Gabriel Sionoma
Sheriff of Sulon
Intent: A personal relic used to find lost things
Development Thread: If needed
Manufacturer: [member="Gabriel Sionoma"]
Model: Commemoro Compass
Affiliation: [member="Gabriel Sionoma"]
Modularity: No
Production: Unique
Material:
-Mineral Magnetite
-Brass
-Ankarres Wood
Description: In less than capable hands, this item is simply a vintage looking compass that can be used for tracking, navigating, and dead reckoning. The body is composed of a durable alloy of zinc and copper (brass) with an attached chain, allowing the wearing of the compass like a necklace when not in use. Despite its tarnished appearance, the metal has been treated thoroughly to prevent further oxidation and corrosion, giving it the appearance of a flash in time.
To the more capable, this item is an amplifier of the more intimate natures of the force. Within the glass body of the compass, the original magnetic needle has been replaced with a carved Ankarres wood arrow underlayed by mineral magnetite (which gives it the capability to function as a standard compass when not empowered). In the hands of a strong and focused force user, the compass allows the user to find items, persons, or things that they perceive as personally valuable or of nature akin to what one might force bond. This was completed through Jal Shey imbuement, particularly difficult given the size of the Ankarres strip. Because of this, the power is semi limited.
For the use of the compass, items simply of monetary value cannot be tracked with the compass. Along with this, the items or things that are being tracked must be something the wielder has actually experienced in the flesh. For instance, Gabriel used the compass to track a ring he created for his son. However, he wouldn't be able to use the compass for a piece of jewelry he had never seen or felt before.
The compass has distance limitations that are determined by the power of the user, the attachment to the item, and their focus. Without significant preparation and concentration, the needle will simply spin in response to a mental response for tracking. This is the default response of the compass to any number of reasons that an item cannot be found (out of distance, not enough focus, force user not powerful enough, no connection to the item or thing, etc.).
Beyond the imbuement to temporarily form a perceived force bond with particular items or thing or person, the compass can also act as an amplifier for a momentary force call. While Gabriel has not used it for this purpose, beyond what some might perceive as a whisper, he suspects that a powerful force user would likely break the compass in using it for this purpose. As such, he perceives a true emergency force call through the compass as a one time event. This force call can span much further distances than the force bond, allowing a call to be placed over distances that span planets.
Because of the nature of the Ankarres, being cultivated in a lightside setting, the compass is also limited by the wielders intent. If the purpose of tracking said item or thing or person is for ill intent, the compass will provide the same spinning response and not allow for tracking. This can include but is not limited to intent of harm or theft. This is a weakness of the compass that can not be overcome and attempts to corrupt the ankarres will null and void the imbuement attached to the grain.
Primary Source: None
Links:
Force Bond
Force Call
