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|type = [[Piece of Eden]] | |type = [[Piece of Eden]] | ||
|powers = *Power imbuing | |powers = *Power imbuing | ||
*Mind control | *Mind control | ||
*Illusion projection | *Illusion projection | ||
*Access to the [[Nexus]] and [[calculations]] | *Access to the [[Nexus]] and [[calculations]] | ||
* | *Healing psychic damage | ||
* | *Witnessing any past, present, and possible future event | ||
* | |current = *'''Crescent amulet:''' With [[Noa Kim]] | ||
* | *'''Lantern:''' With [[Shimazu Sei]] | ||
*'''Lotus disk:''' [[Angkor]] | |||
|period = *Prehistory | |period = *Prehistory | ||
*[[Age of Discovery]] | *[[Age of Discovery]] | ||
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|created = [[Isu]] | |created = [[Isu]] | ||
|made = Prehistory | |made = Prehistory | ||
|notable = | |notable = *[[Edward Kenway]] | ||
*[[Edward Kenway]] | |||
*[[Noa Kim]] | *[[Noa Kim]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
A set of three [[Piece of Eden| | A set of three '''[[Piece of Eden|Pieces of Eden]]''' were located in [[Southeast Asia]]. Consisting of a [[crescent amulet]], a [[Lantern (Piece of Eden)|lantern-shaped orb]], and a [[lotus disk]], the three artifacts varied in the abilities they granted to wielders, but when brought together, their power rivalled that of some of the strongest Pieces of Eden. | ||
In 1725, all three artifacts became the target of various factions seeking to use their power for their own ends, including the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], who instead wished to keep them out of the wrong hands. Aided by the members of the organization he founded, the [[Zhawang Corporation|Zhang Wei Union]], Edward eventually succeeded in his goal, and the Pieces of Eden were hidden once more. | |||
In 2023, the artifacts' existence was re-discovered by [[Abstergo Industries]], through the [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] of Edward relived by his descendant, [[Noa Kim]]. After escaping from Abstergo, Noa and his allies—the [[Templars|Templar]] [[Shimazu Sei]], her bodyguard [[Yuki]], and the Assassin [[Nathan Zhang]]—continued the Zhang Wei Union's work of safeguarding the Pieces of Eden, and embarked on their own quest across Southeast Asia to retrieve the artifacts and keep them out of Abstergo's reach. | |||
==Owners== | ==Owners== | ||
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*[[Noa Kim]] (2023) | *[[Noa Kim]] (2023) | ||
*[[Yuki]] (2023) | *[[Yuki]] (2023) | ||
*[[ | *Noa Kim (2023) | ||
;Lantern | |||
*[[Scholar|Monks]] from the [[Shwedagon Pagoda]] (until 1725) | |||
*Edward Kenway (1725) | |||
*Noa Kim (2023) | |||
*[[Shimazu Sei]] (2023) | |||
==Functionality== | |||
{{Quote|The first artifact has the power to control people's minds... and contains all knowledge of mankind's past, present and future. The second artifact is used to control the powers of the first. As for the third and final artifact that we'll find in the forgotten temple... it serves to spread the other two artifacts's immense power far and wide. Its reach could stretch across an entire continent... perhaps even to the ends of Earth.|Edward Kenway explaining each Piece of Eden's powers and purpose, 1725.|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 96}} | |||
While created with the intent of being used together, each of the three Pieces of Eden possessed its own set of abilities that made them formidable in their own right.<ref name="FT 96">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 96|Episode 96]]</ref> | |||
[[File:ACFT - Pieces of Eden transmitting a signal.png|thumb|200px|The three artifacts combined, transmitting a signal]] | |||
The crescent amulet possessed powerful mind-control abilities, which affected [[human]]s and animals alike,<ref name="FT 78">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 78|Episode 78]]</ref> could create realistic and tangible illusions,<ref name="FT 54">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 54|Episode 54]]</ref> and was said to contain "all knowledge of mankind's past, present and future."<ref name="FT 96" /> This was in part because the artifact could be used to access the [[Nexus]] and view [[Calculations|possible future timelines]].<ref name="FT 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56|Episode 56]]</ref><ref name="FT 84">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 84|Episode 84]]</ref><ref name="FT 91">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 91|Episode 91]]</ref> The amulet could also temporarily reanimate dead bodies,<ref name="FT 53">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 53|Episode 53]]</ref> and grant enhanced physical strength and endurance.<ref name="FT 63">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 63|Episode 63]]</ref><ref name="FT 86">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 86|Episode 86]]</ref> All of these powers came with a great risk, however, as long-time possession of the amulet corrupted the wielder's mind.<ref name="FT 69">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 69|Episode 69]]</ref><ref name="FT 79">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 79|Episode 79]]</ref><ref name="FT 86" /> | |||
