The Conflux

**The** ***Conflux*** was a powerful magical artifact built to destroy the souls of those who threaten the balance of the Aether.

> *This thing. It brings us together for a purpose. We aren't getting away from it unless we cooperate.*
> - Tanalli Withervine
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## Description

The Conflux was a shiny black cube that held a single silver word inlay written in Elder Celestial on each face. It hummed with an inner energy. The Conflux and its humming grew louder when near powerful arcane objects or creatures, especially those with great power who use such ability to harm.

## Powers

The Conflux linked itself to so called "Bearers" these bearers were brang together by altering fate itself. When the Conflux had brang the bearers within 1000 miles of it, they would be put into a pocket dimension created by The Conflux. Inside the pocket dimension, the bearers would find themselves inscribed upon their right palm with the Mark of the Conflux. Bearers would then be inclined to discover the purpose The Conflux had selected them for.

The Conflux was a force of balance created by the Tripartite to destroy powerful creatures permanently. As such, the Conflux had the ability to rend the souls of creatures from existence. However creatures that would be rended by the Conflux were chosen along with the bearers. This creature's power would either be released into the Aether or given to the Bearers equally if The Conflux required another task of them. Creatures rended by the Conflux could not come back to life, even by means of an Greater Deity or Epic Magic. If the creature in question stored their soul in phylacteries or in other means, the Conflux would bypass their safeguards and work regardless as long as the creature itself was killed by a bearer. Deities aren't immune to this effect either, as it will work against them as it would a mortal.

The Conflux had the ability to Bind Souls, allowing a shared vitality among the bearers. Powers granted to bearers for rending The Conflux's target were equivalent to what the creature had access to. One notable use was that of Entramis, upon slaying Hithsvane the Storm Sabbath, gained the ability of Tempestuous Flight, able to alter the weather to lift him. He left the surface of Ucril with a single powerful gust into the heavens where he became the first person to look past the horizon of Ucril and became a divine Messenger of Oraedon. The location from which he leapt is known as the Sky's Herald.

As the powers granted to bearers are based upon which creature they are fated to encounter. Their acclimation of such power is not certain, but seems to have no limit provided The Conflux needed bearers to continuously fulfill it's needs.

## History

The Creation of The Conflux was speculated to be created upon the impending birth of Thenregal, on a Day of Aligning in -3000 BA. As the birth of Thenregal, The Last, worried the Tripartite and so they banded together to create an artifact meant to assist in the protection of the Aether. Specifically creating an agent of Fate itself.

The Conflux was constructed as the Planets aligned, made from the physical manifestation of the Aether itself. This imbued the object with immense power, and the Tripartite went into hiding. As Thenregal began to grow, he became the most serious threat to the Aether the Tripartite had ever seen. And so 6 powerful heroes were chosen by The Conflux to become the first bearers. They were fated to fight Thenregal, and through their combined effort, managed to take him down in -2764 BA.

A wizard by the name of Entramis was entrusted with The Conflux as the next singular bearer in 16 PA. He too overcame the target and became enhanced with the powerful Tempestuous magics of Hithsvane.

The most recent use of the Conflux has stayed silent in the books of those in the Material Plane. But a group known as the Savathinian Five, destroyed one of Savathun's six phylacteries using the Conflux but not Savathun himself, weakening him enough to prevent his passage to the Material. The Conflux's ability to override phylacteries only seems to work when the creature itself is killed, not one of their phylacteries.

## Reputation

Due to The Conflux being created by the Gods of Magic themselves as an agent of fate, the Conflux has gained notoriety unmatched, especially for it being unable to be altered, leading creatures who seek to use The Conflux as a means of creating another problem for it to be destroyed themselves. This has led The Conflux to be considered one of the most powerful artifacts in Ucril, filled with a history of heroic bearers.

## Notable Owners

* The First Chosen, were a group of 6 chosen to defeat Thenregal. They were the first to use The Conflux, in -2764 BA
* Entramis, a Human Wizard defeated the mighty Hithsvane in 16 PA, using the power of the Conflux.
* The Savathinian Five, use the power of the Conflux to rend 1/6th of Savathun's soul, leaving him weakened and unable to invade the Material Plane.

## Trivia

* The Mark of the Conflux corresponded to a mark on one side of the cube. Allowing up to 6 creatures to become bearers at one time.
* The Mark of the Conflux was invisible to any creature without truesight or who was not previously marked as well.