The Emerald Cup of Jahangir

Sometimes truth is stranger than anything we can imagine. And sometimes reality has inspiration for us all. I came across this gorgeous emrald cup this morning and shared it with my friends. Glenn immediately said, “We could make that a magic item….” I replied “Challenge Accepted!”

Historical: Sometime between the years 1605 and 1627 an Emerald cup was made for the Emperor Jahangir. It was 252 carats of pure emerald. Inscribed on each of the six faces of the cup are lines o a poem in Farsi:

I pray to God for your good fortunes

That your rule (government) is successful

May your flower of luck always bloom

And may the eyes of your enemies be blinded

The cup currently resides in part of the Al-Sabah Collection in Kuwait

Emerald Cup of Jahangir

Magic Item:

A cup made of emerald that is cared with runes and magical symbols on each of the six sides. By holding your thumb on the carving and reciting the words carved therein, the cup will fill with liquid.

Side 1: Carved words which say “The Staff of Life”. This side will fill the cup with beer (5 times a day)

Side 2: Carved words which say “Bygul” (Norse for ‘Bee-Gold’ a kenning for honey). This side fills the cup with Mead (5 times a day)

Side 3: Carved words which say “Fiat Vino”. This fills the cup with hearty red wine (5 times a day)

Side 4: Carved words that say “Дай мне виски” (Russian for ‘Give me Whiskey’). this fills the cup up with Sour Mash Whiskey (5 times a day)

Side 5: Carved words that say “Auga”. This fills the cup with pure water (5 times a day)

Side 6: Carved words that say “Heile mich”. This fills the cup with a healing potion. (1 time per day and will cause the cup not to function for 48 hours.

Alternately (the Rouge proposed this one)

Side 6: Carved words that say “Töte mich”. This fills the cup with a a odorless, tastless poison concealed in apple juice. (1 time per day and will cause the cup not to function for 48 hours.

- Russ