Crucible of Horrors

The Crucible of Horrors is a magical artefact of unknown origins.

Overview
No one knows from whence the Crucible of Horrors came, but contained within the flask of twisted meteoric iron is a vortex of seething black energy which screams like the torment of damned souls. This deadly artefact has been sought out by many down the centuries, and it has passed through the hands of many tyrants, arch-sorcerers, wizards and kings, and at its use the destruction of cities and the slaughter of armies has been laid. When unleashed the power of the crucible is erratic and dangerously unstable, but it can visit devastation and even create Shadow Beasts, nightmarish doppelganters of slain monsters that fight at the wielder's bidding. The bearer can also uncap the Crucible of Horrors and unleash a flood of spiralling black energy, or make the shadows of an area erupt with grasping tentacles dripping caustic black venom. The power of the Crucible of Horrors is treacherous however, as more than one would-be conqueror has found to their cost.

Source

 * Warhammer: Monstrous Arcanum
 * pg. 19

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