Storm-Orb of the Azure Rift
A sphere the size of a human skull, blown from ancient Storm-Glass at the founding of the Zephyrian civilization, its interior roiling with a miniature perpetual tempest, dark clouds, hair-thin lightning arcs, and a howling wind audible as a low, resonant hum. The outer surface is etched with the names of every Wind-Portal ever opened under Zephyrian authority.
Artifact Details
- Type
- Relic
- Rarity
- Unique
- Origin
- Shaped by the founding Sky-Weavers of the Azure Rift 3,200 years ago during the first great storm-summoning rite that established the Zephyrian civilization's dominion over wind and cloud. Legend holds that the storm trapped inside it is a fragment of the very tempest that carved the Azure Rift itself.
Overview
Storm-Orb of the Azure Rift is a unique relic in Landorya. Its known origin is Shaped by the founding Sky-Weavers of the Azure Rift 3,200 years ago during the first great storm-summoning rite that established the Zephyrian civilization's dominion over wind and cloud. Legend holds that the storm trapped inside it is a fragment of the very tempest that carved the Azure Rift itself.. Its most cited abilities include Opens, seals, or redirects any Wind-Portal inscribed upon its surface, Summons a localized storm-cell of devastating intensity once per season, and Preserves a pocket of breathable, climate-controlled air around the bearer in any environment. Accounts also warn of a drawback: Anyone who attempts to erase a name from the Orb's surface to destroy a Wind-Portal is struck by all the storm-energy stored within it simultaneously, and the…
History
The Orb presided over every major expansion of the Sky-Caravan Path network, its engravings growing more crowded with each new Wind-Portal opened. At the height of Zephyrian power it was used to force open a portal directly above a Talamhari tunnel entrance, establishing the first direct air-to-underground trade link. When Zephyrian civilization declined, the Orb was sealed in a vault of cloud-shaped stone on the highest plateau; modern Aeriel scholars believe it still rests there, still humming, still storming within.
Powers & Abilities
- ✦ Opens, seals, or redirects any Wind-Portal inscribed upon its surface
- ✦ Summons a localized storm-cell of devastating intensity once per season
- ✦ Preserves a pocket of breathable, climate-controlled air around the bearer in any environment
- ✦ Absorbs and stores raw storm-energy for later release
Curse or Drawback
Anyone who attempts to erase a name from the Orb's surface to destroy a Wind-Portal is struck by all the storm-energy stored within it simultaneously, and the portal instead becomes permanently and uncontrollably open.