To counter this, the lantern could heal all forms of psychic damage, and granted greater control over the amulet's powers. When used together, the two Pieces of Eden allowed the wielder to view events from any moment in time: past, present, or possible futures.<ref name="FT 101">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 101|Episode 101]]</ref> The lantern also featured its own illusionary and time-based abilities; it could conjure various apparitions in an attempt to protect itself, and create a [[Synch Nexus]] between individuals existing at different points in time.<ref name="FT 100">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 100|Episode 100]]</ref> | |||
The | The final artifact, the lotus disk, functioned as a transmission device. Its main purpose was to spread the other two Pieces of Eden' power across large distances.<ref name="FT 96" /> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Early history=== | ===Early history=== | ||
Created at some point during the [[Isu Era]],<ref name="FT 41" /> knowledge of the set, its location, and its powers were lost following the [[Great Catastrophe]] in 75,000 BCE, which wiped out the Isu civilization.<ref name="Initiates"/> | Created at some point during the [[Isu Era]],<ref name="FT 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41|Episode 41]]</ref> knowledge of the set, its location, and its powers were lost following the [[Great Catastrophe]] in 75,000 BCE, which wiped out the Isu civilization.<ref name="Initiates"/> | ||
===Age of Discovery=== | ===Age of Discovery=== | ||
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By the early 18th century, one of the Pieces of Eden was rumored to be located in the former [[Khmer Empire|Khmer]] capital of [[Angkor]]. Investigating the legend, the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] navigator [[Hendrik]] learned about Magellan's own search for the artifacts from a [[Scholar|monk]] at the [[Basilica del Santo Niño]] in Cebu, but the monk refused to disclose the fate of Magellan's "treasure" following the explorer's death.<ref name="FT 41" /> | By the early 18th century, one of the Pieces of Eden was rumored to be located in the former [[Khmer Empire|Khmer]] capital of [[Angkor]]. Investigating the legend, the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] navigator [[Hendrik]] learned about Magellan's own search for the artifacts from a [[Scholar|monk]] at the [[Basilica del Santo Niño]] in Cebu, but the monk refused to disclose the fate of Magellan's "treasure" following the explorer's death.<ref name="FT 41" /> | ||
Hendrik eventually found Angkor and its Piece of Eden, but could not retrieve the artifact and was later killed in [[Macau]] in 1725.<ref name="FT 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 3|Episode 3]]</ref> That year, various parties, including the [[ | Hendrik eventually found Angkor and its Piece of Eden, but could not retrieve the artifact and was later killed in [[Macau]] in 1725.<ref name="FT 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 3|Episode 3]]</ref> That year, various parties, including the [[Templars|Templar Order]] and the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], sought to find Angkor and its "treasure", and used information from Hendrik's [[Hendrik's sea log|sea log]] to aid their search for the lost city.<ref name="FT 41" /> | ||
====Struggle for the crescent amulet==== | ====Struggle for the crescent amulet==== | ||
{{Quote|I'm telling you, you might think you'll put it to a righteous cause... but, in the end, you'll only find yourselves devoured by the artifact's will!|Edward Kenway to Rajah, regarding the amulet, 1725.|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56}} | {{Quote|I'm telling you, you might think you'll put it to a righteous cause... but, in the end, you'll only find yourselves devoured by the artifact's will!|Edward Kenway to Rajah, regarding the amulet, 1725.|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56}} | ||
After being arrested in [[Manila]] while traveling to Cebu to investigate a lead they had found, Edward and the members of his [[Zhawang Corporation|Zhang Wei Union]] discovered that one of the Pieces of Eden, the crescent amulet, was in the city. It was wielded by a [[Mad monk|monk]], who used it to control the masses and instigate a [[1725 Manila riot|riot]] against the {{Wiki|Governor-General of the Philippines}}.<ref name="FT 51" /> Edward and his ally [[Shimazu Saito]] confronted the monk, who used the amulet's powers against them,<ref name="FT 52">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 52|Episode 52]]</ref> including resurrecting his followers after they were killed,<ref name="FT 53" /> and conjuring illusions of himself and an ''[[oni]]'' to attack the pair.