[Spoilers] The Device in DT msq

[Kesey]

Even though this has Azem's symbol, I don't think we should rule out this wasn't brought forth by one of the remaining Ascians.

Which one and the purpose, isn't really apparent. But the idea that those remaining Ascians who, now without Zodiark, will be more like Fandaniel and have other plans--like stronger loyalty to who they were before being raised up to an Ascian.

It's not really out of the ballpark for one of them be in process of resurfacing in the narrative, have taken Azem's work, and created this key after Sundering.

[Cleretic]

Even though this has Azem's symbol, I don't think we should rule out this wasn't brought forth by one of the remaining Ascians.

Which one and the purpose, isn't really apparent. But the idea that those remaining Ascians who, now without Zodiark, will be more like Fandaniel and have other plans--like stronger loyalty to who they were before being raised up to an Ascian.

It's not really out of the ballpark for one of them be in process of resurfacing in the narrative, have taken Azem's work, and created this key after Sundering.

The problem there--and I should say it's not a 'this theory doesn't work' problem, more just something that'd have to be addressed--is that the key first turned up four thousand years ago at the earliest. So this can't be the product of a post-ARR Ascian trying to get a new project off the ground after we start offing their coworkers; this is right during their ascendancy, when as far as they're aware they've really got a solid system going. Couple that with the fact the Ascians don't need it, because they can shard-hop anyway, and this stops looking like something an Ascian would likely do.

Doesn't mean that they're off the table, it just means that if it were true, the qualifying asterisk next to 'an Ascian did it' would probably be larger than the statement itself.