Changes: Phoenix Eye

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“That's an Eye of the Phoenix! Some call it the Firebird. Its eye burns with a fire that consumes the life force of anybody it comes in contact with.”
— Gaius describing the magical object^[src]

Merlin308 0679 — An illustration of the Eye.

The Phoenix Eye is an amber crystal with wings in its setting. It is said to be the eye of the Phoenix because its eye burns with the fire that consumes the life force of anyone that comes in contact with it.

History

Merlin958 — The eye absorbs Arthur's strength

Morgause gives Morgana a Phoenix Eye to give to Arthur on his quest to gain the trident of the Fisher King so it will kill him. Morgana is told to make a likeness of Arthur and bind it to the gift, using the skills that Morgause taught her. In her chambers Morgana creates a doll with pieces of wood and cloths. She then burns the poppet on a candle and lights it again with her magic. This causes the Phoenix Eye to light and to start consuming Arthur's life force. Morgana is forced to repeat this ritual twice because she is interrupted by her maid Gwen. When she repeats the ritual, it worsens the Eye's effect on Arthur. The Eye weakens Arthur across the journey, but he is able to hold on and make it in to the Fisher King's tower.

Merlin and Gwaine follow him, and Merlin is able to take the Phoenix Eye off Arthur's wrist before it kills him. Later he gives it to the Fisher King to grant his wish to die as he was kept alive for years after a fatal injury, and in return he is given the Avalon Vial (The Eye of the Phoenix).

Trivia

Although not confirmed or shown, it is also possible that a Phoenix Eye can also cloud the mind of its victim and weaken their awareness. Arthur, while wearing the bracelet, was unaware that he was being weakened and did not suspect the Eye's danger.
The effects of the phoenix eye are similar to the effects of the Poppet Merlin used on Morgana, with the difference that the phoenix eye absorbs physical strength but the poppet absorbs magic power.
The Phoenix Eye may be made from Baltic amber like other magical items.

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 |appearances = ''[[The Eye of the Phoenix]]''
+}}{{Quote|That's an Eye of the Phoenix! Some call it the Firebird. Its eye burns with a fire that consumes the life force of anybody it comes in contact with.|[[Gaius]] describing the magical object|The Eye of the Phoenix}}
-|mentions = Given to [[Morgana]] by [[Morgause]].}}
+[[File:Merlin308_0679.jpg|thumb|left|200px|An illustration of the Eye.]]
+The '''Phoenix Eye''' is an amber crystal with wings in its setting. It is said to be the eye of the [[Phoenix]] because its eye burns with the fire that consumes the life force of anyone that comes in contact with it.
+==History==
-The '''Phoenix Eye''' is an amber crystal with wings in its setting. It is said to be the eye of the [[phoenix]] because its eye burns with the fire that consumes the life force of anyone that comes in contact with it (''[[The Eye of the Phoenix]]'').
+[[File:Merlin958.jpg|thumb|200px|The eye absorbs [[Arthur]]'s strength]]
+[[Morgause]] gives [[Morgana]] a Phoenix Eye to give to [[Arthur]] on his quest to gain the trident of [[The Fisher King|the Fisher King]] so it will kill him. Morgana is told to make a [[Poppet|likeness]] of Arthur and bind it to the gift, using the skills that [[Morgause]] taught her. In her [[Morgana's Chambers|chambers]] Morgana creates a doll with pieces of wood and cloths. She then burns the [[poppet]] on a candle and lights it again with her magic. This causes the Phoenix Eye to light and to start consuming [[Arthur]]'s life force. [[Morgana]] is forced to repeat this ritual twice because she is interrupted by her maid [[Gwen]]. When she repeats the ritual, it worsens the Eye's effect on [[Arthur]]. The Eye weakens [[Arthur]] across the journey, but he is able to hold on and make it in to the [[Fisher King]]'s tower.
+[[File:Phoenix_eye_on_Arthur.jpg|thumb|left]]
+[[Merlin (character)|Merlin]] and [[Gwaine (character)|Gwaine]] follow him, and Merlin is able to take the Phoenix Eye off Arthur's wrist before it kills him. Later he gives it to the [[Fisher King]] to grant his wish to die as he was kept alive for years after a fatal injury, and in return he is given the [[Avalon Vial]] (''[[The Eye of the Phoenix]]'').
-[[Morgause]] gave [[Morgana]] a Phoenix Eye to give to [[Arthur]] on his quest to gain the trident of [[The Fisher King|the Fisher King]] so it [[File:Merlin308_0679.jpg|thumb|An illustration of the Eye.]]would kill him. Morgana was told to make a [[Poppet|likeness]] of Arthur and bind it to the gift, using the skills that Morgause taught her. In her chambers Morgana created a doll with pieces of wood and cloths. She then burned the [[poppet]] on a candle and lighted it again with her magic. This caused the Phoenix Eye to light and to start consuming [[File:35.jpg|thumb]][[Arthur]]'s life force. Morgana was forced to repeat this ritual twice because she was interrupted by her maid [[Gwen]]. When she repeated the ritual, it worsened the Eye's effect on Arthur. The Eye weakened Arthur across the journey, but he was able to hold on and make it in to the [[Fisher King]]'s tower. [[Merlin (character)|Merlin]] and [[Gwaine (character)|Gwaine]] followed him, and Merlin was able to take the Phoenix Eye off Arthur's wrist before it killed him. Later he gave it to the Fisher King to grant his wish to die as he was kept alive for years after a fatal injury (''[[The Eye of the Phoenix]]'').
 ==Trivia==
+[[File:35.jpg|thumb|200px|The phoenix eye]]
+*Although not confirmed or shown, it is also possible that a Phoenix Eye can also cloud the mind of its victim and weaken their awareness. [[Arthur]], while wearing the bracelet, was unaware that he was being weakened and did not suspect the Eye's danger.
+*The effects of the phoenix eye are similar to the effects of the [[Poppet]] Merlin used on [[Morgana]], with the difference that the phoenix eye absorbs physical strength but the poppet absorbs [[magic]] power.
+*The Phoenix Eye may be made from Baltic amber like other magical items.
+[[fr:Œil du Phénix]]
-Although not confirmed or shown, it is also possible that a Phoenix Eye can also cloud the mind of its victim and weaken their awareness because Arthur, while wearing the bracelet, was unaware that he was being weakened and did not suspect the Eye's danger.
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+[[Category:Attire]]
+[[Category:Old Religion]]
+[[Category:Morgause's possessions]]
+[[Category:Morgana's possessions]]
+[[Category:Arthur's possessions]]
+[[Category:Series 3 Objects]]
+[[Category:Weapons]]