<ref name="FT 54">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 54|Episode 54]]</ref> | After being arrested in [[Manila]] while traveling to Cebu to investigate a lead they had found, Edward and the members of his [[Zhawang Corporation|Zhang Wei Union]] discovered that one of the Pieces of Eden, the crescent amulet, was in the city. It was wielded by a [[Mad monk|monk]], who used it to control the masses and instigate a [[1725 Manila riot|riot]] against the {{Wiki|Governor-General of the Philippines}}.<ref name="FT 51">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 51|Episode 51]]</ref> Edward and his ally [[Shimazu Saito]] confronted the monk, who used the amulet's powers against them,<ref name="FT 52">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 52|Episode 52]]</ref> including resurrecting his followers after they were killed,<ref name="FT 53" /> and conjuring illusions of himself and an ''[[oni]]'' to attack the pair.<ref name="FT 54">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 54|Episode 54]]</ref> | ||
[[File:ACFT - Edward grabbing the amulet.png|thumb|230px|Edward Kenway trying to take the amulet from the monk]] | [[File:ACFT - Edward grabbing the amulet.png|thumb|230px|Edward Kenway trying to take the amulet from the monk]] | ||
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With Edward's body temporarily paralyzed, the monk tried to seize this opportunity to kill him, only to be struck by a [[spear]] thrown by [[Rajah]], the leader of a Visayan resistance against the Spanish colonists. Finishing off the monk, Rajah claimed the amulet for himself, intending to use it to end the foreign occupation of his people's lands.<ref name="FT 56" /> | With Edward's body temporarily paralyzed, the monk tried to seize this opportunity to kill him, only to be struck by a [[spear]] thrown by [[Rajah]], the leader of a Visayan resistance against the Spanish colonists. Finishing off the monk, Rajah claimed the amulet for himself, intending to use it to end the foreign occupation of his people's lands.<ref name="FT 56" /> | ||
During his brief occupation of [[Monkey Island]], Rajah used the amulet to brainwash many of the natives and recruit them to his cause.<ref name="FT 63" | During his brief occupation of [[Monkey Island]], Rajah used the amulet to brainwash many of the natives and recruit them to his cause.<ref name="FT 63" /> He also used the artifact to empower his warriors and sent them to eliminate any "foreign trespassers" that set foot on the island, including the members of the Zhang Wei Union.<ref name="FT 59">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 59|Episode 59]]</ref> However, Rajah's men were ultimately defeated by the Union members,<ref name="FT 63" /> forcing the Visayan chief to leave the island and head to Cebu.<ref name="FT 64">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 64|Episode 64]]</ref> | ||
In Cebu, Rajah retrieved one of Hendrik's sea logs, which had been hidden within Ferdinand Magellan's cross, and used the amulet to decipher its encrypted contents, learning the whereabouts of the other two Pieces of Eden.<ref name="FT 66">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 66|Episode 66]]</ref> During his fight against Edward at [[Fort San Pedro]], Rajah used the amulet to summon illusions of countless Filipino warriors that overwhelmed the Assassin.<ref name="FT 70">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 70|Episode 70]]</ref> However, Edward used his [[Phantom Blade]] to separate Rajah from the artifact, defeating him.<ref name="FT 71" /> | In Cebu, Rajah retrieved one of Hendrik's sea logs, which had been hidden within Ferdinand Magellan's cross, and used the amulet to decipher its encrypted contents, learning the whereabouts of the other two Pieces of Eden.<ref name="FT 66">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 66|Episode 66]]</ref> During his fight against Edward at [[Fort San Pedro]], Rajah used the amulet to summon illusions of countless Filipino warriors that overwhelmed the Assassin.<ref name="FT 70">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 70|Episode 70]]</ref> However, Edward used his [[Phantom Blade]] to separate Rajah from the artifact, defeating him.<ref name="FT 71">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 71|Episode 71]]</ref> | ||
[[File:ACFT - Edward using the amulet.png|left|thumb|190px|Edward using the amulet against the Chinese Assassins]] | [[File:ACFT - Edward using the amulet.png|left|thumb|190px|Edward using the amulet against the Chinese Assassins]] | ||
