The Ivory Scroll Case

(scroll case)

An elaborate ivory scroll case. This once contained a scroll of demon summoning, given to the leader of the Fraternity of the Empty Moon by Agata Dustmother, in partial payment for the Scepter of Command. The scroll this case once contained was used to summon Oduk, a demon of the Abyss, to create a gnoll army, provoking the Summer Gnoll Raids of 1748 and allowing the Fraternity of the Empty Moon to slip into Tokra undetected, with the waves of refugees.

One end of this scroll case was found by the Dunmar Fellowship outside Raven’s Hold on April 13, 1748. The remaining case and cap were found by the Dunmar Fellowship in the lair of the Fraternity of the Empty Moon in Tokra. The intact case was sold in Darba for 80 gp.

Some of its history was revealed by Mirror of the Past:

Ivory Scroll Cap Vision

The vision that appears in the mirror is of a workshop, full of shadows and flickering flames, with something about it that hints that it is a long, long time ago. Shadows flicker, like something is dancing or chanting and blocking or moving the flames. A gloved hand is carving into the ivory of the scroll cap, shaping it. Nearby, a piece of vellum made of skin – human, probably – is sitting, unmarked. As the scene progresses, fiery letters begin to appear in the vellum. The scene flickers, and you see again the scroll, rolled up, and a hand, wearing a black glove reaching for it, holding it, and then a burst of light emanating from the hand and the scroll. As the light flashes you feel like this is magic being done, and for a moment you can see a shadow clearly - a demon of some sort, horned head with a long tail, although not the one you fought. Then, the scene fades.

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