Crystal Balls

The Crystal Balls are Pieces of Eden that allow their wielders access to the Nexus, a place where individuals and members of the Isu can communicate with others across time.Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide The Crystal Balls are round in shape and possess lines similar to the Apples of Eden.
==History==
===Medieval period===
In the late 9th century, a Crystal Ball was acquired by the Order of the Ancients and given to one of their Maegesters, the Viking Gorm Kjotvesson of the Wolf Clan. Following directions given through the artifact by Juno, Gorm brought the Ball to the Americas, named Vinland by the Norse. While Olav the Unlucky believed the "elf-stone" told Gorm directions to "the door to Jotunheim",Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Hunting Grounds in truth, Gorm and his men sought to free Juno from her imprisonment in the Grand Temple, and brought slave laborers to work in their camps in search of it.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Hunter of Beasts
Circa 875, Gorm's old rival from Norway, Eivor Varinsdottir of the Raven Clan, tracked him to Vinland with the help of the Hidden One Hytham.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Hunting Grounds There, she assassinated Gorm and seized his Crystal Ball, though she decided to not discover more about its purpose, feeling it was not meant for her. She subsequently left the artifact in the care of Konwahawíhshon, a member of the local Kanien'kehá:ka tribe of Karonhiakèn:iate',Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Hunter's Repast in whose hands it would remain for many generations.Assassin's Creed III – Something to Remember
===Renaissance===
During the Renaissance in the 16th century, a Crystal Ball was in the possession of the English scientist Edward Kelley, who used it during his time in the Austrian royal court to gain insight from the First Civilization. He used it in his research to develop new advances in technology, becoming the personal scientist of the Austrian ruler in the process. However, the Ball was eventually taken by Kelley's brother to keep him from abusing its power.Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Divine Science: Chapter 3 – Elizabeth Jane WestonAssassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Noob's personal files: "Divine Science" Presentation
===Colonial period===
By the mid-18th century, Gorm's Crystal Ball remained with the Kanien'kehá:ka in Kanatahséton. In 1769, it was given by the village's Oiá:ner to a teenage Ratonhnhaké:ton, who used it to enter the Nexus and speak with Juno. The Isu directed him to join the nearly-extinguished Colonial Brotherhood of Assassins, allegedly so that he could save his people from destruction at the Templars' hands.
In 1783, following the abandonment of Kanatahséton, the Crystal Ball was left behind and Ratonhnhaké:ton found it when he returned to the empty village. Again using it to communicate with Juno, the Isu congratulated him for vanquishing the Colonial Templars and instructed him to hide the Grand Temple Key he had taken from Charles Lee where nobody would find it. After this final use, the artifact disintegrated into dust.Assassin's Creed III – Chasing Lee
==Gallery==
ACV Hunter of Beasts 4.png|Gorm holding a Crystal Ball
ACV Hunter's Repast 8.png|Eivor giving Gorm's Crystal Ball to Konwahawíhshon
PL-HONESTY.jpg|Edward Kelley's Crystal Ball
ACIII-Remember 4.png|Oiá:ner holding a Crystal Ball
ACIII-Remember 6.png|A Crystal Ball activating the Nexus
ACIII-ChasingLee 16.png|A Crystal Ball disintegrating
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy 
*Assassin's Creed III
*Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
*Le Secret de Camerone
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
*The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North – Logs and Files of a Hidden One 
==References==
Category:Pieces of Eden
Category:Iroquois mythology
Category:Norse mythology