Crystal Balls

The Crystal Balls were First Civilization artifacts that allowed its wielder access to the Nexus, a place where individuals could speak across centuries and where members of the First Civilization communicated with people from the future. The Crystal Balls were round in shape and had lines similar to those on the Apples of Eden.

The first known Crystal Ball was in the possession of the English scientist Edward Kelley, who used it to gain insight from the First Civilization.

The second known Crystal Ball was owned by the Mohawk tribe in Kanahséton. The Crystal Ball was used by Ratonhnhaké:ton to enter the Nexus, where he communicated with Juno. She directed him to become a member of the Assassin Order, with the secret intent of allowing him to come into the possession of the key to the Grand Temple. Ratonhnhaké:ton later used the ball again, and Juno then told him to hide the key somewhere where nobody would find it, while she knew that Ratonhnhaké:ton's descendant Desmond Miles would later find it and unlock the door to the Grand Temple.