The Basalt Triad
A towering three-sided obelisk of night-black basalt, each face carved with one of the Triad of Scales tenets in letters a metre tall, the runes glowing a deep, smouldering orange as though permanently heated from within. It stands at the entrance to the Heart-of-Fire Citadel, immovable and unmarred after millennia of war and weathering.
Artifact Details
- Type
- Relic
- Rarity
- Unique
- Origin
- The Basalt Triad predates the earliest Drakonian written records; even the Crystal Archive cannot date its creation with certainty. It is attributed in theological tradition to the primordial dragons who founded Aurixia, inscribed with fire hot enough to vitrify stone into something beyond natural basalt.
Overview
The Basalt Triad is a unique relic in Landorya. Its known origin is The Basalt Triad predates the earliest Drakonian written records; even the Crystal Archive cannot date its creation with certainty. It is attributed in theological tradition to the primordial dragons who founded Aurixia, inscribed with fire hot enough to vitrify stone into something beyond natural basalt.. Its most cited abilities include Binds every dragon presented before it in the first hour of life to the covenant of Aurixia, instilling the Triad of Scales at a spiritual level, Radiates a suppressive aura that diminishes unchecked fire-magic in its vicinity, enforcing Balance as Law, and Resists all forms of physical and magical destruction, no recorded force has so much as scratched its surface. Accounts also warn of a drawback: Any creature that speaks a lie in direct address to the Triad is struck with a searing brand upon the tongue that cannot be healed by mundane or magical means,…
History
The Triad has stood sentinel at the Heart-of-Fire Citadel since before the founding of the Drakonian Senate, serving as the physical and spiritual anchor of Aurixian civilizational memory. During the Dark Times it is said the Triad's suppressive aura held a perimeter around the Citadel even as the surrounding empire burned. Every High Dragon-Lord, every newly hatched dragon, and every mortal chancellor sworn into office has passed beneath its carved tenets, making it the most witnessed and venerated object in all of Landorya.
Powers & Abilities
- ✦ Binds every dragon presented before it in the first hour of life to the covenant of Aurixia, instilling the Triad of Scales at a spiritual level
- ✦ Radiates a suppressive aura that diminishes unchecked fire-magic in its vicinity, enforcing Balance as Law
- ✦ Resists all forms of physical and magical destruction, no recorded force has so much as scratched its surface
Curse or Drawback
Any creature that speaks a lie in direct address to the Triad is struck with a searing brand upon the tongue that cannot be healed by mundane or magical means, fading only when the falsehood is publicly recanted before the obelisk.