Stingy Jack's Turnip Lantern

Stingy Jack's Turnip Lantern


Origin	Folktale
Type	Turnip
Effects	Summons the soul of Stingy Jack
Downsides	If held for too long, the user's soul will be trapped in the turnip, and Stingy Jack's soul will take over the user's body.
Activation	Touching
Collected by	Warehouse 12
Section	The Samhain Sector
Aisle	Aradia-027T
Shelf	164098-3299-219
Date of Collection	October 31, 1869
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Origin[]

In Ireland, there was a drunk named Stingy Jack. He was very deceitful and manipulative. When the devil heard about his misdeeds, he decided to pay Jack a visit. One night, Jack was walking down a cobblestone path when it transformed into Satan himself. Jack realized that the Devil had come for his soul, so he took him to a pub and had a few drinks. There, he asked Satan to change into a silver coin to pay for his tab. The Devil agreed, but Jack stuck the Devil in his pocket, which contained a crucifix. Unable to use his powers, Satan decided to make a deal with Jack. In exchange for Satan's freedom, he would spare Jack for ten years.

Ten years later, he found himself once again in Satan's presence. Jack happened upon Satan in the same setting as before and seemingly accepted it was his time to go to Hades for good. As Satan prepared to take him to hell, Jack asked if he could have one apple to feed his starving belly. Satan once again agreed to this request. As Satan climbed up the branches of a nearby apple tree, Jack surrounded its base with crucifixes. Satan, frustrated at the fact that he been entrapped again, demanded his release. As Jack did before, he made a demand: that his soul never be taken by Satan into Hades. Satan agreed and was set free.

When Jack died of alcohol poisoning, he was stopped from entering heaven for his misdeeds. He went to Hell and asked Satan to take his soul, but due to the conditions of the agreement, he was unable to. Satan then decided to give Jack an ember, making him a denizen of the nether. From that day forth, as a warning to others, Jack is doomed to wander the living world, with a glowing ember inside of a hollowed turnip, for all of eternity.

Effects[]

When the turnip is touched, Stingy Jack's spirit will appear and wreak havoc on any person. He can influence the user to cheat, lie, and swindle. When the turnip is held for too long, the user's soul will be trapped inside of the turnip, and Stingy Jack's soul will take over the user's body, turning them into a deceitful, dishonest, and manipulative person. Unless the user and the turnip are reunited and covered with neutralizer, the change may become permanent.

Collection[]

This artifact was collected by Warehouse 12 agents from a gardener who was influenced by the soul of Stingy Jack. He tried to manipulate the Warehouse agents into leaving the artifact alone, but it was no good. The agents used the neutralizer on the turnip and the gardener, causing his and Stingy Jack's souls to be switched and placed back in their respective bodies.

