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Rune Sphere of Kristor

A fortune telling device used by the highest clergy of Kristor.  
“You are most correct. As I said, I serve Time. But that also means I serve fate and I serve destiny. The longer I am in someone’s presence the more of their past is revealed to me. And sometimes I glean a little from their future. However - before we continue, I want to know more about your future. Your future swirls to my senses right now and I wish to clear that up some. That’s what this sphere is for, it is a rune sphere. I use it in castings when I want to know someone in depth.” She handed Nash the sphere. Although it definitely felt metallic, it had a slight give to it, as if he held it long enough it might eventually mold to fit his grip better. The sphere, about the size of an apple, had an almost negligible weight. Thinking it to be hollow, Nash held it close to his face looking at his reflection.   “When I say throw, throw the sphere against the floor beside your bed. Ok? Now look into the sphere, look at your image. Look at yourself, look into your eyes. Concentrate on yourself, study yourself, who you are. Ask yourself, what am I? Why am I? Throw the sphere, Nash, Now.”   With a passion born of this insane situation of which he had no control and less understanding, he hurled the sphere to the floor. It shattered and bounced at the same time, pieces freezing in mid-air some inches off the floor, some a few feet off the floor.   “Nice throw. Now give me a second to decipher this.” She started looking at the fragments. Some of the fragments were almost glowing with a reflective shine, as if they were holding the light in. Nash could even see his reflection in a few of them, but not the current reflection but the reflection from when he was studying the sphere. Others were so black that they looked to be holes in space. As Solaria started reaching in and grabbing pieces, it appeared to Nash as if she was straining to pull them loose. As he looked closer and as she tugged each piece away from the aerial collage, faint lines of golden luminescence flashed. The fragments appeared to be stuck in some sort of invisible spider web that only became visible when each fragment was removed.   Solaria started talking again, her words coming intermittently as she closely examined each piece, glancing from the piece to the Web of Fate to see how they interlinked.
  The sphere when used requires a wisdom of at least 25 and an intelligence of 16 to understand and use. It tells of probable fates and reveals possibly hidden truths of the past. When it comes to probable fates, the user will know about how likely each fate is. Of course, the further out in time one is looking, the more random events start to appear. Though, for a master of the sphere, that might require decades.   One of the secrets of the orbs is revealing the strengths and tendencies of the user.   Multiple people can cast the sphere at a time, an example being a married couple might hold the sphere and throw it jointly to see their fate.

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