A mirror of mental prowess was a type of enchanted mirror that could be found in the Realms.[1][2][5]
Description[]
A mirror of mental prowess largely resembled an ordinary mirror. On average it measured about 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall and 2 feet (0.61 meters) wide.[1][2][5]
Powers[]
These mirrors had a variety of magical abilities that could be accessed by stating the proper commands. These abilities encompassed the following:[1][2][5]
- Allowing one to read the thoughts of any creature reflected therein, regardless of their languages,[1][2] as long as the owner was within 25 feet (7.6 meters) of the mirror.[5]
- Scrying with it as though it were a crystal ball with clairaudience. The user could even view into other planes if they knew them sufficiently.
- Acting as a portal to other locations and even other planes. The destination needed to first be scryed and afterwards an invisible area remained on the "other side" that acted as a portal back.[1][2] This portal would close once the owner returned, once the owner used a command word, or otherwise would close itself after a period of 24 hours.[5]
- Once per week, the mirror could be made to accurately answer a short question regarding a creature whose image was shown upon its surface.
History[]
Circa 1357 DR,[note 1][6] a mirror of mental prowess stood within a temple of Moradin inside Illefarn.[7]
In 1367 DR,[note 2] a large mirror of mental prowess stood within the library of Zarastro's castle on Zarastro Isle that was guarded by the green hag Xana.[8]
Notable Owners[]
- Almari bint-Kafira and Prince Tannous al-Assad each had a mirror of mental prowess that they used to communicate with each other.[9]
- Casimir
- Celedon Kierney
- Cyndre
- Fayiz Mikali
- Maldraedior owned a mirror of mental prowess with continual light cast upon it, allowing him to scry the Temple of the Wyrm.[10]
- Sydney
- The darkweaver Valastigor had a mirror of mental prowess that was half-submerged within the center of Androlynne's swamp, the Fen of Ill Odor. He used this mirror to directly report the discoveries and conclusions of his research to the Abyssal layer's ruler, the demon lord known as Pale Night.[11]
- Zarastro[8]
Appendix[]
Notes[]
- ↑ While the exact year is not stated, Pwyll Daggerford became Duke after his father's death in the First Dragonspear War of 1356 DR.
- ↑ Canon material does not provide dating for the Al-Qadim campaign setting. For the purposes of this wiki only, the current date for Al-Qadim products is assumed to be 1367 DR.
Appearances[]
Adventures
Dungeon #7, "Samurai Steel" • The Throne of Bloodstone • Under Illefarn • A Dozen and One Adventures • Dungeon #71, "Dreadful Vestiges"
Card Games
Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Gary Gygax (1979). Dungeon Masters Guide 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 150. ISBN 0-9356-9602-4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 David Cook (April 1995). Dungeon Master Guide 2nd edition (revised). (TSR, Inc.), p. 232. ISBN 978-0786903283.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (1979). Dungeon Masters Guide 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 123. ISBN 0-9356-9602-4.
- ↑ slade et al. (February 1995). Encyclopedia Magica Volume II. (TSR, Inc.), p. 730.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams (September 2000). Dungeon Master's Guide 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 222. ISBN 978-0786915514.
- ↑ Steve Perrin (1987). Under Illefarn. Edited by Rick Swan. (TSR, Inc), p. 15. ISBN 0-88038-489-1.
- ↑ Steve Perrin (1987). Under Illefarn. Edited by Rick Swan. (TSR, Inc), p. 44. ISBN 0-88038-489-1.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Steve Kurtz (1993). A Dozen and One Adventures (Muluk, City of Kings). (TSR, Inc), p. 58. ISBN 1-56076-622-0.
- ↑ Tim Beach, Tom Prusa and Steve Kurtz (1993). “Gem of Zakhara”. City of Delights (TSR, Inc), pp. 34–35. ISBN 1-56076-589-5.
- ↑ Nigel Findley, et al. (October 1990). Draconomicon. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 94, 97. ISBN 0-8803-8876-5.
- ↑ Ed Stark, James Jacobs, Erik Mona (June 13, 2006). Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 149. ISBN 0-7869-3919-2.