Rare relic
Gambler's Die
Effect
Won fights pay double gold. A lost fight costs half your gold.
Lore
A weighted ivory die carved by a Serravel factor who wagered everything on the climb. It doubles tribute gained from heavenly servants, yet extracts a brutal tax whenever a clash is lost.
Appearance
A one-inch gaming cube carved from aged, yellowed mastodon ivory, rounded and smoothed at the corners from endless rolling. Its pips are drilled deep and inlaid with bright cinnabar paste, though the single ace pip conceals a dark lead weight beneath the pigment. The polished ivory exhibits subtle grey grain lines across its faces. Held between the thumb and forefinger or kept in a coin pouch, the heavy die feels unnaturally weighted.