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	{{Quote\|The priest pulls out another skull, crystal, and holds it high. The relic! I hear its hum in my own skull. Faint, but familiar!\|Giovanni Borgia, upon first sighting a Crystal Skull, 1520.\|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy\|Rome: Chapter 4 – Giovanni Borgia}}		{{Quote\|The priest pulls out another skull, crystal, and holds it high. The relic! I hear its hum in my own skull. Faint, but familiar!\|Giovanni Borgia, upon first sighting a Crystal Skull, 1520.\|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy\|Rome: Chapter 4 – Giovanni Borgia}}
	[[File:AC4 Crystal Skull render.png\|thumb\|250px\|A Crystal Skull with an inserted blood vial]]		[[File:AC4 Crystal Skull render.png\|thumb\|250px\|A Crystal Skull with an inserted blood vial]]
	The '''Crystal Skulls''' are [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces of Eden]] that function as communication and observational devices. Created by the [[Isu]], three distinct variations of Crystal Skulls have been discovered ~~so far~~.		The '''Crystal Skulls''' are [[Piece of Eden\|Pieces of Eden]] that function as communication and observational devices. Created by the [[Isu]], three distinct variations of Crystal Skulls have been discovered.

	The first type function much like modern telephone devices, allowing communication between all who possess a device. The second type has a record-and-playback function, allowing a user to record and send audio-visual messages to others who possess a counterpart Crystal Skull. Finally, the third works as a monitoring ~~devices~~, projecting audio-visual surveillance through connection with a living being's blood in a [[Blood vial\|vial]]. ~~The~~ Crystal Skulls have ~~notably~~ been found in the ~~remains~~ of the ~~old~~ pre-Columbian civilizations of the [[Americas]].		The first type function much like modern telephone devices, allowing communication between all who possess a device. The second type has a record-and-playback function, allowing a user to record and send audio-visual messages to others who possess a counterpart Crystal Skull. Finally, the third works as a monitoring device, projecting audio-visual surveillance through connection with a living being's blood in a [[Blood vial\|vial]].

			While Crystal Skulls have been found in several different locations across the [[Earth\|globe]], a large number of them were held by the pre-Columbian civilizations of the [[Americas]], who regarded them as holy relics.

	==History==		==History==
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	In 1520, the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]] assigned [[Giovanni Borgia]] to [[Hernán Cortés]]' crew to search for unknown Pieces of Eden in [[Mexico]]. Giovanni was able to locate a Crystal Skull in the possession of the [[Aztecs\|Aztec civilization]] at [[Tenochtitlan]], and retrieved it from an Aztec priest before it was to be utilized in a human sacrifice ritual, amidst the chaos caused by Cortés' attacking crew.<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Rome: Chapter 4 - Giovanni Borgia]]</ref>		In 1520, the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]] assigned [[Giovanni Borgia]] to [[Hernán Cortés]]' crew to search for unknown Pieces of Eden in [[Mexico]]. Giovanni was able to locate a Crystal Skull in the possession of the [[Aztecs\|Aztec civilization]] at [[Tenochtitlan]], and retrieved it from an Aztec priest before it was to be utilized in a human sacrifice ritual, amidst the chaos caused by Cortés' attacking crew.<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Rome: Chapter 4 - Giovanni Borgia]]</ref>

	[[File:Vision01-1-.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The ~~skull~~ in use]]		[[File:Vision01-1-.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The Crystal Skull in use]]
	Returning to [[Europe]] with the artifact, Giovanni took it to the scientist [[Bombastus]], who was an expert in studying the Pieces of Eden. Though he subjected it to several tests, Bombastus was unable to discover its purpose, and the Brotherhood dismissed the Skull as little more than an ornate treasure. Despite this, Giovanni continued to study the Skull, gazing into it for at least an hour each day for about 22 years. Finally, in 1542, an unknown [[China\|Chinese]] man, who had also acquired a Skull, used its communicative powers to contact Giovanni.<ref name="Project Legacy"/>		Returning to [[Europe]] with the artifact, Giovanni took it to the scientist [[Bombastus]], who was an expert in studying the Pieces of Eden. Though he subjected it to several tests, Bombastus was unable to discover its purpose, and the Brotherhood dismissed the Skull as little more than an ornate treasure. Despite this, Giovanni continued to study the Skull, gazing into it for at least an hour each day for about 22 years. Finally, in 1542, an unknown [[China\|Chinese]] man, who had also acquired a Crystal Skull, used its communicative powers to contact Giovanni.<ref name="Project Legacy"/>

