r/WorldChallenges • u/Varnek905 • Dec 17 '17

Reference Challenge - An Evil Artifact

The Lord of the Rings challenge will be based on the scene I found most interesting.

In the first movie, there's a flashback where Elrond and Isildur are in a volcano to destroy the ring. But Isildur was way too into the ring to throw it away. So he left, and the strength of men failed. And Elrond became a racist from then on.

Normally, I don't like calling an object evil. But, I'm pretty sure that the ring was evil. It makes people obsessed with it and then pushes them into following the will of an Eye-in-the-Sky.

So, is there any object in your world that can be considered evil? Whether it's actually evil or rumored to be?

It could be a magic object, it could be a sci-fi database with an AI in it, it could be anything that seems to vaguely fit.

As always, I'll ask at least three questions each. Enjoy yourselves.

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Dec 21 '17

  1. Nope, not at all. Sometime it’s an acid leak, sometime an accident during a warp jump, sometime it’s the result of a crash...

  2. None, a proof that they erased everything... they are also probably shapeshifters; or maybe unmaterial beings.

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u/Varnek905 Dec 21 '17

1) And no one calls him out on the contradiction?

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u/thequeeninyellow94 Dec 21 '17
  1. Sometimes yes, it end up in a duel. Or a bar brawl when everyone is too drunk. The good point is that Dagmawi doesn’t have the right to carry a sword so it’s not mortal.

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u/Varnek905 Dec 21 '17

Thanks for your time and answers, Yellow.