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In the [[Sultanate of Sulu]], the ''Fenghuang''{{'}}s crew was betrayed by their ally [[Jan van Aert]], who had made a deal with Sultan [[Badarud-Din I]], promising to deliver the amulet into his hands. While the crew was imprisoned, the chest containing the amulet was stored in a warehouse until the sultan's arrival.<ref name="FT 87">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 87|Episode 87]]</ref> The Zhang Wei Union members later escaped confinement and sought to recover the amulet, but were forced to fight Xiao Han, Liu Qing, and Xue Yan, who had also arrived in Sulu.<ref name="FT 88">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 88|Episode 88]]</ref> During the chaos, the Union's [[doctor]] [[Xialun Qing]] retrieved the amulet, but she was killed by Xiao Han, who then seized the artifact and escaped alongside his fellow Assassins.<ref name="FT 91">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 91|Episode 91]]</ref> | In the [[Sultanate of Sulu]], the ''Fenghuang''{{'}}s crew was betrayed by their ally [[Jan van Aert]], who had made a deal with Sultan [[Badarud-Din I]], promising to deliver the amulet into his hands. While the crew was imprisoned, the chest containing the amulet was stored in a warehouse until the sultan's arrival.<ref name="FT 87">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 87|Episode 87]]</ref> The Zhang Wei Union members later escaped confinement and sought to recover the amulet, but were forced to fight Xiao Han, Liu Qing, and Xue Yan, who had also arrived in Sulu.<ref name="FT 88">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 88|Episode 88]]</ref> During the chaos, the Union's [[doctor]] [[Xialun Qing]] retrieved the amulet, but she was killed by Xiao Han, who then seized the artifact and escaped alongside his fellow Assassins.<ref name="FT 91">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 91|Episode 91]]</ref> | ||
====Theft of the lantern==== | |||
{{Quote|I promise, once our work is done... I'll see to it that the artifact goes back to where it belongs.|Edward promising to return the lantern to the Shwedagon Pagoda, 1725.|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 102}} | |||
Despite the loss of the crescent amulet, Edward continued to suffer from the artifact's lingering effects. One of the visions he experienced revealed the location of the second Piece of Eden—the lantern—in the [[Shwedagon Pagoda]], a sacred [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] site in [[Yangon]], [[Myanmar|Burma]].<ref name="FT 92">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 92|Episode 92]]</ref> He and his fellow Zhang Wei Union member subsequently traveled there to retrieve the artifact, with Edward and Saito using the [[Celestial Chariot]], a prototype {{Wiki|hot air balloon}}, to infiltrate the Shwedagon Pagoda.<ref name="FT 97">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 97|Episode 97]]</ref> | |||
As Edward touched the Piece of Eden, it briefly transported his mind centuries into the future, allowing the Assassin to speak with his descendant, [[Noa Kim]]. After Edward assured Noa that he would keep fighting for the future,<ref name="FT 101" /> he took the artifact and escaped Yangon alongside Saito, aided by a group of Buddhist monks. The Assassin thanked them and promised to return the artifact to the pagoda once he was done using it.<ref name="FT 102">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 102|Episode 102]]</ref> | |||
===Modern times=== | ===Modern times=== | ||
====Recovery of the amulet==== | |||
{{Quote|Based on the data extracted from the test subject, as summarized in your report... we've managed to locate the artifact discovered by Edward Kenway in the Philippines. I assume you're familiar with the SS Ourang Medan. The data shows a perfect match to a failed attempt to retrieve the artifact during Abstergo's early days.|A Templar higher-up to Shimazu Sei, on the crescent amulet, 2023.|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 74}} | {{Quote|Based on the data extracted from the test subject, as summarized in your report... we've managed to locate the artifact discovered by Edward Kenway in the Philippines. I assume you're familiar with the SS Ourang Medan. The data shows a perfect match to a failed attempt to retrieve the artifact during Abstergo's early days.|A Templar higher-up to Shimazu Sei, on the crescent amulet, 2023.|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 74}} | ||
At some point | At some point, the crescent amulet was disposed of in the sea near the {{Wiki|Strait of Malacca}}, where it would remain for almost three centuries. In the 1940s, [[Abstergo Industries]], the front company of the Templar Order, located the Piece of Eden and dispatched the [[Ourang Medan|SS ''Ourang Medan'']] to recover it. However, the mission ended in failure when the ship and its entire crew mysteriously vanished.<ref name="FT 74">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 74|Episode 74]]</ref> | ||
[[File:ACFT - Noa finding the amulet.png|thumb|180px|Noa Kim finding the | [[File:ACFT - Noa finding the amulet.png|thumb|180px|Noa Kim finding the amulet within the ''Ourang Medan''{{'}}s wreck]] | ||
In 2023, the Templar [[Shimazu Sei]] re-discovered the amulet's location through the [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] of Edward relived by his descendant | In 2023, the Templar [[Shimazu Sei]] re-discovered the amulet's location through the [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] of Edward relived by his descendant Noa Kim, who had been abducted by Abstergo. After Sei contacted her superiors to inform them of her discovery, they ordered Noa's termination, believing he had outlived his usefulness.<ref name="FT 74" /> However, Sei disagreed and secretly made a deal with the Assassin [[Nathan Zhang]] to ensure Noa's safety and that the amulet was kept out of Abstergo's hands.<ref name="FT 75">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 75|Episode 75]]</ref> | ||
