Also referenced as: The Dragon’s Soul, The Burning Gem, Incarnate Sin
The Inferno Amulet is a potent artifact and is perhaps one of the most subtly influential over those who bear it. Whatever motivations it may possess, it seems to care little for the lives that need be trampled so long as its goals are realized. However, a search of history provides little coherent evidence to what long term goal it may possess. Perhaps it simply does not have any.

The talisman grants extraordinary dominion over fire, power to rival the walkers at the height of our abilities, enough to set an entire world ablaze. It is awe-inspiring and more than a little terrifying to consider the unfettered capacity of such massive and unrelenting power. That alone would be enough reason to collect such a relic, but there is still more to it than that.

The Inferno Amulet is obviously tied in some way to dragons, for the bearer gains not only their mastery of flame, but also the armor of their flesh. Thick scales can sprout from the bearer’s body, stronger than metal, and the more control relinquished, the more gifts it offers. If one gave in completely to the amulet’s temptations, they might very well become one of the great serpents themselves. Such an act might be tied to several disastrous events that I have unearthed from in the library.

<Attached Appendix: Inexplicable Draconic Attacks throughout the Ages>

It is not just a dragon’s power that is bestowed on the bearer of the Inferno Amulet, it is also a dragon’s vices. Wrath and Pride, but more prevalently Envy and Greed. No matter the reason the bearer dons the Amulet, be it in noble defense or baleful conquest, the dragon’s desires will color the host’s if worn long enough.

Despite the ruinous history trailing in its wake, there are numerous examples of the Inferno Amulet being used in righteous endeavors and breaking the iron rule of tyrants. For all the good it may have done though, I cannot help but think of the amulet as too violent to be beneficial to the world it finds itself on.

The most interesting piece of information relevant to our search, is the fact that the Inferno Amulet seems to be the only artifact to have crossed paths with another relic found in these notes.

(The amulet is a shard of sangrite, possibly the purest I have ever seen, magically fused to a dragon’s scale. Gold etching, or something very much like gold, holds the stone in place in a series of complicated and intertwined symmetrical runes. Its resemblance to a dragon’s eye is… fairly unmistakable. Whatever spell crafted this, it has changed the nature of the sangrite, imbued it with something very akin to life. Sangrite would normally be altered by the unfettered aether of the Blind Eternities, but what was done to the amulet has made it something unique. I’m not sure if it is even right to call it a stone anymore at all.

The blood of dragons is obviously the source of the artifact’s awareness and abilities, but the power lacks the spark of cunning I would expect from something channeling a dragon’s essence. I think it comes from the nature of the source, it is nothing but a dragon’s instinct, guided by the bearer’s own thoughts. It would make an ironic sort of sense given the nature of a relic born of a dragon’s heart rather than mind.
-Maral)

<Addendum: After having looked over Maral’s notes and further research, I believe the artifact is both newer and older than my first approximations. The actual construction of the amulet is not as aged as I first suspected, but the core of it may be veritably ancient. I think it may well be older than most planes I have encountered. The “Sangrite” that dominates it, if my research can be corroborated, might very well belong to the lost race known as the Elder Dragons.

If that is true, I desperately wish to trace its path through history in more depth, but Maral has been insistent that I leave well enough alone.>

Also referenced as: Pandemonium, the God of War
There are very few things that appear so inconsequential that have caused such massive havoc as the Chaos Ring. A simple black mobius worn as a ring, it is deceptively small and unassuming. Despite that trait, it is impossible to see it and not understand that it does not fit in such a limited thing as the physical world. It is painful to look at, the contours illogical to any sane person. The most distressing sight comes from the way it shifts when you look away from it. Its form flickers and seems to grow larger, sometimes doubling into twin loops, at others losing all logical coherence.

Despite how easy it would be to miss the artifact itself, the effect it has on its bearer is not so easy to ignore. Their eyes are filled with chaos that I can only assume is comparable to the tumult of the Blind Eternities. The eyes are said to be a window into the soul, and the change brought on by the ring’s influence are horrific to consider. The bearer of the ring is driven mad, I do not know how quickly, but it must be shockingly fast. The worst of it, from the reports collected, is the cold and calm insanity of the bearer. They do not become a cackling beast, some maniac that is easy to identify, but instead simply lose their mind in the most chilling and quiet way possible.

It is, however, only a prelude to the ring’s purpose. When unleashed, the ring removes all inhibitions and conscience from the people around them, freeing the evils that morality and sanity keep locked away. It spreads, the more people under its influence, the greater the number it can reach. It is said that battlegrounds have turned to unspeakable slaughter in its wake, cities devastated by its own population, all while the chaos ring walks unhurriedly through its streets.

<Attached Appendix: Suspected Incidents of the Ring at work.>

As you can see from the notes, the bearers of the Chaos Ring have been a varied sort. These are only the ones that I’ve been able to unearth, but the ring has graced the hands of soldiers, cultists, thieves, and others I can only speculate to. It doesn’t matter who wears the ring, because ultimately they all become the same avatar of havoc. The only change is in the location.

(Someone managed to beat us to locking the ring away, but with something as dangerous as this, I’m not leaving it to chance. The vessel for the ring blocks its effect, but the defenses are terrible. I’ve strengthened the security with a pair of mana locks that will only respond to very specific keys, but even that may not be sufficient.

The ring’s power is building inside the vessel and I worry about what will happen when it is finally freed.
-Maral)