	===18th century===		===18th century===
	In 1719, the [[Sage~~]] and [[Piracy\|pirate~~]] [[Bartholomew Roberts]] agreed to take [[Edward Kenway]] to see the [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]], an Isu complex used to monitor the lives of people whose blood had been collected in ~~blood~~ vials. Central to the Observatory was the viewing device: a large armillary sphere with a Crystal Skull fixed in its core, where the vials would be inserted. The device would then spin and project images onto the wall behind it.<ref name="The Observatory">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[The Observatory]]</ref>		{{Dialogue\|Rhona\|A manky looking thing. Is that what I think it is?\|Edward\|Aye. Watch. Through the blood of the governor, we can see through his eyes.\|Edward Kenway and Rhona Dinsmore preparing to use a Crystal Skull, 1722.\|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag\|Tainted Blood}}
			In 1719, the [[Sage]] [[Bartholomew Roberts]] agreed to take [[Edward Kenway]] to see the [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]], an Isu complex used to monitor the lives of people whose blood had been collected in vials. Central to the Observatory was the viewing device: a large armillary sphere with a Crystal Skull fixed in its core, where the vials would be inserted. The device would then spin and project images onto the wall behind it.<ref name="The Observatory">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[The Observatory]]</ref>

	[[File:The_Observatory_11.png\|thumb\|250px\|Roberts holding a Crystal Skull with a blood vial slotted in]]		[[File:The_Observatory_11.png\|thumb\|250px\|Roberts holding a Crystal Skull with a blood vial slotted in]]
	After leading Kenway to the center of the complex, Roberts activated the Crystal Skull that the Observatory housed to take a look through the eyes of [[Jack Rackham]] and [[Woodes Rogers]]. Betraying Kenway and leaving him locked in the Observatory,<ref name="The Observatory"/> Roberts took the Crystal Skull and kept it with him while he sailed the [[Caribbean\|West Indies]] and West [[Africa]] for the next three years.<ref name="Royal Misfortune">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Royal Misfortune]]</ref>		After leading Kenway to the center of the complex, Roberts activated the Crystal Skull that the Observatory housed to take a look through the eyes of [[Jack Rackham]] and [[Woodes Rogers]]. Betraying Kenway and leaving him locked in the Observatory,<ref name="The Observatory"/> Roberts took the Crystal Skull and kept it with him while he sailed the [[Caribbean\|West Indies]] and the West [[Africa]]n coast for the next three years. Kenway eventually tracked Roberts to the island of [[Príncipe]] in February 1722, and pursued him along the coast before boarding his ship and killing him.<ref name="Royal Misfortune">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Royal Misfortune]]</ref>

	~~Kenway later tracked Roberts down to the island of [[Príncipe]], and pursued him along the coast of West Africa before boarding his ship and killing him, taking~~ the Crystal Skull ~~with him.<ref name="Royal Misfortune"/> Returning~~ to [[Havana]]~~, Kenway~~ inserted [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala\|Torres]]'s blood vial into the Crystal Skull to ~~discern~~ his ~~location~~.<ref name="Tainted Blood">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Tainted Blood]]</ref>		Having recovered the Crystal Skull, Kenway returned to [[Havana]] and inserted [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala\|Laureano Torres]]' blood vial into the artifact to discern his location. He then left the Crystal Skull in [[Rhona Dinsmore]]'s care while he searched for his target, only to discover he assassinated a decoy, with Torres' vial having been purposely mislabeled, presumably to keep his fellow Templars from spying on him.<ref name="Tainted Blood">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Tainted Blood]]</ref>

