The Cauldron

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The Cauldron is the primordial vessel from which the world and all magic were Made, the source and sink of all power in Prythian.

The Cauldron is not merely an object but a force older than the courts, older than the High Fae, older than memory. It is the vessel that Made the world, the mountains, the seas, and every creature that walks or flies or swims — and it can Unmake them just as easily. To be touched by the Cauldron is to be changed forever, and to be Made by it is to carry a piece of its will, whether you want it or not.

Appearance

It is a great, black iron cauldron, large enough to hold a grown fae, its surface etched with symbols that shift and writhe like living things. No fire burns beneath it, yet it steams with a cold, silver vapor that smells of salt and starlight and the deep places before the first dawn. To look into its depths is to see nothing — and to feel everything that ever was or will be, staring back.

Also known as: The Great Cauldron, The Vessel of Making, The Mother's Womb, The Black Iron

What They Know

• The Cauldron predates the seven courts and the High Fae themselves; it is the source from which the Mother poured the world.
• It can Make or Unmake anything — life, magic, even the fabric of reality — and its power is absolute, bound by no law but its own.
• The Cauldron was stolen from the King of Hybern by Feyre and her companions during the war, and it now rests in the Night Court, hidden and guarded.
• To be Made by the Cauldron — as Nesta and Elain Archeron were — is to be remade into something fae, but the process leaves a mark on the soul that cannot be erased.
• The Cauldron is tied to the Dread Trove: the Mask, the Crown, and the Harp were Made from it, and they can be used to control or channel its power.

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