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What documents did Gandalf search in Minas Tirith to
find details of 'Isildur's Bane'? How did he know that
casting the ring into Orodruin would unmake it?
Some output left on a printer in the Tower of Ecthelion
gives a clue...
PALANTIR(tm) search for 'ring' AND 'ruling' AND 'magic'
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Middle Earth Patent 3 141 592
MAGIC POWER RINGS WITH A RULING RING
Inventor : Sauron, "Sammath Naur", 1 Volcano Road, Mordor.
ABSTRACT
A set of magic rings of power where the power is located
within a ruling ring. This acts as a security feature
whereby any of the rings may be used as conventional
magic rings of power, but the users of the lesser rings
come under the control of the holder of the ruling ring.
The users of the lesser ring cannot destroy the ruling
ring without destroying the power behind their own rings.
An additional security feature restricts destruction
of the ruling ring to the forge in which it was made.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to magic power apparatus, and
particularly such apparatus which enables a magic user
to dominate the known world by enslaving others.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
Magic rings that call on come magic power and enable
the holder to perform magic acts are well known to those
practised in the art. Prior art includes the works of
earth magicians under the guidance of Queen Jadis (The
Magician's Nephew) and Alberich (Die Rheingold). Similar
powers can also be invested in other items, such as
ruby slippers by the Wizard of Oz. So far the approach
has almost universally been to locate the magical power
available to each magical artifact within the artifact
itself. This has often resulted in problems where the
magical item is lost, or used against its original owner.
SUMMARY OF THE ITEM
Conventional magic items generate a request directly
to the magic power. In the main application of the invention
the only ring to call directly on the power is the ruling
ring. The subordinate rings only magic function is to
generate a control data array compromising a request
for magic that is sent to the ruling ring; the ruling
ring interprets the data array and initiates the magic
process.
In a more sophisticated application, the ruling ring
preprocesses the request data array from the subordinate
ring, before initiating a plurality of magic processes
that may or may not comply with the original request.
The preprocessing stage may, for example, include a
filter to remove any magic actions that harm the holder
of the ruling ring, and include a second magic action
to increase the obedience or enslavement of the user
of the subordinate ring to the holder of the ruling
ring.
In a third application, the ruling ring includes apparatus
for locating the other rings, sending data to them,
and retrieving data from them. The subordinate rings
do not actively send messages to the ruling ring, but
wait until the ruling ring polls them. This avoids a
potential security breach whereby users of the subordinate
rings can track data, and determine the location of
the subordinate ring.
In a fourth application, the ruling ring is modified
to include the functions of a subordinate ring. The
preprocessing stage as described earlier must be modified
to avoid feedback. Typically, the preprocessing stage
would filter out all requests to destroy or modify the
ruling ring except in the place where it was forged,
to allow for servicing and upgrading; and it would spawn
a second magic action to bend the will of other users
to the will of the one who forged the ruling ring. This
avoids a potential security breach whereby other users
get access to the ruling ring..
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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CLAIMS
I claim:
1. Magic apparatus compromising one ruling magic ring
and a plurality of subordinate rings; data processing
means within the subordinate rings to convert a request
for magic to a data array; data communication means
between the subordinate rings and the one ring;data
processing means within the one ring to convert the
data array into requests for magic, said requests for
magic not necessarily conforming to the original requests
of the subordinate ring user; and magic means within
the one ring to handle the requests for magic use.
2. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the one ring
further embodies means and apparatus to rule the subordinate
rings.
3. Apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the one ring
further embodies means and apparatus to find the subordinate
rings.
4. Apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the one ring
further embodies means and apparatus to bring the subordinate
rings, and in the darkness bind them.
5. Apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the destination
of said means of bringing and binding is Mordor, where
the shadows lie.
DRAWINGS
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