The Hall of Relics
The Hall of Relics is part of Konstantin Duvall's secret annex located in the British Museum. It holds a range of items displayed on pedestals protected by globes of Venetian glass. The relics on display include;
- The remains of a mermaid, possibly of Atlantean descendancy (whose discovery Doyle was involved in).
- The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus
- The cursed skull of "Bluebeard" Giles De Laval (Doyle led the investigation of its discovery)
- The Robes of St. Francis of Assisi
- The Spear of Destiny
- The Book of Enoch
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