Crown of Cold Dominion

The Crown of Cold Dominion is an artifact created by Narzhak and given to Mel'Issandra. It appears as an iron circlet slightly larger than Mel'Issandra's head, lined with four evenly spaced double-tipped blades, which are slanted so as to be angled inwards in the direction of the wearer. Donning the crown involves embedding their lower side into one's head, which would result in grievous and either fatal or lasting damage to fleshly beings.
The crown gives its wearer the power to command unintelligent creatures transformed by Mel'Issandra's abilities, imbuing their words with a force of compulsion. Affected beings carry out any orders given to them, as long as they can hear and understand them (for instance, if they are given in divine speech); how simple they must be varies with the creatures' comprehension abilities, with more developed ones being capable of processing more complex commands. Whether they continue to do so once they are out of earshot depends on how long their memory can retain the impression, which likewise varies between different creatures. Intelligent beings are not compelled to obey the wearer, but regard them with a slight sense of awe.
Category:Artifacts