Rare · Mining Lantern (wondrous item)Its story
This squat, iron-riveted mining lantern is blackened by soot and scarred by years of underground labor. Its thick glass panes glow with steady, warm gold, though no oil or wick can be seen within. A sturdy hook and a dented carrying handle make it easy to hang from a belt or tunnel brace. When its holy beam is released, the lantern's light becomes a brilliant, sharply defined bar of sunlight.
Lore
Miners say the lantern burns with a fragment of the first sunrise, captured by Sister Meriel in a prayer whispered beneath the earth. Its light is said to distinguish those who protect the living from creatures that prey upon them.
History
Sister Meriel carried the first lantern into the collapsed Dawnshaft mine, where she used its light to guide trapped miners through smoke and rubble. The lantern was passed between rescue crews for generations, its brass battered by pickaxes and its holy flame unwavering.