Calaveras Skull

Calaveras Skull


Origin	Unknown
Type	Skull
Effects	Causes people to not believe the user
Downsides	Common sense deteriorates
Activation	Owning it and staring at its eyes
Collected by	Warehouse 13
Section	Bickerstaff-561RA
Aisle	3615-482
Shelf	752401-6634-537
Date of Collection	August 19, 2008
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Origins[]

The Calaveras Skull was a human skull discovered in California that claimed humans lived alongside mastodons and elephants. The skull was found in a mine and made its way to a man named Josiah Whitney, who believed the theory. Its validity was immediately challenged, with tests showing it dated to more recent times, about a thousand years ago. Ironically, calaveras is a Spanish word for skull.

Effects[]

Activation is caused by ownership and staring into its eyes. When a person says something, they will be refuted or not believed by others. Long term exposure leads to the decay of common sense.

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