| Crystal Cage | |
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| Artifact Information | |
| Description: | A magical cage of energy formed with five crystals |
| Usage: | To trap and contain a person or object |
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A Crystal Cage is the name given to a trap system formed with five crystals capable of holding magical beings within an electrified force field. It is impossible to teleport outside of the cage, once trapped inside.
Limitations
- A crystal cage can be disrupted if one of the crystals is removed.
- Crystals can be moved by someone outside of the cage.
- Crystals can be moved by using powers such as Telekinetic Orbing or Telekinetic Beaming.
- Crystals can be manually moved from the inside, if one can fight through the pain.
- A crystal cage can be destroyed from the inside if hit with enough magical power.
List of Users
Notes and Trivia
- In a Season 4 episode of Charmed, Paige noted that the crystals need to oriented east to west.
- Cages do not always work the same way. In most cases, the crystals form a cage of transparent energy, though in a season 3 episode of Charmed, sometimes bolts of lightning form a collar around the neck of the target, instead of forming a cage.
- If a cage is charged too strongly, it can vanquish the target inside.
- Prudence used a sixth crystal to warn her of if her cage had been activated in a season 3 episode of Charmed. This is the only time a sixth crystal is used.
- A crystal cage was once used to protect Prue Halliwell's wedding dress.
- A crystal cage was used to trap a Darklighter.
- Gideon once used a crystal cage to trap baby Wyatt, when he was trying to kill him.
References
- Crystal Cage - visit them for more.