The Lacquerware Plate

The plate is a magical artifact previously owned by Isaiah King, and given to Joel by Angie to destroy. At rest, the plate's carving shows a moving scene of a tree full of flowers in front of a mountain. It can also show a gnarled pine tree before an ocean.

Joel calls it "Dishy."

Abilities
Illustration: The plate can change its engraving to show the user specific images. It rarely shows images of humans, and even then only to Joel, who developed a close bond with it. The first image it showed him was first, an image of Isaiah during the golden years, to comfort Joel. The second was an unknown man who Joel finds quite attractive and asks if it was the plate's original owner, to which the plate responds with one of Joel's lines: "Something like that." The last was an image of Joel himself, when Joel asks what else the plate wants to see in the world.

Source of magic: The plate acts as a source of magic like vinalius. It contains a creature from the Sky Country, so it constantly gives off magic.

Speech: The plate can speak with a high, tinny somewhat-human voice.

Cartography: The plate can show a map of the surrounding landscape and the position of every human within the area, in real time.

Assassination: Perhaps the plate's most dangerous ability. Once every lunar year, a little bit of the spirit can break free of the plate. The angry, poisoned soul is a violent one and can be directed at any living thing. Isaiah only found out how to direct the spirit in the last few years of his life, or else he would have used it more. This ability is the reason Angie wants the plate destroyed.