The Artifacts of Wisdom

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Type: Item(s) - Staff, Sword, Shield, and Mirror

Place of Origin: Really Cool Land

First Seen: Awesome Land 1 and 2

History: The Artifacts of Wisdom were once scattered across the land of Really Cool. Although at one point locked away, eventually they were uncovered and their powers turned against one another. Finally a hero emerged who traveled Really Cool Land and defeated the four who help the Artifacts, uniting Really Cool Land under one flag. He became the First King of Really Cool Land. And there was peace. Seeing the power of the Artifacts, he locked them in a vault, sealed with magic, and placed deep within the Really Cool Palace. There they remained for hundreds of years...

As the years went by, the story passed to myth, and the Artifacts became heralded as mere symbols for power, rather than as Artifacts OF power. Such things are not uncommon in the world, but each is disappointing.

Eventually, Johnny and Sarah Mambutoo o'Malley were born into the royal family; Sarah, a few years older than Johnny. Sarah was curious about the artifacts, and so took her brother deep into the castle to find them. And find them they did: the vault responded to the presence of royal (and perhaps heroic) blood and opened, revealing the long fantasized Artifacts of Wisdom.

Johnny was naturally drawn to the Ugly Stick, Sarah to the True Sword, but both were captivated by the Beauty Mirror. While they were transfixed, a member of the servants, who had followed them, rushed in and tried to take the Artifacts. By taking the Mirror first, he broke the spell over the children and allowed Johnny to strike him with the Ugly Stick. He was, of course, the Time Keeper, and the Ugly Stick transformed him into a clock form. Before he could respond, the castle guard had him thrown out.

As for why he abandoned the use of his powers, the Artifacts do not allow Time to be manipulated in their presence, and the clock form severely hindered his powers.

More years passed. After being reprimanded for opening the Vault, Johnny and Sarah were eventually taught about the Artifacts and what they do. They grew into their teenage years and watched as they raced by.

Then, another attempt was made to steal the Artifacts. Only the Beauty Mirror was taken, but that was all that was needed. Leon Veralice, emperor of Awesome Land, was the culprit. (As for exactly why, I'll leave that up to Austin). Desperate to prove herself, and feeling a sort of guilt about the Mirror's theft - since she was the one who opened the vault - Sarah set out with the True Sword to Awesome Land to recover the Mirror. There she encountered Leon Veralice who, through a combination of his own powers an the Beauty Mirror's, trapped her in another dimension - the Veral Dimension. Residing dangerously close to the Null-Void (which I will also explain later) Sarah's being began to gradually drift away.

A year passed. Johnny and his family grew worried. He wanted to go and find her, but they would not risk losing another child. So he snuck out, taking with him the Ugly Stick and False Shield, for Awesome Land. He took a job at a McJimmy's in an attempt to learn about this Leon Veralice character. Some time later, he was approached by a rather curious little boy with an unnaturally low voice.

The True Sword

The False Shield

The Ugly Stick

The Beauty Mirror