Crystal Skull of Camarón

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The Crystal Skull of Camarón is a Crystal Skull, a Piece of Eden created by the Isu, that was recovered from Mexico by the French Foreign Legion in 1863 and guarded by the group until the 2020s, when it was retrieved by the Assassin Senka. The function of the artifact is to reveal mysterious messages and symbols, and Senka also speculated that it also contained recordings that she wished to analyse.

History

During the 1860s invasion of Mexico, a Foreign Legion unit led by Captain Jean Danjou located the crystal skull and Italian military musician Casimir Lai was tasked with protecting it regardless of the cost. On 30 April 1863, the unit of 65 legionnaries was ambushed by a contingent of 2000 Mexican soldiers and, though they managed to resist for over a day, they suffered great losses and only a few legionnaires survived. The few survivors were then taken prisoner, with only Casimir Lai escaping, having been gravely wounded and left for dead after the battle. Being rescued by reinforcements from the Foreign Legion, they managed to smuggle the artifact out of the country inside Casimir's drum.

During World War I, the artifact crossed paths with American poet and legionnaire Alan Seeger, who began working on unlocking the artifact's secrets. He kept a diary with notes of his investigation and even hid clues in his poems. Seeger discovered that the skull had been hidden in the Marne, an early battleground in the war, but was killed in action in July 1916. On 18 May 1917, Paul-Frédéric Rollet took command of the Foreign Legion Marching Regiment, discovering Seeger's diary shortly afterwards. The Skull was then retrieved from its location and Rollet became the guardian of the secret.

In 1940, the 13th Demi-Brigade was created to fight Nazi Germany. This regiment also managed a convoy carrying Casimir Lai's drum, moving it to a temporary placement at the legion's barracks in Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria, during the Morrocan campaign of World War II.

In 1962, the Foreign Legion War Memorial was moved from Algeria to Aubagne, France bringing with it the skull. At the site of the Foreign Legion Museum, it was installed inside a hollow globe indicating the locations of the Legion's major battles and campaigns. In the 2020s, the Assassin Brotherhood came into possession of a scroll linked to the artifact and sent Senka to investigate, leading to its discovery.

Appearances

• Le Secret de Camerone (mentioned only)