Description: A primitive, child-sized mask woven from damp, decaying straw, found during a storm in 1973. The straw is tightly knotted, with frayed edges that resemble tiny, grasping fingers. The mask has two hollow eye holes and a jagged, tooth-like mouth slit, as if it were meant to hide a permanently twisted grin.
Acquisition: Recovered by an FDG field team from a remote farm in Norfolk after reports of a ‘straw child’ seen wandering the fields at night. The farm had been abandoned for decades, its fields overgrown and filled with broken scarecrows. The mask was discovered hanging from a gatepost, swaying in the wind despite the still air. Local folklore suggests it was once worn by a creature that escaped a fae hunt, leaving its human captors in madness.
Known Effects: The mask exudes a faint, musty odor, like damp earth. Anyone holding it for more than a few minutes reports the sensation of small, invisible hands gripping their own. Some have even claimed to hear faint, childlike whispers in forgotten languages.
Current Location: Sealed within a climate-controlled glass case in Row 3, Section 7 of the Strawman’s Vault. A brass plaque beneath it reads: Wear me, and be made new.
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