Trinket (Grim Hollow)

Grim Hollow: Player's Guide p. 140 (Third Party)

Type: Adventuring Gear
Magic: Yes

Description

One fun and evocative way to understand and highlight the unique nature of Etharis rests in the devilish and bizarre details. In a world where magic is known to corrupt even the most innocent of objects, providing the characters seemingly mundane items that contain a hint of the macabre or grotesque can heighten tension and unease. The list of trinkets that follows can be used to give the characters something unusual during character creation. These trinkets can also be found on NPCs, who might cling to them with an illogical ferocity. They can be used to spice up treasure caches, act as decorations in areas that characters explore, or even become the centerpiece of some rumor or tale. However you choose to use them, never let any detail, no matter how mundane, go to waste as you build your particular version of Etharis or some other dark fantasy world.

Grim Hollow Trinkets:

d100	Trinket
01	Silver fishhook etched with the name "Bouwengracht"
02	Hollow marble filled with an unknown red liquid
03	Spiral shell from the Gulf of Lions
04	Wooden duck burned with the sigil of a dead deity
05	Palm-sized stone etched with the image of a spooky house
06	Pin cushion with a poorly drawn face drawn on
07	Tiny portrait painting of a family staring skyward
08	Glass eye that whistles when shaken
09	Tea candle that burns cold and gray
10	Intricately designed lead ear cuff melted to a small elven ear
11	Empty wax-sealed bottle filled with dark condensation
12	Wooden children's block carved with six indecipherable sigil on its faces
13	Leather animal collar chewed apart and covered with blood
14	Small blank scroll that giggles when unrolled
15	Single large wool mitten that is perpetually damp
16	Whistle imitating the call of a frog species native to the current area
17	Small bottle of cologne that everyone but you can smell
18	Coin purse which vanishes the first coin put inside each day
19	An ode written to someone who shares your name
20	Wax impression of an unknown key
21	Chunk of hardened pine sap encasing a field mouse
22	Glass bottle filled with moss and moves when heated
23	Perpetually frozen feather that only thaws when the holder feels great joy
24	Single playing card from a marked deck
25	Tiny inkwell filled with mud that refills each morning
26	Lizard foot with a piece of sinew tied around it
27	Satirical replica of a prestigious insignia
28	Large iron nail bent into a spiral bearing the etching "Rauland"
29	Wooden stamp that reads "for the swamp"
30	Tin container smelling faintly of wet fur
31	Compass decorated with a mermaid always pointing toward nearest salt water
32	Hilt of a sword decorated with fake gemstones
33	Silk mask of a seraph that smiles during the day but frowns at night
34	Mirror shard that shows a twisted reflection of the holder
35	Miniature cauldron that emits puff of smoke when owner is angry
36	Pitchfork with tines decorated like skeletal fingers
37	Cloth handkerchief with a stain in the shape of a terrible beast
38	Figurine of an angelic figure carved from green soap
39	Fancy leather boot with a twisted toe still instead
40	Hammer in the shape of a fish that cannot hit a nail
41	Small piece of stained glass that changes color based on the mood of the owner
42	Fiery red leaf from a kind of tree that no one can identify
43	Tiny wooden soldier with a spear that thrusts when button is pushed
44	Desiccated and mummified mole
45	Figurine of a dancer carved from the antlers of a moose
46	Charcoal sketch of a woman transforming into a beast
47	Metal gear etched with the words "for my darling boy"
48	White powder in a glass vial that disappears when stopper is pulled but then reappears when stopper is replaced
49	Empty quiver that warps the shaft of any arrow or bolt placed within
50	Humanoid femur riddled with thorny bone growths
51	Silver military medal with all of the engravings filed off
52	Piece of crystal sugar candy that never dissolves
53	Three-legged milking stool missing two legs
54	Spherical object wrapped with cloth and tied with a knotted ribbon
55	Turkey call that occasionally emits a high-pitched shriek of horror
56	Mahogany ring etched with the name "Alfric"
57	Green pennant on wooden stick that flaps even if there's no breeze
58	Rug beater in the shape of a wolf's head etched with "Altenheim"
59	Bronze monocle lacking a lense attached to a gold chain
60	Flat stone bearing a chalk sketch of a cat with a dead mouse in its mouth
61	Two silver religious symbols melted together and twisted into a strange shape
62	Toy bird with oil-soaked feathery wings
63	Set of ivory teeth with the incisors elongated
64	Piece of jerky that has absolutely no taste
65	Crab's claw etched with the word "Philiandar"
66	Wheel for a wheelbarrow covered in thick mud
67	Brass coin from a land you've never heard of
68	Exotic shell inside which you can hear mournful wails
69	Straw-filled doll with a miniature iron sword piercing its head
70	Scrap of paper with musical notes that create a discordant tune if played
71	Clay bowl with a black-red stain that can't be removed
72	Brass bull ring decorated with heart and flower shapes
73	Long leather boot lace smelling of mint
74	Small handwritten booklet describing embalming methods with rough illustrations
75	Tear-stained letter written by a grieving spouse to their dead partner
76	Ivory shoe horn carved in the shape of a forked tongue
77	Stuffed possum captured in a snarling, hissing pose
78	Writing quill carved into the shape of an elongated finger
79	Seven seeds shaped like skulls from an unknown plant
80	Jeweled brooch designed in the image of a sprig of hemlock
81	Burlap sack with holes pierced in it for eyes and a nose
82	Half a recipe for an unknown concoction
83	Fish-tale hand fan that gives off a faint glow when submerged in water
84	Painting of a cloudy sky that changes based on the breeze
85	Ring missing its gem that causes a sense of longing when worn
86	Small jade lizard statuette whose eyes seem to follow you
87	Poorly made clay ashtray with "MOM" carved into the bottom
88	Brittle burnt leather sling marred by patches of charred flesh
89	Badly damaged black piano key whose inside is red
90	Coil of chain that rattles faintly when the owner is agitated
91	Inky purple parchment doll that moves among your belongings
92	Leather pouch of sands that ticks faintly when opened
93	White-furred rabbit's foot that was severed by human teeth marks
94	Dried crabapple that bears a striking resemble to a hag's face
95	Tangled mass of baling twine seemingly without a beginning or end
96	Wig of grey hair that move slightly for a minute at midnight
97	Lead weight in the shape of a bat that drips a single drop of blood on a new moon
98	Sawdust-filled leather ball that never flies true when kicked
99	Hardwood comb that leaves hair damp when used
100	Lute string crusted with unknown white substance