Lockets are special necklaces that hold pictures. One was found in the grave of Betty Cowden. It was engraved with an image of her husband, and contained the photo of her lover (both being the same individual). Another was discovered by Graham in the Roc's nest in Serenia. It contains the pictures of Cassima's parents.
Background[]
In his brief captivity in a Roc's nest high in the mountains of Serenia. Graham found a small gold locket amongst the twigs and grass. Inside were the portraits of two people. These were the parents of Princess Cassima and when Graham gave the locket to her, she gave him her trust. Given all the horrors and hardships and threats Cassima must have suffered at the hands of Mordack, this was not an inconsiderable giving.
Cassima lost the locket when Mordack kidnapped her in the Green Isles. She and the wizard flew to his castle in the wings of a giant bird. It must have been a Roc, and the same one who captured Graham--perhaps still under the influence and control of the evil sorcerer.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
In the KQ5 Hintbook this item is known as the 'Gold locket'.
According to the novel in The King's Quest Companion, the locket in KQ4 is said to be engraved on the outside with a black-bearded sea captain - her husband. In the game, however, only shows the picture on the inside, which is a man who is shown without a beard, and his trade is unknown (though implied he was a sailor as he was lost at sea). The description by narrator on the other hand technically just says someone with a handsome face of a dashing young man (which is very little with regards to a description could apply to men with or without beards.[2]