@jannamark mmm, not quite what I'm looking for. The object in question in my WIP is a tiny carved figurine with a base so that it can stand upright.

Think that's closer, though.

@arlowrey @jannamark statuette?

@Satsuma @arlowrey That's my guess.

Unless of course the statuette has a secret compartment.

Then it might qualify as a reliquary.

unless of course the object inside the reliquary was written in terms of a liturgy...

@jannamark @Satsuma must a reliquary have a secret compartment? That may be the best suggestion yet.

@arlowrey @jannamark reliquary roughly means ‘relic keeper’ so compartment is must I’d say

@Satsuma @jannamark I can work with that. The thing's about the size of a chess piece, but a skillful carver could still hollow it out.

@arlowrey @jannamark glad you found a word :) what do you plan to put inside? Finger-bones of saints are traditional but I imagine since this is a clue you might have something more specific in mind

@Satsuma @jannamark Not sure yet, but it's associated with one of the old gods - the goddess of decay, to be precise, so whatever it is won't be nice.

@VinnieTesla lol I like. 😁 Somebody on another site came up with relic, which atm is the idea to beat.