Cerulean Reliquary — Sapphire Gargoyle Keepers Character Sheet

The story of Cerulean Reliquary

A fictional story inspired by the artwork.

The keepers of Cerulean Reliquary remain on the roof through every season. Rain leaves dark stripes down their stone faces, and moss collects where their shoulders meet their wings. Each carries a small brass chamber containing an object entrusted to the tower by someone who could no longer keep it safe at home.

The newest chamber holds a ceramic bird with a broken tail. Its owner says it belonged to a music box, but no melody comes from it now. The seated gargoyle listens carefully, then sets the bird against the stone beneath his elbow. A faint vibration passes through the roof when the evening bell rings.

At the next bell the six keepers change places. One stands beside the chimney, another on the stair arch, and the others spread along the gutter. From their different positions they hear the missing notes of a tune once played by a smaller bell that disappeared during repairs many years ago.

Blue crystal wings repeat the tall pointed shapes of the tower windows, while gold fittings and living moss bring warmth to the gray bodies. The keepers send the bird home with a written melody. Its owner has the tune fitted into a new wooden box, and returns each spring to play it beneath the tower.

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