Soul Mirror

==Background==
Soul Mirror is a relic from the Highborne era, probably created in the city of Eldre'thalas after the Sundering tore Azeroth apart. The mirror eventually passed to a man who met his end in the hands of demons in the Felfire Hill, and it was shattered and forgotten under layers of ground, dust and fel-tainted weed in Ashenvale.
After the Shattering shook the world, the fragments of the Soul Mirror were found by a small group of adventurers known as the New Dawn Expedition. Their leader, Aenor Dawnblade, became curious of the mirror's history and the archaic writing engraved in its frame, and eventually the Expedition managed to not only collect all the fragments of the mirror but also restore it and discover its powers. This discovery didn't come without a cost, however, as Aenor almost managed to get his soul sucked into the mirror, resulting in the temporary appearance of a "shadow personality".
After the incident, the members of the New Dawn Expedition decided that the mirror should preferably be never used again although they did not dare to destroy it completely. It is currently stashed in Aenor's family vault, locked in a small chest along with basic instructions in case something went wrong again.
(N.B. Although the Soul Mirror found by the New Dawn Expedition is the only one currently known one, multiple copies could possibly exist, and some of them might not even have the same abilities as the one described above. Given that it spend ages in Fel-drenched environment, the demonic energies may have affected the mirror's powers.)
==Appearance==
On the first glance, Soul Mirror resembles a fairly normal oval-shaped mirror with a silver frame. It is large enough to require both hands for holding it, which suggests that it may have originally been mounted on a wall or perhaps been resting on a table. Some faint cracks can still be seen running across the surface of the mirror although it has been mostly restored now. 
The mirror frame is decorated with some flowery motifs and ornaments, but the most noticeable feature are the phrases written in archaic Darnassian, engraved on each third of the frame so that they are equally apart from each other. The third phrase has been partly effaced, making it somewhat difficult to read.
==Properties and Abilities==
A person looking into the Soul Mirror without any knowledge of its abilities will see nothing but their own reflection, although some have reported feeling like something was tugging their soul or claimed that they saw their reflection move unintentionally. However, the phrases engraved into the mirror frame act in fact as command phrases which show different ghostly mirror images of the person holding the mirror depending on which phrase they use.
* 'See me' - Shows the speaker as they truly appear, stripped of all illusions and unbiased by anyone's impressions (including their own).
* 'Reflect me' - Shows the speaker's "hidden side": a collection of emotions, thoughts and views which they don't usually display to others but which still reside within their soul. For instance, an idealist who still occasionally questions or doubts their beliefs in secrecy might see themselves despairing over the mentioned conflict or having completely abandoned their ideals.
* 'Dream me' - The "original" third command phrase, which shows the speaker as they yearn to be or intensely strive to be. However, due to the condition of the mirror and some faded letters, this phrase can also be read as 'Be me', which will result in the speaker's soul being sucked into the mirror.
==Additional Notes==
Soul Mirror was greatly inspired by (or, in fact, modified from) the in-game item Highborne Soul Mirror, and the first command phrase was taken from the Terry Pratchett novel The Hat Full of Sky.
Category:Magic item