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–3010–119

The Lion That Guarded the Wrong Door

A red-and-gold guardian lion commissioned to keep wickedness outside, but determined to confront dishonesty within its own household.

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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–2172–901

The Black Book of Quarles

The cracked black volume in which Edgar Allan Poe signed the name Quarles, giving his words endurance and awakening the Caravan's eternal raven storyteller.

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Item R–9524–787

Mr. Marrow, Gentleman at the Threshold

A remarkably talkative grinning skull who appointed himself to the Caravan's entrance and became its permanent greeter, rule-keeper, and unlikely guardian against what waits beyond the lanterns.

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Item R–7266–320

The Shards of Elysium's Elixir

Ruby-red fragments from the crystal decanter that preserved beauty by consuming fragments of the drinker's soul.

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Item R–5431–384

The Pumpkin Mimic

A flawless jack-o'-lantern that copies itself across nearby pumpkins, grows with admiration, and eats whatever disrupts its idea of perfection.

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