Soraya gives a polite chuckle and tells Viktor that his question is expected of an inventor of the Free Cities. However, there is no physical locking mechanism working in conjunction with magic for the vault's security. Ikorr's vaults are protected exclusively by magic wards. In Ikorr, New Magic isn't used.
She explains that Alucard is correct, authorized personnel have their blood signature "registered" and henceforth can use it to retrieve the object without raising an alarm. This can only be done after the wards let them through. The blood signature serves as authorization and also to identify who last accessed the object and who last returned it. It serves as their version of signing something in and out. Careful records are kept.
The vaults are as old as Ikorr itself, and the artifact has been in their possession for many centuries. Only the most important and wealthy individuals use these vaults, and the specific vault containing the artifact does not share warding with other private vaults. Each vault has its own access ward. This one in particular is owned by the Pact, basically the Ikorran government itself.
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She explains that Alucard is correct, authorized personnel have their blood signature "registered" and henceforth can use it to retrieve the object without raising an alarm. This can only be done after the wards let them through. The blood signature serves as authorization and also to identify who last accessed the object and who last returned it. It serves as their version of signing something in and out. Careful records are kept.
The vaults are as old as Ikorr itself, and the artifact has been in their possession for many centuries. Only the most important and wealthy individuals use these vaults, and the specific vault containing the artifact does not share warding with other private vaults. Each vault has its own access ward. This one in particular is owned by the Pact, basically the Ikorran government itself.