John Wesley Powell’s Canteen

Origins
John Wesley Powell was known for being a scientist and explorer of the American west and working in scientific communities. He was a Union soldier during the Civil War, and lost most of his right arm from a bullet, the remaining nerves causing pain for the rest of his life. He led an expedition that explored the Colorado and Green rivers and being one of the first Americans to find a passage to the Grand Canyon. Four of his team quit in the beginning and he suspected that three of his company was killed by natives in what he thought was mistaken identity.

Effects
The canteen lets the drinker have well-planned thoughts, going through ideas rationally and thinking logically what the answer can be. This can lead to seemingly increases intelligence to find a simple answer to a hard-pressed question. This artifact has been compared by agents to something Sherlock Holmes or MacGyver wouldn’t mind owning.