Rose Adamant

A lustrous crimson ruby sculpted into the shape of a rosebud nestles between rich emerald leaves on the face of this magnificent miniature circlet of gold. Miniscule aureate veins snake over the leaves in an intricate webwork of simulated life, while small glittering round waterstones cling to the unfurling red petals like the first bright dew of morning.

Tiny letters are inscribed inside the band, against the wearer's skin. This exquisite ring could have been created whole, all at once with no maker's hand, for no toolmarks are visible anywhere on it, nor is there any imperfection in the craftsmanship.

Made, in fact, by the hand of Duke Ahbor Nillu for his wife Olassae Zahir in the years immediately after the formation of the Aegis, the Rose Adamant was created as a renewed pledge of love after the tumultuous years leading up to the formation of that great wall. An absentee husband and a notorious womanizer in his years of soldiering, the Nillu Duke was a poor family man indeed for many years. When his wife was injured in one of the many wildling attacks of the year 4 BTA (Before the Aegis), Ahbor is said to have seen the error of his ways.

Olassae recovered eventually from her wounds, and upon the creation of the Aegis wall her husband returned to create the Rose Adamant, made by his own hand, as a symbol of their love which was to be everlasting from that day. The pair lived together for three decades thereafter, populating Fastheld with a solid dozen young Nillus. Since that time the ring has belonged to many famous lovers, and it is said to bestow a blessing upon any bond it cements.


 * Status: Retired