The Dead Man's Chest

Fifteen men on a dead man's chest,
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.
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Pirate's treasure! Well, not exactly. A traveller's trunk is often a forgotten piece of potential for any story setting. Most folks think it's just a box, a pirate's treasure chest, not fitting for a modern military theme (as most action figure collections tend to be) and they leave it at that. But a traveller's trunk by its nature is filled with dio-story potential. Here's a couple of thoughts:

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• Stolen loot, not just pirates, but Old West train robbery gold, lost in a miner's cave.
• Granddad's possessions stored in the attic.
• A post-apocalyptic setting with a "treasure" from a long forgotten civilization -- a book, maybe.
• A magical object, or a box storing a magical item, maybe belonging to a wizard.
• Troll's gold.

The thing about boxes, especially ornate ones, is that they can be used for any kind of story. Something of value is stored within, what might that value be? Is it worth adventurous danger to retrieve? Crates and boxes are one thing, and they are common, but a traveller's trunk can be anything. The mystery is the key.