Scepter of Eternal Stillness

The Scepter of Eternal Stillness is a legendary artifact of immense power and dread, wielded by Queen Lysandra Coldveil, the immortal ruler of the Iceshard Dominion. Said to be carved from the frozen heart of an elder ice elemental and crowned with a shard of nevermelting crystal, the Scepter is not merely a symbol of Lysandra’s sovereignty—it is the source of her greatest power, the soul-anchor of her lichdom, and a conduit of entropy itself.

Physical Description

• Length: Approximately 4 feet long, elegant yet jagged in design.
• Material: The shaft is an otherworldly frost-metal, rimed eternally with hoarfrost, cool to the touch even in volcanic heat.
• Core: A faint, pulsing blue light runs through its center—believed to be the last heartbeat of the slain elemental.
• Crest: A crystalline crown of translucent ice, shaped like clawed fangs or inverted glacier spires, hovers inches above the head of the staff, never touching it—suspended by magical stillness.

Mechanics & Inner Workings

Powers and Abilities

• Stasis Enchantment:
  The Scepter can halt time in a small area, freezing not just movement but even thought, breath, and decay. Those caught within its radius experience no passage of time until released—be it a second or a century later.
• Cryomantic Supremacy:
  It dramatically enhances Lysandra’s ice magic, allowing her to conjure blizzards, razor hail, and entombing frost that ignores armor and magical defenses alike.
• Entropy Channeling:
  The Scepter radiates a slow aura of decay by stillness—living plants wither, fire gutters and dies, and even undead grow rigid and brittle if they remain too near.
• Anchor of Undeath:
  It is believed the Scepter holds part of Lysandra’s phylactery, binding her soul and preserving her immortality. Destroying it would not kill her outright—but it would shatter her invulnerability.

History

Forged in the Frozen Forge beneath the Frostspire Mountains, the Scepter was crafted with ancient rites using the shattered core of the Ice-Father, a long-dead primordial elemental. Lysandra, then a mortal sorceress, was the only one capable of binding the fragment—an act that required her death and rebirth as a lich.

It is said that the Scepter was never truly “made,” but condensed from the will of stillness itself, pulled from the silence between breaths during a moment of absolute entropy

Still in the possession of Queen Lysandra Coldveil, the Scepter is both feared and coveted. Many necromancers, warlocks, and frost-wielders dream of one day claiming it—but none who have tried have ever moved again.

Significance

• The Slumbering Glacier:
  A legend claims the Scepter was once plunged into the heart of a mountain, freezing an entire giant kin fortress mid-siege. The defenders remain there still—perfectly preserved, unaware they ever died.
• The Touchless Cold:
  Its mere presence can cause weapons to shatter, ink to freeze in books, and light to dim, as though time itself hesitates around it.
• The Silent Throne:
  Lysandra is said to never raise her voice in command. When the Scepter rests beside her throne, those who disobey begin to freeze from the inside out, breath by breath.

Item type

Unique Artifact

Current Location

Frostspire Hall

Current Holder

Lysandra Coldveil

Rarity

Unique artifact

Related Materials

• Iceglass Crystal