The Crown

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One of the three objects of the Dread Trove, the Crown grants its wearer dominion over the minds and wills of others, bending them to a single, unyielding purpose.

Also known as: The Crown of the Dread Trove, The Mind-Crown, The Circlet of Thorns, The Tyrant's Diadem

What They Know

• The Crown is one of three objects of the Dread Trove, alongside the Mask and the Harp, each said to be a fragment of the Cauldron's own power given form.
• It was hidden away in the Prison, deep beneath the mountain, alongside the other Trove items, guarded by ancient wards and the silence of the Bone Carver.
• The Crown's power is not subtle—it does not whisper or persuade; it commands, overriding the victim's will entirely, leaving them a hollow vessel for the wearer's desires.
• Legends say the Crown was worn by a tyrant king in the age before the courts, who used it to enslave an entire city until the Cauldron itself rose against him and scattered the Trove.
• The Crown is said to be sentient in a way, hungering for a wearer and whispering promises of absolute dominion to anyone who holds it too long.

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