Database: Not Crystal, But Gold

Basel, Switzerland, 1520-11-27 Upon returning from his mission in the Americas, Giovanni Borgia took the Crystal Skull to the scholar Bombastus von Hohenheim (commonly known as Paracelsus).

After numerous unsuccessful tests, Bombastus dismissed the artifact's potential power. He instead took interest in Giovanni's uncanny ability to discern a formula taken from his incomplete "Book", which allowed him to turn silver into gold.