The boxes of Orden are fictional magical artifacts in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Sword of Truth is a fantasy series written by Terry Goodkind. ... Terry Goodkind is an American writer, author of the Sword of Truth series. ...

Description

The boxes of Orden are three magical boxes that can give the wizard who correctly uses them unchallenged power over all living things. They were constructed by the wizards of old. The magic contained within the vessels is an ancient and dangerous magic of immense power, spawned from the earth, from life itself. The magic is dormant until the boxes are "put into play", as it is called. To do so is not easy. It requires a person who has knowledge gained from long scholarship and who can call upon considerable power of his own. Once a person has at least one of the boxes, the magic of Orden can be put in play. He then has one year from that time to open a box, but he must have all three before any will open. They work together; you can't simply have one and open it. If the person who puts them in play fails to acquire all three, and to open one within the alloted time, he forfeits his life to the magic. There is no going back. A wizard is a fictional class of people in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ...

Each box holds a different power, which is released upon its opening. To open the correct one is to gain the magic of Orden, the magic of life itself, power over all things living and dead. It gives unchallenged power and authority and creates a master with immutable dominion over all people. Its wielder can kill anyone with a thought in any manner of his choosing wherever that person is, no matter how far away. The magic of Orden could also be used to help crops grow, to heal the sick, and to end conflict. Open the wrong box, and the magic can claim the one who opened it, killing him. Open the other wrong box and every bug, every blade of grass, every tree, every man, woman, and child, every living thing, is incinerated into nothingness - the end of all life. The magic of Orden is twin to the magic of life itself, and death is part of everything that lives, so the magic of Orden is tied to death, as well as life.

Putting the boxes into play imparts to the person certain privileged information, such as how he can discover which box is which. It also protects the person from a number of harmful magics, including the magic of the Sword of Truth and the magic of a confessor. The Book of Counted Shadows gives instruction on how to correctly use the boxes of Orden. Putting the boxes of Orden into play causes the snake vine to begin to grow. While the boxes of Orden are in play, the veil between the underworld and the living world is weakened, and any interaction between them could tear the veil. Jump to: navigation, search The Sword of Truth is a magical sword in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ... The title confessor is used in the Christian Church in two separate ways. ... The Book of Counted Shadows is a fictional book in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ... A snake vine is a fictional plant in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ... The underworld is a fictional location in the Sword of Truth fantasy series by Terry Goodkind. ...

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History

After the war with Panis Rahl, the Central Council of the Midlands mishandled the boxes of Orden, believing the power of the boxes to be just a legend. They gave the boxes to important people, like trophies to be shown off. They used them as payments for favors or promises. This exposed the boxes to covetous hands. Darken Rahl recovered the boxes of Orden and put them into play on the first day of Winter before the series began, although he only had two of the three boxes. In the end, he recovered all three, but failed to open the correct one and was killed. Panis Rahl is a fictional character from the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ... The Central Council is a fictional governmental body in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Midlands are a fictional location in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. ... Darken Rahl is a fictional character from Terry Goodkinds Sword of Truth series. ...