<div class="floatright"><strong>Vholdran</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=283007.msg13921486#msg13921486)<br/>(http://th02.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2014/148/5/d/guldan_by_nikolaiostertag-d7k49ht.jpg)<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Quick stats</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>HP:</strong> 304/304 <strong>AC:</strong>33 <strong>Ini:</strong>+10<br/><strong>Spot</strong>+21, <strong>Listen</strong>+21<br/>True Seeing, Mindsight (100'ft), <br/>Darkvision 60'ft, Low-Light</div></div></div>Vholdran looks on small Ungrath and replies to her; "The world itself does not test the mind, just the shattered mirror. Even then it's influence is not directly mind affecting, it's more sort of temptations, falling to your own ideas and perception of things. As rough example you know someone is gluttonous and desires tastiest meals. You give one meal to him, he however desires more, so you give another dish, more delicious than earlier one. You keep feeding meals until subject is bloated and near to burst and explode, they know one more dish will kill them but then you present most delicious dish ever made to him. Just one last bite, just one last lick and sniff. That is what shattered mirror does; turns your own mind against you.<br/><br/>It shows things what you desire to see most likely, it shows things what helps fulfill your fantasies, but could also lead to ruin in achieving them. It asks deep focus and self-control when seeking visions from said mirror, and thus past is more reliable as is present to extend as despite all trickery the shattered mirror always speaks the truth. But as one my favorite saying goes; truth is matter of perspective which truth is told from. One's truth may not be less true than yours but perception changes the shape, form and color of the truth who tells it.<br/><br/>However if you face clone of yours, even if half of your power, if you have mind-affecting powers then trinket will protect from those. What comes to throne; true if we just take razor throne and absorb it to council table then all can access and use it. But letting daughter ascend to throne creates a ally, alliance, to demon prince outside our council. So it's more matter of building politics, alliance and also displays rest of abyss we have confidence in our own power, and be capable, promoting demons to demon princes.<br/><br/>Now imagine if every demon dreams to be demon prince, if we become entities who provide means achieving that, then imagine how much more power, treasures and influence we would gather with such repute. Of course we could snatch artifact here and there for our personal use, but why store everything in our own vaults than let others hold artifacts, leading other greedy demons go after others than bother us with their theft attempts.<br/><br/>Of course I will follow what we will decide in regards the throne, but this is just my suggestion."