Avalon Vial

"When all seems lost, this will show you the way."

- The Fisher King to Merlin

The Avalon Vial is a small glass vial containing water from the Lake of Avalon.

History
When Merlin followed Arthur on a quest to the Perilous Lands, the Fisher King gave him a glass vial containing water from the Lake of Avalon. He claimed that Albion's time of need was near and that the vial would provide the help Merlin needed to save her (The Eye of the Phoenix).

Later, when Morgause and Morgana conquered Camelot with their immortal army, Merlin took the vial with him when he, Arthur and their allies went into hiding. He tried using his magic to experiment with the vial, but had no luck until he accidentally broke it. As it spilled over the ground, the water took on an ethereal glow and formed a small puddle in a crevice of rock, through which he was able to contact Freya's spirit.

Freya explained that the Cup of Life had transformed Morgana's army into the living dead, and that there was only one thing that could slay that which was already dead: the sword Excalibur, which Merlin had hidden at the bottom of the Lake of Avalon. She later returned the sword to Merlin, and thus provided the help he and Arthur needed to retake Camelot (The Coming of Arthur).

Appearances

 * Series 3
 * The Eye of the Phoenix
 * The Coming of Arthur: Part Two