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.
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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A red-and-gold guardian lion commissioned to keep wickedness outside, but determined to confront dishonesty within its own household.
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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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The Whispering Brush
An untarnished silver-backed hairbrush whose unbending bristles demand one hundred strokes and promise beauty without end.
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Three crystal spheres imprisoning gifted sisters: one in hollow splendor, one in unending regret, and Leota in service to the living and the dead.
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The Alchemist's Cabinet
A tall cabinet of nearly black wood whose shifting labels offer every needed ingredient while quietly collecting payment from the alchemist who uses them.
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