Builder's Chalice

I could tell you where it is, but that would spoil all the fun...

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Builder's Chalice
Details
Also known as	The Chalice The Builder's cup
Factions	Hammerites
Allies	The other Sentients,
Enemies	Pagans or the unrighteous
Value	unknown
Origin	most likely The Builder
Previous Owners	Hammerites (kept by the priests of St. Edgar's Church)
Known Powers	Bestowing strength or holy power to the worthy who drink from it. Incinerating the unworthy who drink from it. Activating the Final Glyph
Behind the Scenes
First Introduced	Thief: Deadly Shadows

The Builder's Chalice, also known as the Builder's cup, is a Hammerite holy artifact with Magical powers able to either bestow great power upon the person who drank from it or incinerate them. It was once used by Saint Edgar in a battle do defeat his enemies.

History

To my foes, or my own death...

Saint Edgar, drinking from The Chalice before battle

The Hammerites' earliest records of this artifact relate the story of St. Edgar, a mighty warrior/priest who used the Chalice to turn the tides of battle. By drinking from the Chalice, he was empowered in some way which allowed the Hammers to end the battle in one day. The wounded enemy forces were also given drink from the chalice but where burned to death instead. At some point it was imbued with sentience by ancient Keepers as a safeguard against future instability.

Hammerite Priests are barred from drinking from the Chalice following the death of MasterForger Alebus.

St. Edgar's Church

The Chalice at St. Edgar's Church.

The Hammerites keep the Chalice in the Hammer Factory of St. Edgar's Church. There it is stored in a caged cell high above the ground (amongst other holy objects) in a well-guarded room with two entrances. To lower the cage, two seperate keys are required: the Holy Symbol kept by high prist Greidus and a stamped gear, the original which had been broken and must be nanufactured. Both have to be inserted in the machines below the cage for it to be released.

Above: the cell where the Chalice is kept.
below: The receptacles when empty, filled and activated.

To gain access to the Chalice one needs to follow these steps:

1. Acquire the Holy Symbol from High Priest Greidus's chambers.
2. Find an Unstamped Gear somewhere in the factory.
3. Use the gear with the stamping machine to get a Stamped Gear.
4. Fit the Holy Symbol and Stamped Gear into the machinery in the Chalice's room.
5. Climb up the winding stairs to reach the Chalice's cell.

The Holy Symbol

The Holy Symbol hammer

The Holy Symbol of the Masterforger has the imprint of the Builder's grace, blessed by St. Edgar, and is kept unprotected in the chambers of High Priest Greidus. Its most prominent function observed when placed within the available receptacle, being the first "key" of the Chalice's security system.

The Stamped Gear

The Unstamped and Stamped Gear, transformed by the Stamping Machine

The Unstamped Gear can be found unprotected in a small room near the power generator. When the gear is placed within the Stamping Machine, it is then transformed into a Stamped Gear. When placed within the second available receptacle, it activates the machinery that lowers the cell, being the second and last "key" of the Chalice's security system.

Deadly Shadows

The Chalice at the hidden lair.

In Thief: Deadly Shadows, Garrett is required to steal the Chalice as requested by Keeper Artemus in order to prove himself against the Keepers. During the events, it is learned that the Chalice is one of the five artifacts known as Sentients, that are required to activates The Final Glyph but the one that lies dormant steals the Chalice and takes it to her lair, along with the Jacknall's Paw, but Garrett manages to steal the artifacts back from her and learned where to place the Sentients.

The Chalice at the Cataclysm Memorial, Fort Ironwood.

After acquiring all the other artifacts, Garrett placed the five Sentients in their respective landmarks, the Chalice being the Cataclysm Memorial at Fort Ironwood, to activate the Final Glyph and destroy all glyph magic. In the conclusion of the story, both the Chalice and Pawn are somehow returned to their respective owners.

Trivia

• The Chalice was also used in a procession.