Moonseye (symbol)

Not to be confused with the outfit, Moonseye. 
== Description ==
The Moonseye is a common symbol in Deepwoken. It is referenced in many pieces of armor, islands, and aspect descriptions. Items like the Moonseye Tome, Moonseye Scalpel, Soulthorn, Moonseye Gauntlets, the Dawnwalker Oath, Moon's Eyrie and The Entropy Catalyst, all share the same importance with the Moonseye. It is also referenced in the Capra aspect in the Mark of Jurik, the Moonseye. Yun’Shul, through the Shrine of Yun'Shul, even tells the unworthy that "the Moonseye converges with that below."
It is always seen as a white circle, with two vertical points, and another circle within. The Moonseye itself can be seen at nighttime, essentially identical to the moon. 
==Lore==
The Moonseye is a commonly used symbol in Deepwoken that represents the moon, but also life, death, and rebirth.Moonseye Gauntlets While technically unconfirmed, the Moonseye itself is commonly referred to as a celestial body, analogous to the moon itself- for example, the Soothsayer claims the Moonseye "makes its own light." The opposite of the Moonseye is the Suncross, which represents the sun and the light. While some, like the Jurik Capra, the Celestials, and the Moonlit Faith worship it, others fight against it, seeking the Suncross[Citation needed]. The Suncross and Moonseye are comparable to the Yin and Yang, with one representing the darkness and another representing the light.
This is displayed clearly through the symbol in The Entropy Catalyst, which is a Moonseye with a Suncross inside of it. The Soothsayer says that both the Moonseye and Suncross are "blinding", and that the Moonseye produces its own light (presumably, instead of reflecting the light of the Suncross). The Moonseye was also supposedly "siphoned for power" by Celestials.Soulthorn Additionally, Dawnwalkers possess a Moonseye symbol floating above their head, which is both reasonable and questionable for an Oath related to Light, compared to the Suncross. 
The Moonseye also has an abundant relation to insanity. This can be seen in the Moonseye Tome, which is a prophet-turned-insane's dream, and with Carrion, Father of Evolution, who attempted to create and drink the Moonseye Vigor and went insane because of it. The goal of the Moonseye Vigor was to "transcend" people, but such a potion has never been properly made, although the Apothecary intends to. 
The Moonseye, physically, is most likely the Deepwoken equivalent of the moon, although it does produce its own light, according to the Soothsayer.
A major bit of lore that can be inferred from the Moonseye related items is that the Moonseye used to be the afterlife before it was replaced by the Depths. Supposedly there is still a way to reach it through a “staircase” in the Voidsea according to the Tome.
==Trivia == 
*A majority of the relation to the Moonseye involves Celestials, which is reasonable, considering they live among the stars.
* From all we know, many, many more people worship the Moonseye than the Suncross. Seeing as it has religious significance, this makes sense, although it's unknown why the Suncross does not have such significance (that we see in game, at least).
*The Moonseye at Moon's Eyrie is a beacon calling out to "the Last Dead," which, as the Crypt Blade description states, are "the last fortunate souls at the end of the Canticlysm to be spared the Drowning."
*While the Moonseye is circular, the Suncross is spiked, furthering the Yin and Yang analogy.
*The player's cursor whilst in shift-lock can actually be seen as a tiny Moonseye.
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