Ember Key

Unique · Quest Item · Mansion of Ash

Ember Key

A palm-sized iron key with a coal-bright ember trapped in its bow. It stays warm even when submerged and leaves a faint soot trail when carried near the mansion’s sealed stair.

Use: Interact at the sealed stair on the upper level.

Effect: The key opens the stair to the mansion’s final level and suppresses the ash ward for 10 minutes. Once used, it becomes cold and inert until the mansion’s heart is confronted.

Story function: This is the scene’s required quest item; finding it completes Scene 2 and unlocks the next upper level.