Orb of Elemental Dominion
A flawless sphere the size of a human skull, forged from pressure-crystallized seawater and threaded with veins of luminous Pearl-Steel, its core perpetually churning with a slow, tidal vortex of prismatic light. When held, it hums with a resonance that can be felt in the bones, and the air around it shimmers as though submerged beneath a hundred fathoms of ocean.
Artifact Details
- Type
- Relic
- Rarity
- Unique
- Origin
- Crafted by the master Pressure-Smiths and Tide-Weavers of the Oceara at the thermal vent foundries of the Abyssal Corridor, the Orb was commissioned by the Tide Council as the supreme instrument of Ocearan arcane authority. Its creation required the simultaneous song of a chorus of Sonar-Singers to stabilize the elemental matrix during the forging process.
Overview
Orb of Elemental Dominion is a unique relic in Landorya. Its known origin is Crafted by the master Pressure-Smiths and Tide-Weavers of the Oceara at the thermal vent foundries of the Abyssal Corridor, the Orb was commissioned by the Tide Council as the supreme instrument of Ocearan arcane authority. Its creation required the simultaneous song of a chorus of Sonar-Singers to stabilize the elemental matrix during the forging process.. Its most cited abilities include Channels and amplifies all four elemental forces through a water-based matrix, Grants absolute dominion over tidal currents and oceanic pressure, and Harmonically resonates with other elemental artifacts, magnifying their effects. Accounts also warn of a drawback: Those who attempt to wield the Orb without mastery of all four elemental disciplines are overwhelmed by its water-based matrix, their bodies subjected to crush…
History
The Orb of Elemental Dominion stood at the heart of the Ocearan deep-sea citadels for centuries, used by the Tide Council to regulate ocean currents across the Cerulean Deep and deter rival civilizations from encroaching on Ocearan territory. Its influence was felt as far as the volcanic harbors of the Pyrakian peoples and the Wind-Portals of the Zephyrians, cementing Ocearan supremacy over the elemental world. After the fall of the Oceara, its fate became one of Landorya's greatest mysteries, both the Nereids of Nereidum and the Islanders of the Shimmering Isles maintain oral traditions claiming the Orb was hidden in the lightless depths of the Abyssal Corridor, sealed away by the last Tide-Weavers to prevent it from falling into unworthy hands.
Powers & Abilities
- ✦ Channels and amplifies all four elemental forces through a water-based matrix
- ✦ Grants absolute dominion over tidal currents and oceanic pressure
- ✦ Harmonically resonates with other elemental artifacts, magnifying their effects
- ✦ Capable of projecting devastating pressure-wave attacks across vast distances
Curse or Drawback
Those who attempt to wield the Orb without mastery of all four elemental disciplines are overwhelmed by its water-based matrix, their bodies subjected to crushing internal pressure as though plunged to the deepest ocean floor, a fate the Oceara called the Tidal Reckoning.