The Jewel of Judgement



Also known as the Eye of the Serpent to the those in the Courts of Chaos, this gem belongs to the rightful ruler of Amber. It currently has a few people attuned to it, to which not all the privileges of being so have been discovered or announced. So far we know that it can paralyze anyone within a certain range, it can control the weather, and transport you when in danger. Also, wearing it for too long can cause it to start draining your life force and time appears to slow down.

Dworkin stole the Jewel long ago and used it to create the Pattern, which in turn created all of shadow in-between Amber and the Courts of Choas. It was then given to Oberon to use as he ruled over Amber for the next thousands upon thousands of years. A time came when it was exchanged from owner to owner for a short while. Eric usurped the throne and was punished by being absorbed into the jewel when he was too weak to fight it. Then Corwin had it and ruled for a short time and even created a second Pattern in his own image before it was stolen by Brand. Still in his hand when Brand fell into the Abyss, the Unicorn appeared with it and finally handed it to Random. Since then it has been bounced around again but it found its way back to Random, who is still the rightful owner but is not the one who currently possesses it.

The Jewel of Judgment is considered to be the one most powerful item in all of shadow, which could very well be true since it did originate in the Courts of Chaos and actually created another power, at which time was thought to be another Logrus. Seeing now anything else would be manifested by it and found out in shadow, it’s difficult to believe there is anything more powerful than it.