The Gem of Souls

Artifact created by the later I Nistris I in 575. The Gem of Souls can absorb the souls of men, and store them. Then the souls can questioned and must give answers. The original idea was to store the souls of autarchs and other members of theSupreme Council so that they could advise their successors. But when the Gem was put into use, in turned out to be a very painful affair for the souls to be stored, as they pined for the afterlife. So the Gem found use in questioning dead criminals. Brensor Khan felt that the Gem should be put to use more actively in the search for the lost Book of Enchantments, as it was possible to steal souls, question them, and then restore the souls to their bodies. The Supreme Council disregarded his proposal, as each soul transfer involved a risk of killing the victim. But in 610 Brensor stole the Gem and began his own, futile, investigation. In 1103 the Gem of Souls was stored at Mnemthosis near Vintendra, and it remains there in spite of Kartrian demands that it be returned.