Southeast Asian Pieces of Eden
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In the latter half of the 2nd millennium CE, a number of Pieces of Eden were located in Southeast Asia. The artifacts were of varying shapes and sizes and granted different abilities to the wielder, but were considered part of the same set.
Owners
- Isu (? – ?)
- Lapu-Lapu (16th century)
- Ferdinand Magellan (crescent Piece of Eden; 1521)
Usage
The three artifacts that formed the set consisted of a crescent Piece of Eden, a spherical Piece of Eden resembling an Apple, and a disk-shaped Piece of Eden. It is unknown what exact powers each artifact possessed and whether bringing them together increased their power in any capacity.[1]
At least one of the artifacts, which was wielded by Lapu-Lapu, granted considerable physical strength, as it allowed the Visayan chieftan to easily defeat an army of Spanish soldiers.[1]
History
Created at some point during the Isu Era, by the early 16th century, two of the artifacts were located in the Philippines, with the crescent Piece of Eden located on the island of Cebu and another artifact in the possession of Lapu-Lapu, the chieftan of Mactan Island.[1]
In 1521, the European explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrived on Cebu to search for its artifact and converted the island's entire population to Christianity in the process. After finding the Piece of Eden, Magellan was informed by Cebu's chieftan 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.[1]
By the early 18th century, all three Pieces of Eden were 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.[1]
Eventually, Hendrik was able to find Angkor and at least one of its Pieces of Eden, though he was unable to retrieve it and was later killed in Macau in 1725.[2] That year, various parties, including the Templars and the 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.[1]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple (flashback only)
References
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