Palantír of Minas Tirith
itemA spherical dark stone globe of ancient and terrible power. When activated it ignites with an inner red flame that bathes the holder in red light and makes the orb appear cut from hard stone with sharp black shadows. After its final use it forever shows manipulated visions of two aged hands withering in flame to any who look upon it.
The Palantír of Minas Tirith, one of the ancient seeing-stones crafted by Fëanor, emerges in The Return of the King as a perilous tool of far-seeing power housed in the White Tower of the Citadel. Activated by Denethor, Steward of Gondor, it ignites with an inner red flame, granting visions of distant events but ultimately ensnaring him in Sauron's manipulative deceit, hastening his descent into despair. After its final, tragic use, the stone is irreparably tainted, forever displaying horrifying visions of withering hands consumed in flame to any who dare gaze into it.
Evolution
The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings
A spherical dark stone globe of ancient and terrible power. When activated it ignites with an inner red flame that bathes the holder in red light and makes the orb appear cut from hard stone with sharp black shadows. After its final use it forever shows manipulated visions of two aged hands withering in flame to any who look upon it.
Book Appearances
The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings
First appears Ch 7