Climbing a Scalable walls, Raziel could reach an upper ledge around the outer walls of the chamber where the Faceted orb was placed on a similar stand. The artifact itself was a transparent egg-shaped crystal which glinted and reflected the light that shone onto it. At the center of the object a subtle Light symbol could be seen.[Defiance][Defiance/4]
The 'Dark artifact' powered by the defeat of Shades
The Light associated 'Faceted Orb'
The 'Fire artifact' block powered by being set aflame
The Air associated 'Howling Heartstone'
The Earth associated 'Obsidian Sphere'
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The Faceted orb is one a number of related artifacts that are found in forge portal rooms and immediately used to access the portals. Other artifacts that are treated the same include the Howling Heartstone for the Air Forge and the Obsidian Sphere for the Earth Forge.[Defiance][Defiance/4][Defiance/6][Defiance/10][Defiance strategy guide] Although not containing such 'keys', both the Dark and Fire forges have objects identified as "artifacts" in files that control portal activation, although they are not used in the same way the "key" artifacts are.[Defiance][Defiance/4][Defiance/6][Defiance strategy guide] Game files and textures reveal that the these 'artifacts' are similarly counted as an object rather than part of the room (although not as 'keys') and like the Faceted Orb they all have a subtle Darkness or Light symbols within their textures which are virtually invisible in the course of regular gameplay.[Defiance][Defiance/4]
The Artifact 1a Room at The Lost Worlds (by Ben Lincoln)
