#category: artefact

[archive-of-fear]

Name: Bone Glass

Source: Lockwood & Co.

Entity: The End

Category: Artefact

Description: Created by Edmund Bickerstaff in 1877, the bone glass is a mirror whose rim contains the bones from 7 people, their souls trapped within. The concentrated essence of these souls allows a large enough gateway for the living to have a glimpse into the Other Side. It was said to show enlightenment to whoever looked into it, but would cause death shortly after. Those who did survive were driven mad. One glimpse would cause the victim to become obsessed with it, with a voice whispering  "Look, look. I give you your heart's desire." whenever the bone glass was near, with said victim doing anything to have another look. There are elements of the Spiral with this ability to drive victims mad, as well as the Corruption, with the element of obsession, plus the constant, nauseating drone of flies that any Sensitives hear when near it. However, given it was forged by basically an avatar of the End using other people's bones, it being a gateway to the realm of the dead and its ability to kill with a look, the bone glass is first and foremost an artefact of the End.