Maritime Trinkets

Random Objects From The High Seas

"The sea has buried kings, merchants, pirates, saints, and fools beneath the same waves. It remains unimpressed by titles."

— From The Last Voyage of the Crowned Gull

d100	Trinket
1	A brass compass that still points true.
2	A barnacle covered coin recovered from a shipwreck.
3	A sailor's knot tied so expertly you cannot untangle it.
4	A glass vial containing seawater from a distant ocean.
5	A carved whale tooth engraved with a ship.
6	A fragment of driftwood shaped like a hand.
7	A tiny brass anchor charm.
8	A weathered map showing a coastline that no longer exists.
9	A bottle containing a faded message.
10	A shark tooth mounted on a leather cord.
11	A shell that sounds like crashing waves when held to your ear.
12	A rusted key recovered from the sea floor.
13	A sailor's lucky coin pierced for a necklace.
14	A scrap of sailcloth from a famous vessel.
15	A carved wooden figurehead no larger than your hand.
16	A brass token granting docking privileges at a long closed port.
17	A vial of black sand from a volcanic island.
18	A miniature harpoon carved from bone.
19	A fragment of a ship's bell.
20	A weathered logbook page describing a terrible storm.
21	A polished stone found on a distant shore.
22	A length of rope tied into a decorative knot.
23	A silver pendant shaped like a lighthouse.
24	A bottle cork branded with a merchant fleet's insignia.
25	A shell from a sea no one can identify.
26	A brass sextant with a cracked lens.
27	A sailor's journal containing only weather observations.
28	A coin minted in a city that sank beneath the waves.
29	A carved dolphin figurine.
30	A tiny vial containing phosphorescent seawater.
31	A brass whistle used aboard a ship.
32	A faded sketch of an enormous sea creature.
33	A fishhook forged from silver.
34	A sailor's tattoo design drawn on parchment.
35	A polished shell with a naturally occurring hole.
36	A brass medallion awarded for surviving a shipwreck.
37	A fragment of a chart marked "Dangerous Waters."
38	A weathered ship's nail bent into a ring.
39	A small pouch containing dried sea salt.
40	A carved seabird made from driftwood.
41	A tiny bottle of rum from a distant port.
42	A scrap of net containing colorful floats.
43	A piece of coral shaped like a crown.
44	A brass key labeled "Captain's Cabin."
45	A shell collected from the world's southernmost shore.
46	A miniature ship carved from whale bone.
47	A rusted lock recovered from a sunken vessel.
48	A sailor's prayer written on waterproof parchment.
49	A silver coin worn smooth by years at sea.
50	A dried starfish preserved in a wooden box.
51	A barnacle encrusted button from a naval uniform.
52	A brass token from a harbor tavern.
53	A shark vertebra polished to a shine.
54	A page torn from a ship's manifest.
55	A bottle containing sand from twelve different beaches.
56	A compass rose embroidered onto blue cloth.
57	A carved wooden mermaid.
58	A silver charm said to ward off drowning.
59	A weathered chart showing a route through reefs.
60	A shell painted with the image of a sailing ship.
61	A brass badge from a harbor master's office.
62	A fish scale the size of your palm.
63	A fragment of a lighthouse lens.
64	A sailor's pipe carved from driftwood.
65	A polished stone said to have come from the ocean floor.
66	A miniature buoy carved from cork.
67	A brass bell that rings with a surprisingly deep tone.
68	A scrap of canvas marked with navigation notes.
69	A carved whale made from ivory.
70	A shell from a creature with spiral square chambers.
71	A captain's insignia removed from a uniform.
72	A bottle containing water from the center of a great ocean.
73	A tiny brass telescope.
74	A sailor's knot board displaying twenty different knots.
75	A silver anchor earring missing its mate.
76	A chart marked with dozens of tiny islands.
77	A piece of driftwood engraved with tally marks.
78	A carved scrimshaw depicting a sea battle.
79	A shell that glows faintly in moonlight.
80	A brass token redeemable for passage aboard a merchant vessel.
81	A weathered flag fragment from a famous ship.
82	A vial containing water collected during a hurricane.
83	A carved sea turtle figurine.
84	A page from a sailor's songbook.
85	A silver coin bent by lightning.
86	A piece of glass polished smooth by the sea.
87	A chart showing a route to a place labeled "The End of the Sea."
88	A brass plaque from a ship long presumed lost.
89	A tiny bottle containing whale oil.
90	A fragment of a ship's wheel.
91	A shell necklace from a distant island culture.
92	A sailor's lucky charm made from a crab claw.
93	A sketch of a lighthouse standing atop a sea stack.
94	A barnacle covered lockbox key.
95	A brass compass engraved with every cardinal direction except east.
96	A chart depicting a whirlpool larger than a city.
97	A polished pearl with a tiny imperfection shaped like an eye.
98	A sailor's letter stained with seawater.
99	A sealed bottle containing a map to a rumored treasure.
100	A weathered logbook entry that ends with the words, "Something followed us ashore."