Object in The Oz Series
ruby key
Also known as a beautiful ruby key, a curious key carved from a single blood-red ruby, her ruby key.
A curious key carved from a single blood-red ruby, worn by Princess Langwidere on a slender chain around her left wrist; it unlocks all the velvet-lined cupboards holding her thirty heads and serves as the sole way her subjects recognize her.
Appears in 1 chapters, first in chapter 54, last in chapter 54.
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What the story establishes
| Appearance | A curious key carved from a single blood-red ruby, on a strong but slender chain. (as of ch. 54) |
| Object type | Artifact |
| Properties | Unlocks all of the velvet-lined cupboards containing Langwidere's thirty heads. (as of ch. 54) |
Relationships
- possesses ← Princess Langwidere ch. 54Langwidere owns and always wears the blood-red ruby key on a slender chain around her left wrist; it is the sole means her subjects have to recognize her.
- uses ← Princess Langwidere (ended) ch. 54Langwidere uses the ruby key to unlock cupboard No. 17 in her cabinet and swap her current head for a more beautiful one.
From the text
a curious key carved from a single blood-red rubyChapter 54