Noa and Sei's bodyguard [[Yuki]] were subsequently sent to recover the amulet and used a [[diving bell]] to descend to the ''Ourang Medan''{{'}}s [[shipwreck|wreck]]. After becoming separated from Yuki during their search,<ref name="FT 76">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 76|Episode 76]]</ref> Noa found the amulet, but its powers and the [[Bleeding Effect]] that Noa was suffering from caused him to experience visions of Edward's memories. Overcoming the hallucinations, including an apparition of [[Bartholomew Roberts]], Noa took the amulet and returned to Yuki.<ref name="FT 77">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 77|Episode 77]]</ref> | Noa and Sei's bodyguard [[Yuki]] were subsequently sent to recover the amulet and used a [[diving bell]] to descend to the ''Ourang Medan''{{'}}s [[shipwreck|wreck]]. After becoming separated from Yuki during their search,<ref name="FT 76">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 76|Episode 76]]</ref> Noa found the amulet, but its powers and the [[Bleeding Effect]] that Noa was suffering from caused him to experience visions of Edward's memories. Overcoming the hallucinations, including an apparition of [[Bartholomew Roberts]], Noa took the amulet and returned to Yuki.<ref name="FT 77">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 77|Episode 77]]</ref> | ||
After using the amulet to repel a [[shark]] that attacked them, Noa began succumbing to its effects, leaving him in a weakened state, and was brought by Yuki to Sei, whereupon the amulet was placed in a briefcase.<ref name="FT 78" | After using the amulet to repel a [[shark]] that attacked them, Noa began succumbing to its effects, leaving him in a weakened state, and was brought by Yuki to Sei, whereupon the amulet was placed in a briefcase.<ref name="FT 78" /> This briefcase was taken by Yuki when she, Noa, and Sei later escaped from Abstergo with Nathan's help and traveled to a [[Zhawang Corporation]] safehouse in [[Singapore]]. There, while Noa recovered from the amulet's effects, Sei decided to track down another Piece of Eden that could cure him by reliving the memories of her ancestor Shimazu Saito.<ref name="FT 79" /> | ||
====Retrieval of the lantern==== | |||
{{Quote|Once the two of them are combined into one again... I'll be able to see the past without the Animus's help!|Noa, on using the amulet and the lantern to view the past, 2023.|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 101}} | |||
After discovering the lantern's location in the Shwedagon Pagoda, Sei, Noa, Yuki, and Nathan traveled to Yangon to retrieve the Piece of Eden. While Nathan and his [[Doom Eagle]] thugs engaged in a shootout with the soldiers guarding the pagoda as a distraction,<ref name="FT 98">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 98|Episode 98]]</ref> Noa and Sei infiltrated the temple and came face-to-face with the lantern, which made them confront their deepest fears and desires to prove they were "worthy" of claiming it.<ref name="FT 99">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 99|Episode 99]]</ref> | |||
Sei was met by apparitions of [[Mitsuko Nakamura]], Yuki, and a [[Shimazu clan]] member and, though she managed to overcome her feelings of worthlessness with encouragement from an apparition of Saito, she eventually succumbed to the guilt she felt for the numerous deaths she had indirectly caused during her work at Abstergo.<ref name="FT 99" /> Meanwhile, Noa was forced to fight an apparition of Edward before the Piece of Eden offered to give Noa the answer to his life's biggest question: the mystery of his roots. However, he refused and stated that he would start following his own path instead of looking into the past for answers. This response satisfied the lantern, which allowed Noa to claim it.<ref name="FT 100" /> | |||
Now holding both the amulet and the lantern, Noa began using the two artifacts to explore Edward's memories without the need of the [[Animus]]. He later decided to entrust the lantern to Sei while he kept the amulet, to reduce the risk of Abstergo seizing both Pieces of Eden in the event they were captured.<ref name="FT 102" /> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | <gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | ||
ACFT - Crescent Amulet.png|The crescent amulet | ACFT - Crescent Amulet.png|The crescent amulet | ||
ACFT | ACFT - Lantern of Eden.png|The lantern | ||
ACFT - Lotus disk.png|The lotus disk | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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A set of three Pieces of Eden were located in Southeast Asia. Consisting of a crescent amulet, a lantern-shaped orb, and a lotus disk, the three artifacts varied in the abilities they granted to wielders, but when brought together, their power rivalled that of some of the strongest Pieces of Eden.
