Battlefield Trinkets

Random Objects From The Heat of Battle

"They told us victory would be remembered forever. They neglected to mention that the dead would be remembered longer."

— From The Ashes of Kings, Act V, Scene III

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1	A dented helmet pierced clean through by a single arrow.
2	Three iron dice carved with military insignias instead of numbers.
3	A bloodstained letter that ends midsentence.
4	A bronze button bearing the crest of a kingdom that no longer exists.
5	A leather cord strung with seven broken arrowheads.
6	A tarnished medal awarded for bravery, its recipient's name scratched away.
7	A child's drawing folded inside a soldier's breast pocket.
8	A silver whistle clogged with dried mud.
9	A rusted sword pommel engraved with a prayer for safe return.
10	A tiny glass vial containing battlefield soil.
11	A cracked horn used to signal charges.
12	A wooden token granting one free meal in a military camp long vanished.
13	A cavalry spur bent nearly flat.
14	A ring fashioned from melted-down enemy coins.
15	A brass compass permanently pointing toward a nearby battlefield.
16	A fragment of banner cloth embroidered with a forgotten motto.
17	A pair of dice weighted with lead shot.
18	A small knife carved from a shattered spear shaft.
19	A wax seal bearing the insignia of a wartime commander.
20	A lock of hair wrapped carefully in oilcloth.
21	A bone flute carved by soldiers during a siege.
22	A pouch containing pebbles marked with tally scratches.
23	A tiny pewter soldier missing its head.
24	A broken chain from a prisoner transport wagon.
25	A copper coin split neatly in half.
26	A prayer bead blackened by fire.
27	A leather eyepatch decorated with tiny silver stars.
28	A map showing troop positions from a battle centuries ago.
29	A rusted gauntlet clutching a dried flower.
30	A field surgeon's bone saw, surprisingly well-maintained.
31	A silver tooth engraved with military runes.
32	A carved wooden rabbit carried as a good luck charm.
33	A cracked hourglass used to time artillery volleys.
34	A lead musket ball flattened against something harder.
35	A fragment of dragon scale used as armor reinforcement.
36	A sealed packet of military orders that were never delivered.
37	A medal awarded for surviving a retreat.
38	A brass key tagged with the number "27."
39	A bent trumpet mouthpiece.
40	A deck of cards missing every king.
41	A cavalryman's glove with a hidden compartment.
42	A strip of cloth listing the names of fallen comrades.
43	A whetstone etched with hundreds of tiny marks.
44	A small wooden idol carried by soldiers from a distant land.
45	A field journal containing only sketches of clouds.
46	A broken monocle belonging to an officer.
47	A steel arrowhead engraved with a lover's initials.
48	A tiny bottle of perfume untouched despite decades underground.
49	A leather pouch full of mixed buttons from different uniforms.
50	A charred military ration biscuit as hard as stone.
51	A silver locket containing miniature portraits of rival soldiers.
52	A dog tag from an army whose language nobody recognizes.
53	A cracked shield boss polished to a mirror shine.
54	A fragment of chainmail woven with silver wire.
55	A siege engineer's measuring tool.
56	A small notebook cataloging battlefield superstitions.
57	A rusted lock from a military supply chest.
58	A carved bone die showing only sixes.
59	A ceremonial dagger awarded after a victorious campaign.
60	A tiny clay figurine depicting a soldier asleep.
61	A bullet mold bearing a noble family's crest.
62	A signet ring crushed nearly flat.
63	A folded list of wagers on the outcome of a battle.
64	A cavalry pennant no larger than a handkerchief.
65	A silver coin bent into the shape of a crescent moon.
66	A wooden spoon carved with campaign dates.
67	A small bell once attached to a war beast's harness.
68	A rusted manacle engraved with tally marks.
69	A fragment of stained glass from a battlefield shrine.
70	A brass cartridge engraved with a final farewell message.
71	A field medic's satchel containing only dried herbs.
72	A stone carved into the likeness of a battlefield commander.
73	A lucky rabbit's foot wrapped in military ribbon.
74	A tiny bottle of water labeled with the name of a distant river crossing.
75	A wooden token issued to identify the dead after battle.
76	A broken lance tip gilded with gold leaf.
77	A miniature portrait pierced by a needle.
78	A blackened holy symbol recovered from a burned camp chapel.
79	A soldier's diary containing only names and dates.
80	A brass badge awarded for exceptional marksmanship.
81	A clay pipe carved to resemble a snarling wolf.
82	A field commander's wax stamp.
83	A leather pouch containing seeds gathered during a campaign abroad.
84	A splinter of wood from a famous siege tower.
85	A tiny iron cage containing a single raven feather.
86	A copper token exchanged between soldiers before battle for luck.
87	A fragment of a war drum painted with faded symbols.
88	A silver ring fashioned from a horseshoe nail.
89	A battlefield map annotated by multiple hands over decades.
90	A tiny hourglass containing black sand from a cursed battlefield.
91	A medal melted and recast into a simple pendant.
92	A set of prayer strips tied together with bowstring.
93	A rusted insignia depicting crossed swords and a crow.
94	A leather-bound book of military songs with several pages torn out.
95	A shard of obsidian used as an emergency scalpel.
96	A bronze figurine depicting two soldiers embracing.
97	A polished stone said to have been carried through twelve battles.
98	A sealed copper tube containing a battlefield sketch.
99	A faded armband identifying members of a long-disbanded regiment.
100	A cracked pocket watch stopped at the exact recorded time a famous battle ended.