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|books=[[The Emperor's Soul]]
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The '''Moon Scepter'''
== Description ==
The shape is similar to a Chinese scepter known as a [
== History ==
The origin of the Moon Scepter is unknown.
[[Shai]] wanted to swap the real scepter with her own
== Use
===Translation Device===
===Access to Investiture===
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.{{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}} and thus far the Moon Scepter is the only thing that Brandon has indicated could make this task "less daunting".{{wob ref|868}}▼
{{theory}}▼
▲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}}
Although the Moon Scepter does not remove these geographic restrictions,{{wob ref|11410}} thus far it is the only known object that could make this task "less daunting".{{wob ref|868}} 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]] might be able to use AonDor with Dakhor glyphs rather than Aons). Notably, the scepter provides information about Selish magics, but it does not inherently grant the holder access to any of its manifestations.{{wob ref|10728}}
The translation information on the scepter was the reason for Hoid's interest, and he has already gotten what he needs from it.{{wob ref|9626}}▼
▲{{theory}}
▲The scepter is a piece of a much larger puzzle that could theoretically allow conversion between different types of [[Investiture]], even beyond those found on Sel.{{wob ref|12672}} The translation information on the scepter was the reason for Hoid's interest, and he has already gotten what he needs from it.{{wob ref|9626}}
== Trivia ==
*Brandon has not confirmed whether or not the scepter itself is Invested,{{wob ref|868}} but it is unlikely since it does not seem to have particular value to Hoid.{{wob ref|9626}}
*The Moon Scepter is likely to reappear in a future book, at least as a cameo.{{wob ref|9626}}
*[[Shallan]] sees a stick with unreadable writing on it in [[Mraize]]'s "trophy room",{{book ref|sa2|43}} but it is not the Moon Scepter.{{wob ref|7931}}
== Notes ==
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{{The Emperor's Soul}}
[[es:Cetro Lunar]]
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