Artifice of Brassion

The Artifice of Brassion was a ter'angreal created early during the Breaking of the World by a group of Aes Sedai, mostly female, but aided by a small group of male Aes Sedai who had not yet succumbed to the madness of the Taint. Similar to an angreal, the ter'angreal grants one lone Aes Sedai the power to gentle a male channeler without having to link with any other female channelers.The Wheel of Time Roleplaying Game
== Appearance ==
Its inscription hinted at great power. In the Old Tongue, it read: "Power unchecked brings naught but sorrow; I am the key that unshackles." This referred to the Taint, but in the Third Age, it was misinterpreted as "Great power bring sorrow upon my enemies; I am the tool that breaks them."
== History ==
The artifice was named for the male Aes Sedai Brassion, who believed that the artifice was necessary to stop the Breaking, knowing that he would eventually succumb to the Taint. However, Brassion lost his grip on sanity sooner than was expected, murdering several of the fellow makers before it could be brought to use. The Breaking went on with civilization continuing to crumble, and the artifice was lost.
Centuries later, the artifice was discovered early in the Third Age, and made its way to a collection of rare artefacts in the nation of Manetheren. The words upon the inscription hinted at great power, and many kings secretly worked to try to unlock the item as a weapon of war, misunderstanding what its true usage was. No one was able to do so, but the artifice was greatly coveted by its owners.
Manetheren fell during the Trolloc Wars, and its great mountain cities were destroyed. The artifice lay hidden away and forgotten in a vault under the city of Jara'copan, and lay undisturbed for thousands of years. Fragmentary records existed here and there, but only a few rare scholars even knew of it.
Category:Ter'angreal
Category:Items of Power