Mentifuge
A mentifuge is a magical or psychic device or one that purports to be such, worn to protect the wearer for any sort of mental attack, prying, or attempt at control of the mind. They are also called 'avertiments.' It is also a proof against mind-altering illusions, although 'proof' it should not be understood to be invulnerable. Magistrates and aristocrats commonly wear such devices. In poorer towns, a mentifuge is provided for the acting judge. The senators of Aurice are said to wear powerful mentifuges as medallions over their hearts.
The best mentifuges do not simply mask the wearer's thoughts, they substitute the readable thoughts of the wearer with his or her own common thoughts so the being attempting to read the wearer's thoughts is misled and doesn't know that he or she is being misled. Some mentifuges also protect the wearer from being controlled or influenced against his will. These qualities are more easily to be subverted as the wearer's own natural inclination for vice and desires are not fully suppressed.
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