Shards of Eden
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Shards of Eden were leftover shards of Isu technology that maintained some of the power of the Pieces of Eden. They functioned as electromagnetic force fields, capable of deflecting incoming projectiles and other metal-based objects.
The British privateer William Kidd discovered a Shard in the late 17th century, and upon realising he was being hunted by a group of English Templars, decided to bury it in sinkhole on Oak Island. Kidd wrote down clues to the location of the artifact on four different map pieces that he dispersed among his most trusted crew members.
In 1777, Kidd's Shard was discovered by the Kanien'kehá:ka Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton, also known as Connor, who sailed to Oak Island with his first mate Robert Faulkner after collecting all the pieces of the map. Connor breached the underground chamber with explosives before retrieving the Shard from its resting place. After seeing it react to Faulkner's metal flask, Connor came to realise the effects of the artifact, and decided to use it as a tool to divert gunfire.
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