	Kenway left the artifact in [[Rhona Dinsmore]]'s care while he searched for his target, only to discover he assassinated a decoy, with Torres' vial having been purposely mislabeled, presumably to keep his fellow Templars from spying on him. Soon afterwards, the Observatory was found by the [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order\|Caribbean Templars]], and Kenway hurried to stop their endeavor to take the complex for themselves.~~<ref name="Tainted Blood"/>~~ After killing Torres, Kenway and the Assassin [[Mentor]] [[Ah Tabai]] placed the Crystal Skull back in its original location and sealed the Observatory, hoping to keep it out of the wrong hands.<ref name="Ever a Splinter">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Ever a Splinter]]</ref>		Soon afterwards, the Observatory was found by the [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order\|Caribbean Templars]], and Kenway hurried to stop their endeavor to take the complex for themselves. After killing Torres, Kenway and the Assassin [[Mentor]] [[Ah Tabai]] placed the Crystal Skull back in its original location and sealed the Observatory, hoping to keep it out of the wrong hands.<ref name="Ever a Splinter">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Ever a Splinter]]</ref>

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	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	ACBF Crystal Skull and Vial Render.png\|Render of ~~the~~ Skull ~~model~~ with and without an inserted blood vial		ACBF Crystal Skull and Vial Render.png\|Render of a Crystal Skull with and without an inserted blood vial
	Phrenology.PNG\|Bombastus and Giovanni Borgia studying a Crystal Skull		Phrenology.PNG\|Bombastus and Giovanni Borgia studying a Crystal Skull
	Tainted Blood 3.png\|A Crystal Skull making a projection		Tainted Blood 3.png\|A Crystal Skull making a projection
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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*A [[Cryptic Messages\|message]] that [[Clay Kaczmarek]] wrote stated that ''"Within Emperor Jiajing's sin and Quetzalcoatl's hunger lies the answers."'' The Chinese man who contacted Giovanni could presumably have been the [[Zhu Houcong\|Jiajing Emperor]], a Templar-aided Chinese emperor who [[Great Rites Controversy\|hunted]] the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]]. {{Wiki\|Quetzalcoatl}} is a reference to the Mesoamerican deity, which would tie to the Mitchell-Hedges Skull.		*A [[Cryptic Messages\|message]] that [[Clay Kaczmarek]] wrote stated that ''"Within Emperor Jiajing's sin and Quetzalcoatl's hunger lies the answers."'' The Chinese man who contacted Giovanni could presumably have been the [[Zhu Houcong\|Jiajing Emperor]], a Templar-aided Chinese emperor who [[Great Rites Controversy\|hunted]] the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]]. {{Wiki\|Quetzalcōātl\|Quetzalcoatl}} is a reference to the Mesoamerican deity, which would tie to the Mitchell-Hedges Skull.
	*It was suggested by the author of an Abstergo memo on various Isu artifacts the device being shaped like a human skull was the result of a bizarre fashion trend.		*It was suggested by the author of an Abstergo memo on various Isu artifacts the device being shaped like a human skull was the result of a bizarre fashion trend.
	*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'', a drawing of a Crystal Skull, alongside other Isu artifacts including an [[Apples of Eden\|Apple of Eden]] and a blood vial, can be seen on a notice board inside the [[Davenport Homestead]], implying that the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Assassins]] were researching these artifacts during the 1750s.		*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'', a drawing of a Crystal Skull, alongside other Isu artifacts including an [[Apples of Eden\|Apple of Eden]] and a blood vial, can be seen on a notice board inside the [[Davenport Homestead]], implying that the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Assassins]] were researching these artifacts during the 1750s.

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	Ever a Splinter 10.png\|Ah Tabai returning a Crystal Skull to the Observatory		Ever a Splinter 10.png\|Ah Tabai returning a Crystal Skull to the Observatory
	ACFT - Bartholomew Roberts flashback.png\|Bartholomew Roberts holding a Crystal Skull		ACFT - Bartholomew Roberts flashback.png\|Bartholomew Roberts holding a Crystal Skull
	ACFT - Pieces of Eden collection.jpg\|A Crystal Skull ~~shown~~ among other Pieces of Eden		ACFT - Pieces of Eden collection.jpg\|A Crystal Skull among other Pieces of Eden
	ACRogue HomesteadBoard Isu BluePrints.png\|Diagram of a Crystal Skull among Achilles Davenport's notes		ACRogue HomesteadBoard Isu BluePrints.png\|Diagram of a Crystal Skull among Achilles Davenport's notes
	AC4 Crystal Skull.png\|An Abstergo Industries depiction of a Crystal Skull		AC4 Crystal Skull.png\|An Abstergo Industries depiction of a Crystal Skull

