Cages of Binding are claw-like metal devices, inscribed with warding runes.[1] They are able to remove corruption from a living soul,[2] though at the cost of the victim's life.[3]
History[]
The origin of the cages is unclear. According to Cormond, the cages were created in Hawezar by Zakarum, while writings of the Scholars of Orbei indicate that the cages were found by Zakarum in 1236, and distributed among their outposts.[4] During the Zakarum Inquisition, experiments with the cages were carried out in Karamat's Reach (which Cormond speculated to be the site where the Cages were created) on Malignant, or Malignant-like creatures. The ritual was fatal to all it was used upon, as they tried to separate darkness from light. They were able to create a cage that simply killed the creature.[3] Karamat's Reach was later sealed,[5] and the cages were confiscated.[4]
A century later, Cormond and the Wanderer used them to capture Malignant Hearts, in order to prevent their corruption from spreading.[2]