Item from Sally Face by Steve Gabry (Portable Moose)
A small cross necklace that belonged to a murdered seven-year-old — now a spiritual tether binding her ghost to the physical world and the key to communicating with the dead.
The necklace is Megan's anchor to the living world. When Sal and Larry use it, they can contact her ghost directly — it serves as a spiritual conduit, a focal point that bridges the gap between the physical world and wherever ghosts exist. The fact that it's a cross adds a layer of irony in a story where the local church is a front for a demon-worshipping cult. As a game mechanic, the necklace functions as a key item for ghost communication. As a story element, it's a dead child's possession being used by living children to solve the mystery of her murder — tender and grim simultaneously.
A small, simple cross pendant on a delicate chain. Nothing ornate or expensive — a child's necklace, the kind a parent gives for a first communion or a birthday. It glows faintly in the presence of supernatural phenomena.
Also known as: The Cross, Megan's Necklace, The Cross Necklace