Difference between revisions of "Moon Scepter"

[[Shai]] wanted to swap the real scepter with her own [[Forgery|Forged]] copy as a test of her skill, because it was the most famous piece of art in the whole empire.{{tes ref|42}} After an elaborate plan that also included the theft and Forgery of a painting by [[Han ShuXen]], she was betrayed at the last moment by [[Hoid]], who she knowsknew as the Imperial Fool, and imprisoned.{{tes ref|2}} Shai assumesassumed that the Fool escaped with the original scepter and that her Forged version now sitssat in the gallery.{{tes ref|2}} Hoid doesdid take the original scepter{{wob ref|9626}}{{bws ref|date=2014-03-31|name=tes-del|the-emperors-soul-deleted-prologue-imperial-fool|Deleted prologue from ''The Emperor's Soul''}} but itits isfate notafter clearthat ifpoint he still hasis itunknown.

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Selish magic is particularly powerful,{{wob ref|10728}} but despite a common power source (the [[Dor]]),{{wob ref|7114}} each type of magic is usually only usable by people native to specific areas of Sel.{{wob ref|8516}}{{wob ref|1768}}{{wob ref|1473}} Brandon has stated on numerous occasions that Selish magic typically gets weaker as the distance from its homeland increases.{{book ref|elantris|19}}{{wob ref|3920}} This does vary by the specific magic system,{{wob ref|5190}} but Selish magic generally does not work on other planets.{{wob ref|868}}{{wob ref|1473}}{{wob ref|6164}} This is a problem that some characters are actively trying to solve.{{wob ref|10728}} Although the Moon Scepter does not remove these geographic restrictions,{{wob ref|11410}} thus far it is the only thingknown object that Brandon has indicated could make this task "less daunting".{{wob ref|868}}

Brandon has confirmed that the scepter does not directly "unlock" or grant access to Selish magic.{{wob ref|10728}} However, access to the Dor is heavily symbol-based. Someone that is able to use at least one type of Selish magic might be able to use the information on the scepter to gain access to one or more additional types of magic (including [[AonDor]], [[Forgery]], [[ChayShan]], [[Dakhor]], Invested potions,{{wob ref|826}} [[Bloodsealing]], and more.{{wob ref|3441}}{{wob ref|11244}}). Alternatively, the translation could allow the powers of a magic system to be accessed using different symbols in non-native locations (for example, an [[Elantrian]] traveling to [[Fjorden]] could be able to use AonDor with Dakhor glyphs rather than Aons).