Lore:Mind Magic

Mind magic is an arcane art that involves the manipulation of the mind and memories of living beings.  Using mind magic, the caster is able to evoke madness  and manipulate the thoughts and memories of their victims without them realizing that their minds have been affected.  The Sea Sload are notable for having demonstrated skill in wielding mind magic. 

Mind magic can also be used to speak directly into the minds of others, which is described as a strange and defiling experience for the recipient.    invades the minds of his prisoners as a form of torture, a process that is agonizing for the victim.  By forcing his way into a mortal's mind, he can show them horrific visions.  When a practitioner of mind magic forces their way into another's mind, they run the risk of opening their own thoughts to the person whose mind they're intruding upon. Those who have been troubled by a mental link of this nature can see through their assailant's eyes if they concentrate hard enough. 
 

Mind Traps and the Mindscape
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A mind trap is an illusion created using mind magic, where the thoughts of the caster become reality. Practitioners of mind magic can use a mind trap to imprison others within their own minds or the mindscape of the caster, to then control the prisoner. From there, they can extract and manipulate the victim's memories.   One who is imprisoned in the mind trap will fall unconscious, and will not wake up until their mind has been freed, even if they managed to resist the mind trap at first.  A mind trap can ensnare many victims by infecting the mind with spell particles, similar to a disease that attacks the mind. 

An individual's consciousness reigns supreme in their constructed mindscape. The mindscape is a place where thoughts become reality&mdash;thus, it is where an individual is their most vulnerable.   A mindscape might contain guardians that protect the memories of the host.  While inside the mind trap, items that are in a victim's possession are replicated and become real inside the illusion. 
 

Artifacts
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The Ul'Vor Staff
The '''Ul'Vor Staff''' was a mysterious magical staff that shared a name with the underwater   kingdom of  . Around   it is known to have been in the possession of the   on  . Around this time, a   named K'Tora invaded Artaeum and captured Ritemaster  . K'Tora attempted to extract the Ritemaster's deepest memories using the  , but his plan was foiled when the  , with the aid of a Psijic named Valsirenn, retrieved the staff from the Psijic Relic Vaults and used it to breach K'Tora's mind barrier and kill him.  
 

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The Orbs of B'Raken Drel
The '''Orbs of B'Raken Drel''' are three ancient matching relics believed to have originated in the  . The Psijic Order long suspected they were connected to the Sea Sload of Ul'vor Kus. This suspicion turned out to be true when in   a Sea Sload named K'Tora used the Orbs to enhance his mind magic to delve into Ritemaster Iachesis's deepest memories.  
 

History
In the  , Iachesis fought a group of four Sea Sload known as the  , whose goal was to sink the Summerset Isle and claim it for the underwater kingdom of Ul'vor Kus. One member of the Cabal,  , managed to overpower the Ritemaster using mind magic, and compelled him to steal the Heart of the  , the central part of the Stone of the  . He then altered Iachesis' memories so he would remember defeating K'Tora instead. However, Iachesis was partially able to resist K'Tora's magic. Desperate to keep the Heart out of the Sea Sload's hands, he accepted aid from   when she extended an offer. The   called Iachesis to  , where she taught him a spell to hide the crystal, and declared that without a special passphrase—in a language only mortals could use—no one would be able to find the Heart, not even Iachesis himself. Iachesis then hid the Heart within himself, unbeknownst to Nocturnal. The Ritemaster forgot the whole event when the deed was done.  With what was left of his free will, he was able to remove Artaeum from Nirn, out of the Cabal's reach. This freed him from K'Tora's control, but his memories remained altered.  

After the agents of the   managed to locate Artaeum by kidnapping an Oracle of the  , K'Tora used the power of  s to invade Artaeum. He attempted to pry the location of the Heart of Transparent Law from Iachesis' mind.  With the help of the Ul'vor Staff, the Vestige was able to manipulate the mental link between K'Tora and the Ritemaster to enter K'Tora's mind, where the Sea Sload was killed, effectively ending his life.  Afterwards, Iachesis gradually regained his memories. 

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