The Mortal Cup
Because of its mysterious transformative properties, drinking from the Cup turns mundanes into Shadowhunters. It is presumed that it became sacred and magical after Raziel used it as the vessel for his blood, imbuing it with his vast angelic power.
However, drinking from the Cup has its risks and does not always work. The Cup is most effective on children; in adults, it may either kill them or have no effect whatsoever. Because of this, only specially selected mundanes are allowed to drink from the Mortal Cup, since many never survive the transition. It takes special strength and resilience to survive the process, and because of this, the mundanes must be extensively tested and evaluated before they can drink from the cup and Ascend.
The Cup can also provide some protection from demons and some authority over them, though, in this respect, it is not as powerful as the demonically-aligned Mortal Sword.
The Cup can also be used to help end the suffering of a person who turned Forsaken. The Forsaken must be forced to drink from the Mortal Cup, and its power would eliminate the pain from the Marks. It may either turn the Forsaken into a Shadowhunter or let the person suffer the negative effects of the Cup, which may ultimately lead to death.
A demonic counterpart of the Cup, the Infernal Cup was forged in 2007. Instead of angel blood, the Infernal Cup's ichor donor was the Greater Demon, Lilith, which gave it its demonic alliance. This gave the Cup the power to turn Shadowhunters into their demonic counterparts.
The Mortal Cup's powers contain summoning demons and controlling them.
Currently in possession of: FOR ARC PURPOSES
Because of its mysterious transformative properties, drinking from the Cup turns mundanes into Shadowhunters. It is presumed that it became sacred and magical after Raziel used it as the vessel for his blood, imbuing it with his vast angelic power.
However, drinking from the Cup has its risks and does not always work. The Cup is most effective on children; in adults, it may either kill them or have no effect whatsoever. Because of this, only specially selected mundanes are allowed to drink from the Mortal Cup, since many never survive the transition. It takes special strength and resilience to survive the process, and because of this, the mundanes must be extensively tested and evaluated before they can drink from the cup and Ascend.
The Cup can also provide some protection from demons and some authority over them, though, in this respect, it is not as powerful as the demonically-aligned Mortal Sword.
The Cup can also be used to help end the suffering of a person who turned Forsaken. The Forsaken must be forced to drink from the Mortal Cup, and its power would eliminate the pain from the Marks. It may either turn the Forsaken into a Shadowhunter or let the person suffer the negative effects of the Cup, which may ultimately lead to death.
A demonic counterpart of the Cup, the Infernal Cup was forged in 2007. Instead of angel blood, the Infernal Cup's ichor donor was the Greater Demon, Lilith, which gave it its demonic alliance. This gave the Cup the power to turn Shadowhunters into their demonic counterparts.
The Mortal Cup's powers contain summoning demons and controlling them.
Currently in possession of: FOR ARC PURPOSES
