Stones of Power
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The Stones of Power, also known as the Stones of Knowledge or the Elements, were three crystals created by Jor-El on Krypton containing all the known knowledge of the 28 galaxies. [1]
When Clark Kent united all three stones on the Kawatche Caves altar, the crystals transformed into the Crystal of Knowledge, which was capable of creating the Fortress of Solitude.
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[edit] Physical Appearance
There were three Stones of Power, each of which represented an element:
[edit] Powers and Abilities
Each of the Stone of Powers had its own powers.
When two of the Stones were combined on the Kawatche Caves altar, a Kryptonian beacon was emitted which revealed the location of the third Stone and created an Kryptonian vessel for Jor-El.
When all three stones were united on the Kawatche Caves altar, the crystals were transformed into the Crystal of Knowledge, which was capable of creating the Fortress of Solitude.
[edit] Early History
The Stones of Power were originally created by Jor-El. [2]
When Rao's prophecy foretold the creation of Brainiac, the defiance of General Zod and Krypton's destruction, the Kryptonians decided that should Krypton be destroyed, they should hide the stones on a safe planet for the chosen future Kryptonian to find and unite them again. [citation needed] Naman I then traveled to Earth with the stones and hid them at the far reaches of Earth, making it hard for humans to find them. [citation needed]
Kal-El was sent to Earth by his father Jor-El to obtain and unite the three stones. Throughout the years, Clark, Lana Lang, the witch Countess Margaret Isobel Thoreaux, Lionel Luthor, Lex Luthor, Virgil Swann, Jason Teague and Genevieve Teague all struggled to obtain the crystals for their own purposes. However, Clark was the only one truly meant to retrieve them. [citation needed]
[edit] Season Four
Genevieve Teague, a descendant of Duchess Gertrude, continued Gertrude's search for the stones. Lionel Luthor, and later Lex Luthor, also used their vast resources to find the stones. Lionel found a brilliant mathematician, Edgar Cole, who was able to translate the Kryptonian glyphs on each stone as the symbols for "fire," "air" and "water."
Jor-El sent Clark Kent, brainwashed as Kal-El, to retrieve them. According to Jor-El, Clark was the destined Kryptonian who was meant to have the Crystal of Knowledge. (This is not to say that it was exclusively for Clark; most likely, it was created to be a fail-safe device in the case of Krypton's destruction. Clark, being the Last Son of Krypton, was heir to all his world's treasures buried on Earth. Theoretically, this could be to ensure that Earth eventually replace Krypton as the capital of civilization in the 28 known galaxies.)
Lex found the Crystal of Fire in Egypt inside a statue; it was later stolen by Kal-El, who then placed it on an altar in a hidden chamber inside the Kawatche Caves in Smallville.
The Crystal of Water was found in Honduras inside a Mayan statue. Edgar was able to get the stone and give it to Dr. Bridgette Crosby, Dr. Virgil Swann's assistant, after Lex Luthor arranged for him to be released from prison.
The Crystal of Air, was in Shanghai, East China, and was found by Margaret Isobel Thoreaux, who was possessing the body of her descendant, Lana Lang. This stone was later used by Isobel to kill Genevieve. With human blood on the Crystal of Air, it caused a chain reaction that sent another meteor shower to Earth.
Clark finally found the other two stones, and combined them with the Crystal of Fire to form one crystal, which transported Clark to the Arctic Circle. There, Clark threw the Crystal of Knowledge into the open fields of snow. As the crystal melted into the ice, it grew into a huge, crystalline building: the Fortress of Solitude.
[edit] Appearances
- Season 4 - The Stones were shown throughout Crusade, Transference, Spell, Sacred, Lucy, Spirit, Forever, with all stones being shown in Commencement making the Crystal of Knowledge.
- Season 5 - The Crystal of Knowledge appeared in Arrival.
- Season 8 - The Crystal of Knowledge appeared in Odyssey, Instinct, Bloodline, and Abyss
- Season 9 - The Stones of Knowledge appeared in Kandor
[edit] Quotes
- Duchess Gertrude: Tell me the three stones of power, Countess. You may yet escape the pyre's flames.
- Isobel: In my book, there's a page marked.
- Duchess Gertrude: What means this?
- Isobel: It means that the stones of power shall be mine, and once I possess them, you shall tremble at my feet and never again persecute my kind.
- Season 4, Spell
- Jor-El: (to Clark) The knowledge of our civilization was encoded in three stones brought to earth and hidden at the far reaches of the world. Greed will drive others to hunt the stones. But if the humans should unite them before you, they will not be able to withstand the temptation and will drive the world to famine, war, and the earth's ultimate destruction. You must find the other two stones. The fate of the world lies in your hands... Kal-El.
- Season 4, Sacred
[edit] Notes
- Jor-El prophesied that the crystals, in the hands of humans, would bring destruction to Earth. This prophecy came true when Lana, possessed by Isobel, stabbed Genevieve in the heart with the Crystal of Air; as a result, the blood that stained the crystal alerted Brainiac to the location of the stones which he was looking for to release Zod, and he came to Earth in the 2005 meteor shower that disguised his arrival.
- In the alternate reality of Apocalypse, Brainiac mentioned that he'll use Kara and "her Fortress" to release General Zod from the Phantom Zone. This suggests that in the alternate reality, Kara was able to unite the Stones of Power, form the Crystal of Knowledge, and create the Fortress of Solitude.
