At the Worcester Art Museum, a few objects decidedly caught my eye when looking for objects to put into my level. The ring/bracelet in particular looked interesting:
And the sketches for comparison:
The idea here was, since my level involved the confrontation between the Cat and the Ghost Mice, have an object that some player mice can hold. This object in particular would be used to shine at the cat and further disorient him along with the scent of the ghosts and living mice.
As of late, this is the result of me translating the image and sketches into a rough object.
I like the ideas that you have so far about incorporating your object into your game. You could do a lot with engravings in this piece through normal mapping especially since the color and consistency of your material seem simple. I look forward to seeing where you take it.