So this is my first post, and I legitimately made this account just because I love this thread so much.
Here goes
I. A magical or ceremonial dagger, about 19.5 inches (49.5 cm) in total length, with its blade a single piece of sea glass, twisted like a corkscrew. The glass, which is slightly asymmetrical, tapers as the corkscrew continues downwards, coming to a point. The hilt, which is made of black coral carved with streamlined abstract shapes, is shaped somewhat like the crook of a cane, with the short part of the “u” forming a pommel. It is a deal smaller than the blade, and attaches by way of a half-tang and a clasp or cap. A short stem extends from the hilt and adheres it to the blade’s in line cross-guard (both of which are made of a copper/meteoric iron mix.)
a. Depending on how attentive the dragon is to their loot, and whether or not the dagger is magical, the blade may have shattered, the tang may have been bent or the stem broken (and so the blade and hilt separated), and/or the iron/copper may have oxidized (rust = red-brown, verdigris = green).
b. It has no sheath; instead, it has a black coral pole/stand, which holds the dagger up from inside the corkscrew blade.
c. Also, if you’re looking for magical dagger effects, consider checking out the Indonesian Kris. It’s the original inspiration for this knife, and is associated as having a great deal of magical import.
II. A Library, or section thereof, containing items like;
a. Whale bones and teeth etched with stories; ancient scene-by-scene narratives, abstract whorls as guiding texts in systems of spirituality, moon-phase markers, creation myths and a great many other things.
b. A great codex, about 5’6” tall, and about 6 inches thick, pages multiple planks of stiff reed or grass bound together at the top. Elvish characters run like columns along each plank; they’re meant to be read vertically.
i. Does not have to be Elvish
ii. The planks are bamboo, but I don’t know if that’s present in your world, which I why I said reed or grass
iii. Yes this is based off the picture from the Wikipedia section on what a modern codex is.
c. Books
i. A small but thick book, little less than 6 inches by 4 inches, bound in well-worn leather, with exceptionally sturdy snakeskin running the length of the spine. The sowing of the book, whose pages are very thin, light, and smooth paper, is still attached to the leather; the snakeskin is purely an aesthetic binding.
ii. A book jacket made of copper, bronze, gold, silver, steel, and a piece of impossibly thin obsidian, all of which converge counterclockwise to form a blended, slightly depressed circle in the center of the book. In the center of said depression is a disc, maybe a few centimeters thick, of almost pure black marble, carved with simple curves and soft rectangles. An abstract depiction of a face, human or otherwise, sits at the center of the disc.
1. The “simple curves and soft rectangles” is an attempt to “show” formlines.
2. While the contents of the book is ultimately up to you, my original thought was that it would contain a good deal of spiritual and material information/theory on gender, sexuality, sexual reproduction, biology, etc.
Misc. Magic Effect Idea:
I. The Dragon has placed a passive spell or enchantment over all his items. Similar to Persephone’s pomegranate seeds, if a character steals, loots, consumes, etc., and item within the hoard, they are drawn/bound to return to the dragon/his home for a set amount of time each year, depending on the value of the item. The dragon has control over who (or what item) is/are affected by the spell, but if one kills the dragon, all the items in the dragons hoard are permanently imbued with the effect.
a. Whether or not the effect can be discovered with detect magic is up to you
b. Value can be sentimental and/or monetary
That's all the energy I've got in me for this right now, but more to come! (hopefully)
