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For questions about magical seeing stones called "palantíri" from JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings books. The palantíri, also known as the Seeing Stones, are objects used for both communication and as a means of seeing events in other parts of the world. Always use in conjunction with the [tolkiens-legendarium] tag.

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Do the Palantíri have powers to lure?

It is not quite spelled out this way, but Tolkien does imply that Pippin was not only drawn to the Stone simply due to inquisitiveness and Took foolishness: Driven by some impulse that he did not …
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