Ruby Thorn

Fractures Series
Storyline by Rainimator and the Production Team

The **Ruby Thorn** is the name of the staff wielded by Abigail Crysteffor and after her death, Naeus. It made its debut in We Are the Danger in the hands of Abigail, before being left to Naeus after her death in Just So You Know. Since it came into Naeus' possession, his own sword blade was attached to the top to create a bladed polearm, as seen first in Hard Pill to Swallow.

## Description

The Ruby Thorn is a long red staff with a red tip and black spikes on both top and bottom. It is extremely light and when utilized, the red gem tip will glow. The staff gives the user the ability to use Teleportation Magic and can inflict the Wither Heart Curse on those it runs through.

Upon Naeus' blade being added to the top, the staff's fatality rate has increased substantially, and the gem tip's glow is not as noticeable as before.

Apparently the Ruby Thorn can return to the user's hand as it was seen in We Are the Danger.

## Background

The Ruby Thorn made its first chronological appearance in Begin Again, set before **We Are the Danger,** which was its first series debut. After being humiliated by a Wither Knight, Naeus gifted Abigail the staff on one knee, to which she accepted the gift and trained with it against Naeus. After mastering the Ruby Thorn, she went on to fight and defeat all four knights, including the one who had ashamed her, proving herself worthy of the throne and the Royal Star.

The staff was seen again at the Piglin Bastion in Nightmares, where Abigail intercepted Ciara, allowing the Piglin King to escape to safety. She used it to duel her, eventually stabbing her and ending her life.

In Poison, the staff was used once again by Abigail, who used it in disarming Kane and forcing him to yield. After sealing the truce to hunt down Lance, Abigail continued to use the staff to fight the Man-Dragon and Lance, before he took her to the Dream World.

    The staff made it's first series debut in We Are the Danger, where Abigail impaled several Iron Golems before attacking Rain with it. He was able to freeze her arms in ice, leaving her unable to wield the staff in that moment, and fled.

Returning in Just So You Know, the Ruby Thorn was utilized by Abigail for the last time as she attacked Rain, who had killed a mass of Nether Mobs including Scorch and Glutton, the King at that time. She was able to stab him through the heart before her death (due to the fact that rain struggled to fight the one that he once loved), leaving him with a Wither Heart Curse.

The Ruby Thorn was once again seen in Hard Pill to Swallow, where Naeus combined it with his own sword blade. Naeus used the staff in his battles against Hogsworth and the False Pig King, which caused the blade to snap off.

The Ruby Thorn's Wither Heart Curse was prominent within Wither Heart, but the Thorn itself was not present in the episode.

The Thorn's next appearance was in Ender Wish, with a reattached blade head and wielded by a more capable Naeus, who now bore horns alike to its former owner. The Ruby Thorn was responsible for The Dragon's death as well as the deaths of several Endermen during the Battle of New Dragonspire on the Ender Watchers.

The staff is seen only for one scene in Cold as Ice: The Remake, where it is used to decapitate Ceris in front of a handful of Endermen survivors.

It is presumed that Naeus no longer uses the staff in favor of using an Ender Armblade

## Users

* Abigail Crysteffor - Begin Again to Just So You Know
* Naeus - Hard Pill to Swallow to Cold as Ice: The Remake

## Trivia

* The Ruby Thorn takes it appearance from the Legendary tier weapon of the same name from the Hypixel Minigame *Warlords*.
	+ The new form wielded by Naeus is a combination between the Ruby Thorn and the Demon Blade, a Rare Tier *Warlords* weapon.
	+ The Ruby Thorn is one of the only *Warlords*-based weapons that has been modified for use, albeit in its second iteration. The other weapon with this quirk is the Dragon Seer's Staff.
* Most of the kills here are head wounds.
* The Ruby Thorn has the highest kill count of any weapon, being responsible for the deaths of:
	+ The Challengers
	+ Several Iron Golems
	+ The Dragon
	+ Several Endermen
	+ Ceris
	+ Ciara (Human)

## Gallery

Abigail holding the Ruby Thorn in a promotional render.Ruby Thorn Texture PackNaeus using the Ruby Thorn to slice the Ender Dragon's wing in Ender Wish.Naeus holding the modyficated Ruby Thorn beofre attacking the False Pig King in Hard Pill to Swallow.Naeus attacks Hogsworth with the Ruby Thorn in Hard Pill to Swallow.Abigail with the Ruby Thorn is Just So You Know.Abigail with the Ruby Thorn in Clear Skies.Abigail attacking the Wither Knight in Begin Again with the **Ruby Thorn**.Abigail and Kane preparing to fight in a promotional render for Poison.Naeus with the Ruby Thorn in Ender Wish.