Spectral Artifacts
Poltergeist Activity	Christine Skubish's Toy Blocks • El Cerrito Ouija Board • Annabelle Doll • Carmine Galante’s Cigar • Fox Sister's Séance Table • Robert the Doll • Albert Fish's Whip of Nails • John, King of England's Throne • Lalibela Processional Cross • Delphine LaLaurie's Whip • Carrie White's Prom Dress • Aladdin's Lamp • Soviet Launch Code Floppy Disk
Apparitions	Spanish Flag from the Battle of Rocroi • Scorpus' Chariot • Charles B. McVay III's Life Jacket • Air Raid Siren from Pearl Harbor • Soren S. Adams' Jam Jar • Spartacus’ Armor • Sulla's Grass Crown • Dog Leash From the Woolworth Riots • Franz Ferdinand's Jacket • Bull Summoning China Cabinet • Anna Baker's Wedding Dress • Wilton Ivie's Notebook • Patient 16 (Athens Asylum)'s Toy Car • Candle from the Conspirators Camp • Trunk from Bramshill House • Myrtles Plantation's Noose • Fall of Saigon Metal Staircase • E. J. Pennington's Motorcycle Motor • Dinner Table & Chairs from Dinner For One • Alphonse Cahagnet's Magnets • The Arnolfini Mirror • Jar of Greek Funeral Beans • Lazare Ponticelli’s Shoebox • Steam Locomotive from the Burma Railway • Robert Charroux's Metal Detector • Original 'LAND' of the HOLLYWOODLAND Sign • Masquerade Chrysoprase Pendant • Norman Babcock's Hoodie • Yogiraj Bengali's Cobra Basket
Haunting / Curses	Chief Tecumseh's Robes • "The Exorcist" Final Edit • Whodunnit? Kitchen Knife • James Dean's 1955 Prosche 550 Spyder, aka "Little Bastard" • The Basano Vase • The Hope Diamond • William Sianis' Goat Horns • Firewood from the Execution of Jacques De Molay • The Delphi Sapphire • Alchemist's Curse • Laughing Moai • African Ngil Fang Mask • Vogue Theater Projector Lens • Third Step from Bobby Mackey's Music World • Nordic Rune Stone • RonRon's Grave • Axeman of New Orleans' Phonograph • Silverpilen
Possession	Stingy Jack's Turnip Lantern • Niccolo Paganini's Father's Birch Rod • Meshach Browning’s Turkey Quill • Elisha's Mantle • Voodoo Doll from the Haitian Revolution • Mary Todd Lincoln's Gloves
Invisibility	Ian Fleming's Pistol • Amber Spyglass • Linda's IrisPhone • Vincenzo Peruggia's Smock • Theodor Seuss Geisel's Grinch Santa Hat • Invisibility Formulation • Hades' Helm • Michael Fagan's T-Shirt • Grigory Vakulinchuk's Sailor Cap • Bass Reeves' Marshal Badge • Marcel Marceau's White Gloves • Irena Sendlerowa's Dreidel • H.G. Wells' Opera Glasses • Zachary Taylor's Coat Button • Aldrich Ames' Chalk • Henry Every's Parasol • Ring of Gyges • Where's Waldo Misprint • T.E. Lawrence's Thawb Robe • Wooden Fence from Dealey Plaza • Elsie Wright’s Camera • Valeri Polyakov's Blood Pressure Cuff • Epicurus' Molecular Models • George Stokes’ Fluorite • Black Oni Mask • Sergei Korsakoff's Ruble Coin • The Hunt for the Red October • Harry Houdini's Skeleton Key • Teresa of Avila's Cross Necklace • To Kill A Mockingbird • Tina Strobos' Pocket • Paddy Barrie’s Stove and Brushes • Hal Blaine's Drum Stick • Tarnhelm
Intangibility	The Sword in the Stone • General Store from Agloe, New York • Fading Picture Frame • The Great Omani's Handcuffs • Tobias Bamberg's Okito Box • James Hutton's Overcoat • Pete Conrad's Space Boots • Baychimo Ship’s Wheel • Orion P. Howe’s Drum • Ian Fleming's Pistol • Ibn Battuta's Besom • Corrupted Zalgo Computers • Subcomandante Marcos' Balaclava • Ed Walsh's Spitball • Cotton Club Matchbox • Hassan-i Sabbah's Turban
Soul Manipulation	Walter Halloran’s Crucifix • Christina the Astonishing's Thurible • Bound and Stuffed Doll • Yahrzeit Candle Holder • Confucius' Lantern • Sugar Skull • Aristotle's Lyre • Duncan MacDougall’s Scale • Paschal Beverly Randolph's Crystal Ball • Eliphas Levi's Pentagram • Silap Inua Totem • Mirza Ghulam Ahmad's Topi Taqiyah and Charpai • Chimariko Tribe Shaman Drum • Pope Leo XIII's Rosary • Elisabeth Kübler-Ross' Talisman • Kuttamuwa’s Stele • The Western Jin's Hunping Jar • Norbert Wiener's Tape Recorder • Confucius' Lantern • King Solomon's Cattle Spine • Mary of Jesus of Ágreda's Rosary Necklace • Orpheus' Lyre • James Cook's Mahiole and Feather Cloak
Voice Projection	Amanda Palmer's Ukulele • Recording of the Max Headroom Broadcast Intrusion • Klaus Nomi's Bowtie • Duncan Campbell's Lodestone Collection • Vladimir Gavreau's Fan Blade • Mirra Alfassa's Prayer Rug • Marian Anderson's Hair Pins • Cesira Ferrani's Atomizer • Claude Alexander Conlin's Thought Control Turban • Pythia's Tripod • Doña Marina's Robe • Anne Frank's Diary and Ribbon Bookmark • Alexander Graham Bell's Telephone Wire
Miscellaneous	Davenport Brothers' Seance Ropes • The Flying Dutchman • Edward Weston's Lightbulb • Marcel Vogel's Crystal • T.S. Eliot's Food Bowl • Alfred George Hinds' Prison Uniform • Camille Flammarion's Flammarion Engraving
Popular Culture	M.R. James' Glasses • Danny Phantom's Hazmat suit • Original 8mm Film Reel of 'Poltergeist' • Ghostbuster Proton Pack • Katie’s Security Camera