Cinderglory the Rule of Flame
Description
This ring appears as a highly ornate gold finger talon that runs from the middle knuckle to the tip of the finger, ending in a fine point. At a first glance the designs appear to be chaotically placed, nonsensical scribbling. They are in fact sigils and runes written in the Tongue of Flame, a dialect originating from the Elemental Plane of Fire. The gold-like metal is inlaid with a large red gem the size and shape of a human knuckle bone that would be taken for a ruby if it were not for the swirling energies within the gemstone. The gem is warm to the touch, and changes in hue and intensity depending on which of it's abilities are being used. For this reason, mages and clerics fortunate enough to study such an item have concluded that the gem actually contains the living soul of a bound Elemental.
Lore
The first three of these rings were created by the great Flame Czar Djinn, Graza Zahareek, ruler of city of Pillar, one of the few bastions of civilization located on the plane of fire. He disguised them as "gifts" given to three powerful wizards living on the mortal plan competing to summon the Djinn. The mages had made a wager between them to determine who among them had mastered the power of magical fire to the greatest degree.The Djinn decided to punish these mortals for their hubris, pretending to fall under each of their individual attempts to dominate him. He presented each of them with a ring of great power, lying and claiming that the forces within were in fact responsible for his hold over Pillar. He also told each recipient of the ring that the other two had been approached and dominated by a false avatar of fire posing as the Czar, and that they had been corrupted. He begged each one to destroy the other two with their great power. The battle that ensued as a result left three kingdoms in ashes, and the mages completely drained of their power. Being completely helpless, the Czar appeared and claimed them as slaves to serve him for the remainder of his rule, which his cult followers believe to be eternal. The rings were left behind on the battlefield, a small fraction of their power remaining. Since that time, a few copies have been made by those fortunate enough to possess one, but a lingering superstition still exists that overuse of such an item may attract the wrath of Graza Zahareek, as the Djinn noble is quite fond of powerful slaves.