Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3123266-20140303175822/@comment-25124692-20140704170843

The scepter, in its main form, has a golden handle and a black fitting which holds a blue gem encircled with silver blades. It allows its owner to open rifts through dimensions using the Tesseract as a gate key, fire powerfully destructive blast of blue energy, communicate across space through a form of astral projection, and bend the will of others by controlling their hearts.......also....When using the scepter to control another person the user places the blade tip against the person’s heart and the gem produces a blue, wisp-like energy which is transferred into the person’s body where it the spreads up to their head, notably affecting their eyes, turning them a florescent blue color. People put under the scepter's control will often regain their individuality after receiving a significant blow to the head, as a temporary loss of consciousness will allow their normal mental state to "reset" and return. In some situations the effects of the mind control can be negated outright if the energy from the scepter is unable to diffuse into the target's body, such as when Tony Stark's Arc Reactor absorbed the energy instead.

Loki has also used the scepter to mentally communicate with The Other using a form of astral projection that allowed him to experience the conversation as if he were in the Other's presence, even across space. During this conversation The Other was able to cause Loki pain through the scepter. [1]