Trinkets of Avernus

The what nots of the darkness

 Trinkets of Avernus
The what nots of the darkness
Power is its own reward

written by David Stephens

Edited by: R P Davis

Layout by: Travis Legge
Cover design by: Travis Legge
Cover elements by: Dave Zajac
Cover Art by: Dean Spencer
Art by: The Wizard’s Team, Dean Spencer

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 exist on Avernus, many short-term shanty towns and
Trinkets of Avernus military outposts have been built, only to be taken
down or destroyed just as quickly. Infernal bazaars
The first layer of the Nine Hells—Avernus—was once
and roadside traders line the highways and byways of
a darkly beautiful place. Now this former paradise is
Avernus, selling their wares and trinkets to the would-
a blasted wasteland, testament to the horror of the
be travelers of the Lower Planes.
eternal struggle of the Blood War. Ruins of the former
glory of Avernus, hiding hellish wonders, can be The following trinkets are but a taste of the sheer
seen everywhere. While few permanent settlements volume of items and curios that Avernus and the
Blood War have created in their great history.

Trinkets of Avernus
1. A bone ring inscribed with Infernal script. 38. A pamphlet that describes the wonders of the church of
2. A skeletal clawed finger with shriveled flesh bound on string. Asmodeus.
3. A glass eye with a goat’s pupil. 39. A feather from an angel’s wing.
4. A human skull with scenes of the Blood War carved into it. 40. A spine from a spined devil.
5. A set of brass wind chimes that makes the most annoying 41. A well-used lantern that when lit sheds green light.
noise. 42. A copper coin with a grinning devil on one side.
6. A shrunken humanoid head. 43. A strange purple metal mask shaped in the likeness of an
7. A demon skull missing one of its horns. illithid.
8. A small tin containing orange hair. 44. A small statue of the demon lord Graz’zt.
9. A black wooden box with an Infernal sigil engraved on the 45. A paper sandwich wrapper from Uncle Vitalo’s Infernal
inner lid. Eatery.
10. A strange, dessicated fish. 46. A small knife with a bone handle. A black rose is inscribed
11. A horseshoe made of red metal. on both sides of the handle.
12. A black crystal with veins of red running through it. 47. A deck of playing cards with Asmodeus’s face on the backs
13. A well-worn shirt missing a sleeve. of the cards.
14. A bit what looks like snake skin but probably isn’t. 48. A tapestry depicting a great battle of the Blood War.
15. A sack of berries from a bush the grows along the banks of 49. A writing quill made from the spine from a spined devil.
the river Styx. 50. A jar of “V’s Special Sauce” from Uncles Vitalo’s Infernal
16. A vial of water from the river Styx. Eatery.
17. An elegant cane broken in two. 51. A mummified demon’s hand.
18. A set of breeches for a giant. 52. A humanoid skull turned into a drinking vessel.
19. A dented breast plate for a giant-sized creature. 53. A brass ring with Asmodeus’s symbol on it that never
20. A small pouch containing pure sulfur. tarnishes.
21. A belt made from demon-hide. 54. A small mirror that never shows your face but instead
22. A small piece of hide with red fur. shows the face of a grinning demon.
23. A blunt dagger with evil markings engraved into the hilt. 55. A pair of knuckle bone dice. The pips on the dice are skulls.
24. A small brass ring. 56. A divination card with a image that looks just like you. The
25. A brass tankard inscribed “Uncle Vitalo’s Infernal Eatery”. back of the card bears the sigil of Mephistopheles.
26. An elven brooch inscribed with words from the drow 57. A single caltrop big enough for a dragon.
language. 58. A book of poetry penned by a incubus.
27. A set of shears encrusted with blood and rust. 59. A charm bracelet with tangling skulls, hooks, and Infernal
28. A small black puzzle box with gold trim. symbols.
29. A small metal pot with some kind of crust on the bottom. 60. A map of a battle fought long ago in the Blood War.
30. A backpack containing 20 feet of rope and a complete set of 61. A transparent glass cylinder containing a swirling black
teeth from a small beast. liquid. The cylinder can’t be opened.
31. A tusk with sigils in Abyssal carved into it. 62. A cube of ice from Cania that never melts.
32. A green glass bottle, sealed shut with red wax, containing a 63. A large green egg with yellow spots that is warm to the
black liquid. touch.
33. A large signet ring bearing the insignia of a unit of devils 64. A red crystal door knob.
fighting in the Blood War. 65. A sistrum inscribed with dark symbols and Infernal script.
34. A large jar containing a preserved eyeball, with a label 66. The blueprints to an infernal engine.
attached reading “eye of marilith”. 67. A single boot with three toes still inside.
35. A locket with a picture of a beautiful succubus. 68. A diary bound in purple leather and written in a long-
36. A small holy symbol of Asmodeus. forgotten language.
37. A single, small, bat-like wing which smells terrible. 69. A pair of the finest stocks in all of Avernus.
70. A tarnished metal cage big enough for an imp.

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 71. A receipt for services rendered between a devil and a 84. An alabaster urn containing the ashes of a former leader of
yugoloth mercenary unit. the Knights of Asmodeus.
72. A flute made from the thigh bone of a demon. 85. A hilt from a broken sword.
73. A empty wine bottle with the label peeled off. 86. A torch that when lit produces blue flame.
74. A scrap of color from a banner used by the devils in the 87. The shell of a mollusk from the river Styx.
Blood War. 88. A book with a list of names written in Infernal.
75. A pair of large cogs used in an infernal engine. 89. A wax figure of what one would assume to be a fiend.
76. A red needle that is always sharp. 90. A 1-inch-tall statue of a forgotten serpent god.
77. A dead sprite preserved in embalming fluid sealed inside a 91. A wide-brimmed hat that can never be set on fire despite
transparent glass jar. your best efforts.
78. A treasure map in a dead language. 92. A crown of iron encrusted with filth.
79. A broken bit of statue depicting the former Archdevil 93. A beautiful green turban once owned by a rakshasa.
Mammon. 94. A stylish black cane topped with a miniature silver demon’s
80. A one-foot-wide bronze pentacle inscribed with the names skull.
of the nine rulers of the Hell. You don’t recognize most of the 95. A Common to Infernal phrase book.
names. 96. A sack full of beans that smell of sulfur.
81. A candle that can never extinguished even when dipped in 97. A deed for a parcel of land in Avernus with the mark of
water. Asmodeus in red wax.
82. An old key in the shape of a devil’s skull. 98. A tiny statue of Tiamat made from multicolored metal.
83. An ornate brooch that is both revolting and alluring at the 99. A smoking pipe made from the bones and skull of an imp.
same time for reasons you can’t quite define. 100. A sword sized for an imp.

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