'From what I understand, and your mother may know more, the focus for it moved when the kingdom grew, and the need for strengthening the wards became apparent. The foci for it are located with the mage's council, and it's more of a permanent structure now' she said. 'I'm not terribly sure how it actually works, but the King is also the Gatekeeper so to speak, so I would wager the closer to the palace area, the better the chance for finding the actual key so to speak' she said.<br/><br/>The obelisk itself is remarkably plain. Likely to not draw attention to it. There are no markings on it, and there are no openings on it. Detect Magic yields that it is inert and has no magical aura at all.<br/><br/>'My guess is that someone used magic to get here, or can shape change.'