Luner's Amulet of Blood Absorption[]
Creation[]
Shesmu was a contradictory Ancient Egyptian figure to say the least. On one hand, he was known to be a deity of celebration. On the other hand, Shesmu was also known as the “lord of blood”, “great slaughterer of the gods”, and “he who dismembers bodies to extract the truth”. Unbeknownst his followers, Shesmu was also a blood mage in hiding, who was expertly skilled in mind based enchantments. When his mentor entrusted the Heru Cipher to him, Shesmu got to work.
Luner Badru, an ancient Egyptian craftsman who lived over several thousand years ago, was a master jeweler. He himself was not a mage. He was, however, a devout follower of the Cult of Shesmu. One night, Badru fell asleep in a Shesmu temple that was located at the Fayum (about 62 miles from Cairo). An idea came to him in a dream. (It was not uncommon for Shesmu to use such tactics when he did not feel like paying for a commissioned item from non-mages.) The idea that Luner Badru had from Shesmu was an amulet. This amulet is now known as The Luner’s Amulet of Blood Absorption. The cipher was subsequently stored in the amulet.
Capabilities[]
The amulet has three main purposes:
- the ability to forcibly extract information from the minds of unwilling subjects
- to forcibly soften a person’s will and brainwash them to do tasks they normally would not do
- to conceal the Heru Cipher within and it would only appear if inkfox blood was used to reveal it.
The reason Shesmu allowed Luner to take the credit for the enchanted amulet was that he did not want those in power to realize he had a hand in its creation. It would raise suspicion especially given the amulet left its victim’s mind open to further extractions of information and further brainwashing.
Magical archeologists commonly thought the amulet had been lost to the sands of time. While individuals would claim to have found the amulet from time to time, any investigations revealed those claims to be false because they were brainwashed.
Antidote Recipe[]
There is a potion recipe that can be used to break the connection between the amulet and a person’s mind. Once the ingredients have been gathered, it may be added to water and administered to a handful of individuals. The recipe for the potion is:
| 2 sprig | Rosemary |
| 2 shard | Crystallized Air |
| 2 leaf | Boar-Mint Leaves |
| 3 sprigs | Hydra Yarrow |
| 2 oz | Slippery Elm Bark |
| 2 oz | Arnica Oil |
| 2 Leaf | Comfrey |
| 3 strand | Selkie-Kelp |