"He wished to consort with them as equals, and so his punishment shall be the same as all their kind finds. Death, final and eternal." One of the inscriptions found upon the Horn.
The Horn of Amilak is a Djinn Relic created in antiquity as a prison for genies, found in the prison of the dragon Zenidir Zentirizar, and associated with the Mengi god of the sky, Amilak.
Artistic Depiction and Appearance[]
Traditionally, the Horn was depicted as a great horn of gilded ivory capped with a silver metal, with the ivory veins turning and spiraling from the base to the metallic cap. Many artistic depictions add a gloom or other effects to remark the otherworldly nature of the horn.
In reality, the actual Horn of Amilak is a simple ring of gold and black brass, emblazoned with nine seals- six whole, three broken- and of those, two kept shut by mortal magics, established by the original True Keeper.
History[]
Since its recovery from Zenidir’s prison, the Horn has been guarded by the Keepers of the Horn in a hidden monastery, as it is believed that the Horn of Amilak is one of the most dangerous of His Wonders, containing the essence of divine destruction itself. It has only seen use twice since it was recovered amongst the ruins of Zenidir's prison, and each time was a disaster of cataclysmic proportions as the imprisoned genie were released, and only returned to the Horn with great sacrifice.
According to scholars, the Horn was created in the ages of Djinn hegemony over Sarhal as a prison, intended to keep the worst of geniekind bound in isolation for eternity. A thousand and one genies of all varieties used their Wish, commanding it to never be opened except by unanimous agreement by each who held one of 1001 horns made of elephant ivory and Dwarven Mithril. In the ages since, all but one horn has disappeared, lost to the ages - the horn associated with the name of Amilak.
Eight prisoners remain, their crimes and names inscribed upon the ring and their deeds which saw them imprisoned - except one. A somehow later entry that defies classical understandings of geometry by existing on its own separate surface of the ring. The inscription can be found at the start of this article.