Blackened Lead Orbs

A Black Orb is an spherical object made wholly of a special type of lead known for its magical properties. While these object are not enchanted or possess powers of their own, they are used in various rituals for their ability to store and obliterate energy flux.

Use
During use the orb must be kept in an acidic bath of strength comparable to the energy being absorbed. While absorbing, the orbs shed layers at a constant rate, which due to their thin nature instantly dissolve in the surrounding abath. If this is not done, the sheddings will build up, causing dangerously intense flares of flux, causing damage to the surroundings and possibly the rest of the orb itself.

Ancient depictions of their use portray a range from a simple citrus bath when use in royal chambers for warding against negative energies, up to a popular myth of a bath that no known containing material could survive a week.

In modern times, the God Kings of the Silt Sea have been known to consume orbs in order to postpone the dechimerating of their twisted forms.

History
The process of manufacture is long lost to time, but from their degedations and scattered sources in art and what little preserved history is left, it is theorized that they were made over decades of unimaginably thin layering. What few are left range in size, anywhere from the size of a coin to that of a honeydew.

Many have

Cataloging of what few remain is a complicated task, due to both their widespread trade and secrecy of ownership. It is thought by the Circle that the vast majority of those still in existence are consumed by God Kings.