Eye of the Dawn
By Hans Messersmith (hans@iquest.net)
Level 5, Quintessence 30
Description
The Eye of Dawn is a hideous talisman, used only by those well on their way to becoming Nephandi or those extremely foolhardy enough to risk the paradox involved. This talisman is a bronze sphere, roughly the size of an eyeball, with finely engraved hieroglyphics covering its surface. As part of a ritual found only in certain ancient texts, it can replace a Mage's eye. This ritual involves removing the eyelids, and creating a unique pattern of scars around the mage's eye socket. These scars take the form of rays coming out from the Eye of the Dawn. The Eye is then placed in the eye socket, where it incorporates into the mages body; it can only be removed by Life magick or by the death of the Mage. The Mage will gain the Disfigured and Strangeness flaws, without a gain of Freebie Points, if he or she gains this talisman at any time other than inital character creation. The Mage gains five powers from the Eye:- The Mage can now see in any light conditions, through the light enhancement capabilities of the eye.
- The Mage can now look at any point, and then see as if the Mage were standing at that point in space.
- The Mage can now probe any persons mind, by staring deeply into her eyes. He can search for specific thoughts, either surface or deep.
- The Mage can cause in any person a complete breakdown in bodily functions, doing damage as an Entropy 4 attack.
- The Eye can generate a very bright field of light, equivalent to sunlight. This light can be spread out from the eye like a large spot light, or condensed down into a pencil thin beam like a laser, doing damage as a Forces 3 attack.
The Eye of the Dawn is very old, and highly prized by many amongst the Nephandi and certain traditions, especially the Order of Hermes. It is believed that the Eye may have other properties that can be unlocked, but no reliable sources exist as to exactly what these properities may be.