The Staff of Blue

The Staff of Blue represents power, and moreover the potential to bring peace or chaos to the world depending on who holds it. The Staff of Blue has the power to wipe out entire planets, and through her dreams and remnants of memories from the Soft Blade, Kira is able to locate the staff, but unfortunately, they find it broken into pieces. The staff was supposed to put an end to the war, but instead, Kira and the team find themselves trapped on Nidus. As it turns out, the broken staff was a blessing in disguise since it enabled the alliance between the Knot of Minds and crew from the Wallfish.

The Soft Blade (Idealis, Seed)

Throughout the course of the novel, what the Soft Blade symbolizes develops and changes as more information becomes available, and differentiates based on character. Initially, when the...