Sceptre of Nyx

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The Sceptre of Nyx either is crafted of-and-from Nyx, or bequeathed to Her, expressing Her supreme sovereignty over all Creation.

Also Called

 * Night's Staff (Rod)

Description
More an extension of Nyx, Herself, rather than a true material object, the Sceptre of Nyx is a meter long (approximately 3 feet) including it's mantle of an encircled blossoming lotus flower with a sphere centered in the bloom, two of its five petals are bent downward and meld into the bottom of the circle, while the other three petals stretch outward -- their tips touching the upper circle; the stem of the lotus merges with the main body of the Scepter. Made of a completely dark mineral, of unknown origin yet academically assumed to by the "essence of night", the Sceptre seemingly absorbs almost all light leaving it a strange fluid like image, although not blurry or distorted.

The lotus represents the primordial creation; while its petals represent the three aspects of the Goddess (Maiden, Mother and Grandmother / Crone) and the two aspects of the God (Living and Dying, Oak and Holly, Winter and Summer). The upward petals are the Goddess, the downward petals are the God. The sphere represents Creation, in all it's eternal and infinite scope. The circle represents the Cycle of Creation, ever being born, growing, dying and being reborn.

Capabilities
In the hands of Nyx, the Sceptre is an image of Her Sovereignty. As She is the Subsistence of Creation the Sceptre is of no actual benefit to Her; however, in the hands of another, it gives she, he, it or they whom possess it the sovereignty of the Supreme Origin. There are no tales of theft as the Sceptre cannot be taken, only admeasured.

To be in the hands of any being not Nyx, Herself, a "lower being" or mortal, the Sceptre is a projection of its true self -- Nyx retains the actual Sceptre, with an echo being graced upon another. Insofar as the Sceptre is possessed it grants Ecumenical Apotheosis + Pentessential Supremacy.

Limitations

 * As the Sceptre of Nyx is Nyx, Herself, only She can truly possess it; as such, any other echo of it's power is fundamentally an extension of Nyx and therefore at her leisure as to what it can accomplish and who can wield it and its power. If one should be graced with its possession, one should show all due respect and deference or be at the mercy of Nyx -- a fate Zeus, himself, would not invoke for any sake.