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	*A [[Cryptic Messages\|message]] that [[Clay Kaczmarek]] wrote stated that ''"Within Emperor Jiajing's sin and Quetzalcoatl's hunger lies the answers."'' The Chinese man who contacted Giovanni could presumably have been the [[Zhu Houcong\|Jiajing Emperor]], a Templar-aided Chinese emperor who [[Great Rites Controversy\|hunted]] the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]]. {{Wiki\|Quetzalcoatl}} is a reference to the Mesoamerican deity, which would tie to the Mitchell-Hedges Skull.		*A [[Cryptic Messages\|message]] that [[Clay Kaczmarek]] wrote stated that ''"Within Emperor Jiajing's sin and Quetzalcoatl's hunger lies the answers."'' The Chinese man who contacted Giovanni could presumably have been the [[Zhu Houcong\|Jiajing Emperor]], a Templar-aided Chinese emperor who [[Great Rites Controversy\|hunted]] the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]]. {{Wiki\|Quetzalcoatl}} is a reference to the Mesoamerican deity, which would tie to the Mitchell-Hedges Skull.
	*It was suggested by the author of an Abstergo memo on various Isu artifacts the device being shaped like a human skull was the result of a bizarre fashion trend.		*It was suggested by the author of an Abstergo memo on various Isu artifacts the device being shaped like a human skull was the result of a bizarre fashion trend.
	*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'', a ~~picture~~ of a Crystal Skull, alongside other Isu artifacts including [[Apples of Eden\|~~Apples]], [[Crystal Balls~~]] and blood ~~vials~~, can be seen on a notice board inside the [[Davenport Homestead]], implying that the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Assassins]] were researching these artifacts during the 1750s.		*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'', a drawing of a Crystal Skull, alongside other Isu artifacts including an [[Apples of Eden\|Apple of Eden]] and a blood vial, can be seen on a notice board inside the [[Davenport Homestead]], implying that the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|Colonial Assassins]] were researching these artifacts during the 1750s.

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	ACFT - Bartholomew Roberts flashback.png\|Bartholomew Roberts holding a Crystal Skull		ACFT - Bartholomew Roberts flashback.png\|Bartholomew Roberts holding a Crystal Skull
	ACFT - Pieces of Eden collection.jpg\|A Crystal Skull shown among other Pieces of Eden		ACFT - Pieces of Eden collection.jpg\|A Crystal Skull shown among other Pieces of Eden
			ACRogue HomesteadBoard Isu BluePrints.png\|Diagram of a Crystal Skull among Achilles Davenport's notes
	AC4 Crystal Skull.png\|An Abstergo Industries depiction of a Crystal Skull		AC4 Crystal Skull.png\|An Abstergo Industries depiction of a Crystal Skull
	~~ACRogue HomesteadBoard Isu BluePrints.png\|Daigram of a Crystal Skull among the notes of Achilles Davenport~~
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			ACRogue HomesteadBoard Isu BluePrints.png\|Daigram of a Crystal Skull among the notes of Achilles Davenport
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			ACBF Crystal Skull and Vial Render.png\|Render of the Skull model with and without an inserted blood vial
	Phrenology.PNG\|Bombastus and Giovanni Borgia studying a Crystal Skull		Phrenology.PNG\|Bombastus and Giovanni Borgia studying a Crystal Skull
	Tainted Blood 3.png\|A Crystal Skull making a projection		Tainted Blood 3.png\|A Crystal Skull making a projection

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	ACFT - Bartholomew Roberts.png\|Bartholomew Roberts holding a Crystal Skull		ACFT - Bartholomew Roberts flashback.png\|Bartholomew Roberts holding a Crystal Skull
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Po}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{c\|picture only}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' {{fb}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' {{fb}}

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