In 1725, all three artifacts became the target of various factions seeking to use their power for their own ends, including the British Assassin Edward Kenway, who instead wished to keep them out of the wrong hands. Aided by the members of the organization he founded, the Zhang Wei Union, Edward eventually succeeded in his goal, and the Pieces of Eden were hidden once more.
In 2023, the artifacts' existence was re-discovered by Abstergo Industries, through the genetic memories of Edward relived by his descendant, Noa Kim. After escaping from Abstergo, Noa and his allies—the Templar Shimazu Sei, her bodyguard Yuki, and the Assassin Nathan Zhang—continued the Zhang Wei Union's work of safeguarding the Pieces of Eden, and embarked on their own quest across Southeast Asia to retrieve the artifacts and keep them out of Abstergo's reach.
Owners
- Complete set
- Crescent amulet
- Ferdinand Magellan (April 1521)
- Mad monk (until 1725)
- Rajah (1725)
- Edward Kenway (1725)
- Shimazu Saito (1725)
- Fenghuang crew (1725)
- Sultanate of Sulu (1725)
- Xialun Qing (1725)
- Xue Yan (1725)
- Edward Kenway (1725)
- Xiao Han (1725)
- SS Ourang Medan crew (1940s)
- Noa Kim (2023)
- Yuki (2023)
- Noa Kim (2023)
- Lantern
- Monks from the Shwedagon Pagoda (until 1725)
- Edward Kenway (1725)
- Noa Kim (2023)
- Shimazu Sei (2023)
Functionality
- "The first artifact has the power to control people's minds... and contains all knowledge of mankind's past, present and future. The second artifact is used to control the powers of the first. As for the third and final artifact that we'll find in the forgotten temple... it serves to spread the other two artifacts's immense power far and wide. Its reach could stretch across an entire continent... perhaps even to the ends of Earth."
- ―Edward Kenway explaining each Piece of Eden's powers and purpose, 1725.[src]-[m]
While created with the intent of being used together, each of the three Pieces of Eden possessed its own set of abilities that made them formidable in their own right.[2]
The crescent amulet possessed powerful mind-control abilities, which affected humans and animals alike,[3] could create realistic and tangible illusions,[4] and was said to contain "all knowledge of mankind's past, present and future."[2] This was in part because the artifact could be used to access the Nexus and view possible future timelines.[5][6][7] The amulet could also temporarily reanimate dead bodies,[8] and grant enhanced physical strength and endurance.[9][10] All of these powers came with a great risk, however, as long-time possession of the amulet corrupted the wielder's mind.[11][12][10]
To counter this, the lantern could heal all forms of psychic damage, and granted greater control over the amulet's powers. When used together, the two Pieces of Eden allowed the wielder to view events from any moment in time: past, present, or possible futures.[13] The lantern also featured its own illusionary and time-based abilities; it could conjure various apparitions in an attempt to protect itself, and create a Synch Nexus between individuals existing at different points in time.[14]
The final artifact, the lotus disk, functioned as a transmission device. Its main purpose was to spread the other two Pieces of Eden' power across large distances.[2]
History
Early history
Created at some point during the Isu Era,[15] knowledge of the set, its location, and its powers were lost following the Great Catastrophe in 75,000 BCE, which wiped out the Isu civilization.[1]
Age of Discovery
- "Official annals of history contend that Magellan voyaged to the other side of the world... ostensibly to discover gold and spices. But in fact... that was not his true purpose. [...] He coveted an artifact instilled with a power that could only be described as godlike... A forbidden fruit, the stuff of sorcery capable of granting any wish. In short... the relics of Those Who Came Before."
