Panopticon

Panopticon
Artifacts
Name	Panopticon
Origin	Unknown
Type	Weapon

The Panopticon is ostensibly a weapon hilt of disputed origins that seems to attune itself to the wearer's preferences in melee combat and their Dimensional alignment. This artifact has defied any attempts to identify its own alignment, or indeed who might have possibly made it, though depictions of the Panopticon date back to Seraph murals, leading some to speculate that either it is a reproduction of something ancient, or the Panopticon may yet be the oldest Artifact in existence, being over 70,000 years old, and yet in pristine condition. The Panopticon itself is purely a hollow hilt of a weapon, an intricately woven pattern of thin metal-like golden material that is completely indestructible. The Panopticon when not in use, is about a foot long, however when held in hand, extends a weapon the shape of which the wielder is most comfortable, styled based on the primary planar alignment of the wielder.

Lore

The Panopticon's nature and origins are heavily disputed among Elven scholars, given the object's intricate woven pattern's presence on some Seraph Murals. Elven scholars have been unable to ascertain whether the object is a reproduction from a later era, or indeed was made by the Seraph, or even older than them. The Seraph design theory runs into several issues, primarily in that the Artifact is able to detect planar alignment, and seemingly generate a weapon out of it, many of the alignments not yet existing in Aloria during the days of the Seraph. The Panopticon has been researched invariably by a large host of Allorn scholars through the ages, and there even scant reports of the object being investigated by Meraic scholars who could not figure out where its infinite power source was drawing from (refusing to entertain the notion of religion, as it was powered even by atheist Meraic scholars). The Panopticon disappeared following the Cataclysm, either looted from an Elven repository, or lost on the battlefield, the chronicles are unclear. It is rumored that the Panopticon is depicted as a key on Seraph murals to a massive doorway, though no scholar has ever verified a doorway that fits this design as a key.

Artifact Tenure

Panopticon is a Tenured Artifact to the Aelrrigan Knight Maddox Vaughn ((Epsilyon)), who has safeguarded it for her order. It cannot be stolen from her, but anyone who KO's her can take the Artifactspark from it, even if they don't normally have a mechanic that would allow them to do this.

Artifact Mechanics

Panopticon is an Omni Magic Artifact, meaning Void, Exist, Ordial and God Magic at once. There are rules associated with Artifact Ownership, see the Artifact Page. Artifacts also provide Mechanics.

Permanent Mechanics

• Panopticon takes the shape of any melee weapon that the wielder would like, with no real limitations. While de-sparked, it is locked into the appearance of what it was last transformed to, and grants the wielder a +2 to Attack Stat (breaks cap up to 11) when attacking someone using Magic as their Attack or Defense Stat.

Artifactspark Mechanics

• Choose 2 Free Packs from the following Categories: Magic Point Buy, Adapt Point Buy, Cleric Point Buy
• Panopticon allows the wielder to temporarily re-classify their own Alignment to any combination they desire, changing the Alignment of their Abilities in turn. This can be done any number of times, but reverts on loss. Additionally, it is capable of detecting when the wielder is either shapeshifted or disguised, assuming the alignment they want it to present, as opposed to their actual alignment.
• When the wielder of Panopticon is of a Planar alignment other than their original, actual Planar Alignment, they gain the effects of Sinistral Magic Bolster from Magic Point Buy (does not actually count as Sinistral) while under 6HP. This does not consume an action, and persists until KO’d.

Legendary Artifactspark Mechanics

• Choose 1 Free Pack from the following Category: Magic Point Buy
• Occasionally, Panopticon will allow its wielder to recall magic long since lost to time, spells that most mortals are incapable of casting anymore. Once a month, the wielder can request an Ancient Spell, a limited use magic of immense power (temporary partial custom kit). In return, however, the wielder may open themselves up to the perils of powerful magic, with dire consequences if mismanaged.
• The Legendary Artifactspark Weapon grants the user +3 Attack Stat (breaks cap up to 11) and +1 Defense Stat (breaks cap up to 9), and sets the minimum for their Attack Dice Rolls to 5. When the user is KO’d, they can choose to instantly teleport them, and the Artifact, safely to their home. This can only be done once (and must be reported to Lore Staff). Subsequent uses of this teleport mechanic must sacrifice the Artifact’s Spark in order to teleport the user and the Artifact. The Artifact is considered de-sparked, and the Artifactspark is granted to whoever KO’d the user.

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