Blood Ruby
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A blood-red ruby sent by the Night Court to mark a target for death, visible to every mercenary and assassin in Prythian.
Also known as: Ruby of Blood, The Red Mark, Bloodstone (erroneous)
What They Know
- The Blood Ruby is traditionally sent in a small velvet-lined box, accompanied by a single sheet of black paper bearing the target's name in silver ink.
- Any mercenary or assassin who presents the ruby to the Night Court — along with proof of the target's death — is entitled to the bounty set by the court, which is always substantial.
- The ruby is enchanted so that its glow intensifies as the bearer draws closer to the target, making it a tracking device as well as a warrant.
- There is no statute of limitations on a Blood Ruby; it remains active until the target is dead or the High Lord who issued it is overthrown.
- The tradition dates back to the first High Lord of the Night Court, who used it to cull a nest of rebels in the Hewn City without staining his own hands.
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