- ―Hendrik, on Ferdinand Magellan's quest for the Pieces of Eden.[src]-[m]
By the early 16th century, two of the Pieces of Eden were located in the Philippines, with the crescent amulet hidden on the island of Cebu and another artifact in the possession of Lapu-Lapu, the chieftain of Mactan Island. In 1521, the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrived on Cebu to search for the amulet and converted the island's population to Christianity in the process.[15]
After finding the Piece of Eden, Magellan was informed by Cebu's chieftain Rajah Humabon of the other two artifacts and attempted to seize the Piece of Eden in Lapu-Lapu's possession. However, Lapu-Lapu used the artifact's power to defeat the Spanish troops under Magellan's command and personally killed the explorer. With Magellan's death, knowledge of the set became lost once again for the next two centuries.[15]
Golden Age of Piracy
By the early 18th century, one of the Pieces of Eden was rumored to be located in the former Khmer capital of Angkor. Investigating the legend, the Dutch navigator Hendrik learned about Magellan's own search for the artifacts from a monk at the Basilica del Santo Niño in Cebu, but the monk refused to disclose the fate of Magellan's "treasure" following the explorer's death.[15]
Hendrik eventually found Angkor and its Piece of Eden, but could not retrieve the artifact and was later killed in Macau in 1725.[16] That year, various parties, including the Templar Order and the British Assassin Edward Kenway, sought to find Angkor and its "treasure", and used information from Hendrik's sea log to aid their search for the lost city.[15]
Struggle for the crescent amulet
After being arrested in Manila while traveling to Cebu to investigate a lead they had found, Edward and the members of his Zhang Wei Union discovered that one of the Pieces of Eden, the crescent amulet, was in the city. It was wielded by a monk, who used it to control the masses and instigate a riot against the Governor-General of the Philippines.[17] Edward and his ally Shimazu Saito confronted the monk, who used the amulet's powers against them,[18] including resurrecting his followers after they were killed,[8] and conjuring illusions of himself and an oni to attack the pair.[4]
While Saito was eventually defeated, Edward overcame the artifact's powers, forcing the monk to flee. He tried to slow down the Assassin, using the amulet to tamper with his Eagle Vision and command several civilians to attack him, but was soon cornered. As Edward attempted to take away the amulet, the monk used the artifact on him,[19] causing Edward to experience several visions of the past and the future.[5]
With Edward's body temporarily paralyzed, the monk tried to seize this opportunity to kill him, only to be struck by a spear thrown by Rajah, the leader of a Visayan resistance against the Spanish colonists. Finishing off the monk, Rajah claimed the amulet for himself, intending to use it to end the foreign occupation of his people's lands.[5]
During his brief occupation of Monkey Island, Rajah used the amulet to brainwash many of the natives and recruit them to his cause.[9] He also used the artifact to empower his warriors and sent them to eliminate any "foreign trespassers" that set foot on the island, including the members of the Zhang Wei Union.[20] However, Rajah's men were ultimately defeated by the Union members,[9] forcing the Visayan chief to leave the island and head to Cebu.[21]
In Cebu, Rajah retrieved one of Hendrik's sea logs, which had been hidden within Ferdinand Magellan's cross, and used the amulet to decipher its encrypted contents, learning the whereabouts of the other two Pieces of Eden.[22] During his fight against Edward at Fort San Pedro, Rajah used the amulet to summon illusions of countless Filipino warriors that overwhelmed the Assassin.[23] However, Edward used his Phantom Blade to separate Rajah from the artifact, defeating him.[24]
Edward subsequently seized the amulet, and escaped Cebu after fending off an attack by the Chinese Assassins Xiao Han, Liu Qing, and Xue Yan, who sought the Piece of Eden for their own ends.[25] When the amulet started to corrupt Edward, Shimazu Saito forcefully took it away from him and placed it in a chest, which was kept aboard the Fenghuang.[10]
In the Sultanate of Sulu, the Fenghuang's crew was betrayed by their ally Jan van Aert, who had made a deal with Sultan Badarud-Din I, promising to deliver the amulet into his hands. While the crew was imprisoned, the chest containing the amulet was stored in a warehouse until the sultan's arrival.[26] The Zhang Wei Union members later escaped confinement and sought to recover the amulet, but were forced to fight Xiao Han, Liu Qing, and Xue Yan, who had also arrived in Sulu.[27] During the chaos, the Union's doctor Xialun Qing retrieved the amulet, but she was killed by Xiao Han, who then seized the artifact and escaped alongside his fellow Assassins.[7]
Theft of the lantern
Despite the loss of the crescent amulet, Edward continued to suffer from the artifact's lingering effects. One of the visions he experienced revealed the location of the second Piece of Eden—the lantern—in the Shwedagon Pagoda, a sacred Buddhist site in Yangon, Burma.[28] He and his fellow Zhang Wei Union member subsequently traveled there to retrieve the artifact, with Edward and Saito using the Celestial Chariot, a prototype hot air balloon, to infiltrate the Shwedagon Pagoda.[29]
As Edward touched the Piece of Eden, it briefly transported his mind centuries into the future, allowing the Assassin to speak with his descendant, Noa Kim. After Edward assured Noa that he would keep fighting for the future,[13] he took the artifact and escaped Yangon alongside Saito, aided by a group of Buddhist monks. The Assassin thanked them and promised to return the artifact to the pagoda once he was done using it.[30]
Modern times
Recovery of the amulet
- "Based on the data extracted from the test subject, as summarized in your report... we've managed to locate the artifact discovered by Edward Kenway in the Philippines. I assume you're familiar with the SS Ourang Medan. The data shows a perfect match to a failed attempt to retrieve the artifact during Abstergo's early days."
