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 Grinning Face of Hollow Grove
The weathered wooden likeness of collector Silas Vane, still wearing the top hat the grove carved into him when it decided to begin a collection of its own.
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Aurelian's Bottled Dragon's Breath
A crystal distillery bottle holding a glowing crimson essence in which the stolen breath of an ancient dragon—and a second, smaller rhythm—continue to breathe.
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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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The Owl at the Threshold
An iron owl door knocker that does not keep intruders out, but reminds the presence inside that it was never invited to leave.
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A silver cage suspended between life and death, now occupied by Malcolm in the half-living, half-dead form of a bird.
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The Veilcatchers of the Midnight Weavers
Harvest-moon webs of midnight silk, dark cloth, night-bird feathers, and memory beads woven to protect sleepers from harmful dreams and wandering spirits.
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