Scarab Ring
I learned the names of the thirteen houses at my mother's feet and on my father's knee. I could recite them almost as soon as I could recite my alphabet. But my father taught me of another house, a forgotten one. He showed me his scarab ring with the funny green stone, and told me it's how we remembered them. I looked for that ring when father died but I never could find it, and mother only said to never mention House Myyrgwin. She would not discus the matter further.The Houses are what gives elven society its structure in Anvimar. The thirteen noble houses control the course of elven civilization. Legends speak of a lost 14th noble house, one which grew in power until the others united to overthrow it. But it is said there are remnants still, and they find each other by the sign of the scarab ring. The Wildewoods forest scarab is a green backed beetle that blends in against the verdant forest. Elven lore considers it a symbol of renewal. House Myyrgwin previously adopted it as a symbol as they sought ways to renew life. Now it represents the renewal of the house itself, the day it may rise again and take its rightful place. Perhaps even exact justice for the wrongs done against it.
Rumoured Sightings
At one point or other the head of every House has been claimed to wear a scarab ring. Other popular figures include Baradain Anduin, one of the members of the Magerium's Council of Eight and Gaeleron Llwendyllen, the Wildewood's representative at High King Roderick II's court.
Manufacturing process
The rings appear to be of construction any fine jeweller could manage. The metal work giving defining the scarab shape shows a flair of skill, and the stones are well set, speaking to a worker of skill, but no esoteric method.
by Sara Graves
Item type
Jewelry / Valuable
Current Location
Owning Organization
Raw materials & Components
While whispers say the rings are often enchanted, outwardly they appears to be just rings of gold and jade.
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