mitla whose hollow eyes enforce an ancient rule of exchange.

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Item R–6777–522

The Scythe of the Last Ember

A black scythe forged from volcanic metal that never cools, cuts without resistance, and consumes whatever its wielder sacrifices to continued work.

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Item R–8782–376

The Watcher at the Edge

A burlap-headed scarecrow whose changing gaze warns whether danger approaches from the field, the forest, the farmhouse—or the observer.

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