Through the machinations of Nathaniel and Bartimaeus, Lovelace lost the amulet again, and was subsequently eaten by Ramuthra.Īfter Nathaniel dismissed Ramuthra from the room, he returned the amulet to the hands of the Prime Minister, Rupert Devereaux. Luring the top echelons of the government to the hall for a conference, Lovelace wore the amulet when he used a summoning horn to summon the great demon, Ramuthra, to kill the government magicians. Lovelace's agents would track Bartimaeus to the home of Underwood, and subsequently kill Underwood and his wife after retrieving the amulet from an intimidated and bewildered Underwood.įailing to kill Nathaniel too, Lovelace implicated him to the deaths of the Underwoods, and set out to Hedlam hall to use the amulet in his plans. Lovelace would expend much effort to retrieve the amulet, even going so far as sending two of his strongest Djinn to break into the Tower fo London to break Bartimaeus out.
The secrets of how to make the amulet were lost to time, although Bartimaeus mentions that it must have been a hard task to imprison the being(s) inside. Bartimaeus isn't sure what demon or demons are stuck inside the amulet all he knows is that they are extremely powerful and that it makes the wearer invulnerable to magical attack. Nathaniel would later order Bartimaeus to steal the amulet from Lovelace, and hide it in the study of his, Nathaniel's, master, Arthur Underwood. It was then passed to Lovelace from Verroq.
Up until it's theft by Simon Lovelace, it was kept by a government magician named Beecham, who was killed by Verroq (known as "The Mercenary") when he stole it on Lovelace's orders. The amulet was found by a Russian archaeologist in the 1950s, and through a series of events found its way into the hands of the British Imperial Government. The Amulet was originally made by an Asian shaman, three thousand years ago, and was given to a local princess as a gift. The amulet will not protect one from "being brained by a brick", or "stubbing your toe".īartimaeus mentions that it must contain a demon with equal if not more power than Ramuthra as it is able to easily absorb the magical disturbances created by Ramuthra in this realm. The amulet does not protect one from physical or non-magical assault. When the amulet is actually being worn, spirits are drawn inside the amulet and absorbed. It can absorb any form of magic-based attack. The Amulet of Samarkand cannot be activated or used consciously by its owner, it can only be borne. The Amulet of Samarkand is an extremely potent magical artifact of a passively protects its bearer from magic-based assaults, even from the strongest magic and spirits.
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