| John of Nottingham's Wax | |
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Origin |
John of Nottingham |
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Type |
Wax |
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Effects |
Creates lifelike simulacrum of any person or object |
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Downsides |
Can manufacture duplicates of artifacts |
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Activation |
Creatine a model |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 10 |
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Section |
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Aisle |
974630-4587 |
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Shelf |
981781-4530-572 |
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Date of Collection |
May 8, 1704 |
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Origin[]
John of Nottingham was a famous 14th century magician, said to have plotted to kill Edward II of England and Hugh Despenser the Younger in 1324 through witchcraft. According to the case brought by the prosecution, twenty-eight citizens of Coventry had become particularly discontented with the Prior of Coventry, who had been extracting considerable taxes from the city with the backing of the Despensers. In November 1323 they had approached John of Nottingham, a famous magician based in Coventry, to request his assistance in killing the King, Hugh Despenser, his father and the prior using magic.
John had set about doing this using necromantic ceremonies involving wax effigies of his targets. Using seven pounds of wax and two yards of cloth, John allegedly made effigies of the four main targets and several others. John was said to have worked with his assistant in a deserted house on the magical effigies, which he ultimately tested in 1324 by driving a lead pin first into the head, and then the heart of the first effigy, who apparently died as a result.
Unfortunately for John, his assistant turned him in to the authorities before any further attacks could be made. The case against John and his sponsors came up before the King's Bench later in the year, in which the group were tried for the murder. They were found innocent by the jury.
Effects[]
Molding into a doll with a target in mind turns it into a lifelike replica of the subject several inches tall. It will breathe, blink and sleep like an actual person does. Any injuries or changes to one will reflect upon the other, such as changes in appearance or surgery. Damaging the vital centers will harm the subject accordingly.
Shaping into an object will make it to the desired dimensions since it doesn't need to replicate any life signals. It will have mechanical properties like the real deal, except when heat or stress values beyond the limit of wax are passed. In specific instances, it can even make a copy of an artifact, with identical effects to the original piece. Neutralizing the copy only hardens the material into an inert lump.