Mirror

A mirror was an object that reflected an image, as long as a light source was present. "Stare into the mirror, my friend. Does something besides you look back?"

- An unnamed inhabitant of the planes.

Description
In general, the surfaces of mirrors were made of glass, which was sometimes silvered. This meant their surfaces were rather brittle, and could be easily smashed. The frames of mirrors were usually made of silver or steel, with the latter being far harder. Some mirrors around the Realms were easily transportable, and such mirrors were known as hand mirrors.

Though many mirrors were mundane, there were also several magical ones throughout the Realms. Some magical mirrors could sell for 1,000s of gold pieces.

Powers
Mirrors could be used to reflect powerful rays back at enemies. This was particularly the case for medusae, as mirrors could reflect their petrifying gaze back at them, turning them to stone. Some mirrors could be used to scry on others. (edited)

It was possible to access a mysterious plane, the Plane of Mirrors, via a mirror. In this plane were several sets of mirrors that led to many different places.

History
Mirrors had been used throughout the history of Faerûn. Glass mirrors dated as far back as the time of Netheril, where they first became available in.

Some regions, such as the Land of the Lions, even produced mirrors and exported them to others towns and cities across the land.

Magic
A small piece of mirror was used as a material component for a variety of spells in the Realms. These included detect scrying, spell turning, flesh mirage, physical mirror, and spell mirror. Additionally, crushed glass from a broken mirror was needed to cast damage mirror.

Reputation
Many faiths across Toril used mirrors to represent their deities. An aspect of Shekinester, the Empowerer, was represented by a mirror. The Spirit of the Sun of Kara-Tur was said to grant his followers, such as Matasuuri Shogoro, gifts, which included mirrors.

Notable Mirrors

 * Golden mirror
 * Mirror of life trapping
 * Mirror of mental prowess
 * Mirror of opposition
 * Mirror of enlightenment
 * Mirror of perfection
 * Mirror of Flattery

Notable Owners of Mirrors

 * Purfbin Doogrick was a gnome adventurer who had pockets full of useful junk at all times. A broken mirror was one of those items and it even saved his hide once.
 * Torleth Mindulspeer owned a unique Calishite mirror with an enchanted image of a snake in grass.

Rumors & Legends
Breaking a mirror was seen as a bad omen around the entire universe.