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[[Image:Passion282.jpg|thumb|220px|[[Jenny Calendar]] with an Orb of Thesulah]] An '''Orb of Thesulah''' was a magical crystal orb used as a spirit vault for the rituals of the [[undead]]. It was used to summon a human [[soul]] from the ether and stored it until the soul was transferred.  
It was the primary ingredient for the [[Ritual of Restoration]].

By the late 20th century, since the transliteration annals for the ritual was lost, rendering the remaining text indecipherable until the efforts of [[Jenny Calendar]] in 1998, the sole application for an Orb of Thesulah was as a new-age paper weight. [[Rupert Giles]] himself owned one for this purpose. The orb was known to glow brightly when held in a person's hand. [[Angelus]] lamented about the fragility about these orbs, blaming it on "shoddy Gypsy craftsmanship". Each time the ritual was successfully completed, the orb being used would dissappear as the soul entered the vampires body, meaning orbs were not reusable.

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33 86.jpg|An orb used in the ritual among other ingredients
Angelus_orb_of_thesulah_passion.jpg|Angelus holding an orb
Orb of Thesulah glowing becoming part 1.jpg|An orb activating during Angelus' first activation
Orb of Thesulah glowing becoming part 2.jpg|An orb activating during Angelus' second re-ensoulment
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== Appearances ==

* "[[Passion]]"
* "[[Becoming, Part One]]"
* "[[Becoming, Part Two]]"
* "[[Orpheus]]"
[[Category:Artifacts and objects|Thesulah]]
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