The Crimson Lament Box
Artifact
Item Type Artifact
The investigators discover the box in an abandoned asylum, whispering on its own, hinting at a terrible truth inside.
- Is Mythos
- Yes
- Sanity Cost
- 1d8
Properties
- Cannot be opened by force
- emits faint, eldritch whispers when approached
Description
A weathered mahogany box adorned with strange, Eldritch carvings that seem to shift when unobserved, sealed with a tarnished silver latch.
Hook
The investigators discover the box in an abandoned asylum, whispering on its own, hinting at a terrible truth inside.
Mythos Connection
Likely a vessel for an unknowable entity or cosmic secret, cursed to trap horrors within
GM Notes
- The box is physically unbreakable and unpickable without specific knowledge or artifacts.
- Attempting to open it triggers disturbing auditory hallucinations and sanity loss.
- Could hold a cosmic secret or summon a horrific entity if disturbed.