Azalia Global Time Council Database

Time Stone

Time Stone

Time Stones are mysterious, sentient artifacts that grant temporal abilities to the individuals they choose as wielders. They are also part of the Time Stone hivemind and are the supporting pillars of time. Thousands of Time Stones are scattered throughout the world, though their origin remains unknown.

OVEWIEW

Time Stones appear as tiny crystalline rocks that emit a light blue glow. Although they vary in shape, they never exceed a particular size.
The Time Stones are the supporting pillars of time itself, holding up the mother of all Time Stones, the Time Jewel. While the Time Jewel holds together and embodies the fabric of time, the Time Stone regulates it, anchoring the past, present, and future.
Thousands of Time Stones normally lie dormant, hidden throughout the planet, until they come into contact with conscious beings and awaken. When awakened, they connect themselves to the Time Stone hivemind, where they can send and receive distress calls when they feel in danger.
The hivemind allows the stones to choose their champion, evaluating living beings they deem important to the timeline. Though the Time Stones’ criteria remain unknown, the common denominators among all Stonewielders are noble intentions and a desire to protect the timeline rather than achieve time travel or harvest temporal energy.

PROPERTIES

Upon choosing their champions, known as Stonewielders, the Time Stones grant special abilities upon physical contact, which include:
Time distortion
Chosen Stonewielders are subject to time distortion, which the Time Stones activate only when they feel the Stonewielder needs it most. Their perception of time slows down, reaction time increases, and time warps enough for them to enact swift maneuvers. Instead of the Stonewielder being able to control time
Transformation
Time Stones can embed themselves into the mechanism and serve as the battery of a time-telling device. Although Time Stones have default forms, they will rearrange themselves to fit inside the device. When a Stonewielder touches the Time Stone device, it can transform into any tool or weapon the Stonewielder chooses, though more complex transformations require detailed knowledge of the object’s construction.
Life-giving properties
The Time Stones provide life-giving properties even to Stonewielders. They allow multicellular beings to heal faster and age more slowly, and plants to grow faster and larger. Still, the effects are amplified for Stonewielders.
Time travel
Although the Time Stones do not pick champions who desire to time travel, they still grant their user the ability to travel back in time a short distance in emergencies.

LIMITATIONS AND WEAKNESSES

When their energy is depleted, Time Stones can enter a state of exhausted hibernation. Its glow disappears, and its powers would no longer be usable for days or even weeks.
The only known way for a Time Stone to be destroyed is a prolonged fight with either a Time Stone or a more powerful object such as the Time Jewel. The only case of a Time Stone getting destroyed is Julian Ward’s corrupted Time Stone, which remains a mystery.

KNOWN HISTORY

The origin of the Time Stones are highly debated. The most widely accepted theory by AGTC scholars is the Meteorite Theory. According to this theory, a massive meteorite made of one whole Time Stone broke into smaller pieces in the atmosphere during the mid—to—late Cretaceous Period, landing somewhere in the North-Eastern hemisphere.

            The other theory countering the previous theory is the Creationist Theory. According to this theory, the Time Stones were created by a higher being, including the universe and God, varying by religion. The theory argues against the Meteorite Theory, arguing that the Time Stones are indestructible, therefore invalidating the point that the Time Stone meteorite broke into multiple pieces. However, the bulk of the AGTC believe in a combination of both.

            Throughout history, the Time Stones were only seen as cosmetic gems, while other cultures treated it as healing stones due to its healing properties.

            The first recorded case of a Time Stone embedding itself into a time-telling device and transforming into weapons its champion desired occurred in the fourteenth century in Central Europe. This caught the attention of the governments and the churches of the time, meaning the first Stonewielders were hunted, captured, and in worse cases, executed for using evil pagan magic, especially during the paranoia of the Black Death, which was blamed on magic.

            By the fifteenth century, Leonardo da Vinci, who was curious what else the Time Stones could do, developed a machine that harvested the temporal energy of a Time Stone. Though it is unknown if he was able to time travel, every awakened Time Stone was alerted of Leonardo da Vinci’s Time Stone abuse. The governments of the known world gathered in the land of the first Stonewielder monarch in Central Europe named Friedrich Azalia. This caused the formation of the Azalia Global Time Council situated within the Kingdom of Azalia. After that, the Time Stones stopped being seen as evil magic and started being seen as God’s gift to humanity.