- ―A Templar higher-up to Shimazu Sei, on the crescent amulet, 2023.[src]-[m]
At some point, the crescent amulet was disposed of in the sea near the Strait of Malacca, where it would remain for almost three centuries. In the 1940s, Abstergo Industries, the front company of the Templar Order, located the Piece of Eden and dispatched the SS Ourang Medan to recover it. However, the mission ended in failure when the ship and its entire crew mysteriously vanished.[31]
In 2023, the Templar Shimazu Sei re-discovered the amulet's location through the genetic memories of Edward relived by his descendant Noa Kim, who had been abducted by Abstergo. After Sei contacted her superiors to inform them of her discovery, they ordered Noa's termination, believing he had outlived his usefulness.[31] However, Sei disagreed and secretly made a deal with the Assassin Nathan Zhang to ensure Noa's safety and that the amulet was kept out of Abstergo's hands.[32]
Noa and Sei's bodyguard Yuki were subsequently sent to recover the amulet and used a diving bell to descend to the Ourang Medan's wreck. After becoming separated from Yuki during their search,[33] Noa found the amulet, but its powers and the Bleeding Effect that Noa was suffering from caused him to experience visions of Edward's memories. Overcoming the hallucinations, including an apparition of Bartholomew Roberts, Noa took the amulet and returned to Yuki.[34]
After using the amulet to repel a shark that attacked them, Noa began succumbing to its effects, leaving him in a weakened state, and was brought by Yuki to Sei, whereupon the amulet was placed in a briefcase.[3] This briefcase was taken by Yuki when she, Noa, and Sei later escaped from Abstergo with Nathan's help and traveled to a Zhawang Corporation safehouse in Singapore. There, while Noa recovered from the amulet's effects, Sei decided to track down another Piece of Eden that could cure him by reliving the memories of her ancestor Shimazu Saito.[12]
Retrieval of the lantern
After discovering the lantern's location in the Shwedagon Pagoda, Sei, Noa, Yuki, and Nathan traveled to Yangon to retrieve the Piece of Eden. While Nathan and his Doom Eagle thugs engaged in a shootout with the soldiers guarding the pagoda as a distraction,[35] Noa and Sei infiltrated the temple and came face-to-face with the lantern, which made them confront their deepest fears and desires to prove they were "worthy" of claiming it.[36]
Sei was met by apparitions of Mitsuko Nakamura, Yuki, and a Shimazu clan member and, though she managed to overcome her feelings of worthlessness with encouragement from an apparition of Saito, she eventually succumbed to the guilt she felt for the numerous deaths she had indirectly caused during her work at Abstergo.[36] Meanwhile, Noa was forced to fight an apparition of Edward before the Piece of Eden offered to give Noa the answer to his life's biggest question: the mystery of his roots. However, he refused and stated that he would start following his own path instead of looking into the past for answers. This response satisfied the lantern, which allowed Noa to claim it.[14]
Now holding both the amulet and the lantern, Noa began using the two artifacts to explore Edward's memories without the need of the Animus. He later decided to entrust the lantern to Sei while he kept the amulet, to reduce the risk of Abstergo seizing both Pieces of Eden in the event they were captured.[30]
Gallery
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