Editing Salakar

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{{Item_Infobox
|name = Salakar
|image = ACV DoR Salakar Render.png
|type = 
|powers = *Soul containment<ref name="ColdEmbers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' – [[Cold Embers]]</ref>
*Harness [[Baldr]]'s "Light"<ref name="DoR">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök'' – {{Cite|13 March 2022. Memories needed}}</ref> 
|current = Unknown
|period = Prehistory
|created = [[Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar|Elves]]
|made = Prehistory
|notable = *Elves 
*[[Calder]]
*[[Odin]]}}
The '''Salakar''', or the '''''Vessel of Souls''''' in [[Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar|elven]], was an extremely powerful ancient artifact which was developed by the elves and sealed deep beneath [[Svartálfaheimr]] ages prior to the [[Muspels|Muspel]] invasion of the land. The Salakar had the power to drain an individual's souls and keep it contained within itself with any other spirits it had captured. For this reason, the seemingly-immortal Isu warlord [[Surtr]] sought the device for himself, hoping to steal the "light" of Odin's son [[Baldr]] and thereby start [[Ragnarök]].

After [[Odin]] discovered that Baldr had been taken by the Salakar in his ultimately futile attempt to rescue his son, he used it to ensnare Surtr during their final clash at the base of the main [[Towers|Tower]] in [[Eitri]]. He originally abandoned the relic with Surtr's remains, but later baited [[Juno]] into collecting it as a possible method to save [[Aita]]. Odin informed her that it would need to be emptied first, secretly trusting that her efforts would release Baldr back into the world after the [[Great Catastrophe|oncoming cataclysm]].

==Owners==
*[[Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar]] (? – ?)<ref name="DoR" />
*[[Calder]] (? - ?)<ref name="DoR" />
*[[Odin]] (? – ?)<ref name="DoR" />
*[[Juno]] (? - ?)<ref name="DoR" />

==Functionality==
Due to the mysterious nature of the elves and their sacred knowledge of the soul, even the wisest among the Isu like [[Ivaldi]] were incapable of understanding the Salakar's true workings. To the best of the Isu's knowledge, the Salakar was able to contain the souls of individuals, and once captured, it was believed there was no way to leave it, though Odin expressed a small hope that Baldr's spirit could escape if Juno emptied the vessel.<ref name="DoR" /> 

==Behind the scenes==
The Salakar's etymology seems to come from Old Norse words sál meaning soul and kar meaning tub or vessel.

== Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' {{1st}}

==References==
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