| Tūmatauenga’s Patu | |
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Origin |
Tūmatauenga |
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Type |
Club |
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Effects |
Universal Resource Utilization |
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Downsides |
Sibling animosity, Inclination towards violence |
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Activation |
Contact while reciting familial names |
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Collected by |
Warehouse 13 |
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Section |
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Aisle |
Ranginui-7643 |
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Shelf |
578451-8714-571 |
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Date of Collection |
December 1, 1957 |
| [Source] | |
Origin[]
Tūmatauenga is the god of war, hunting, fishing and consumption of Māori mythology. Originally, he was one of many sons of the sky father Ragni and earth mother Papa, who were in constant embrace. Every child was born in the dark space between them and wanted freedom from the cramped quarters. Tūmatauenga initially argued to kill them both, but his brother Tāne suggested permanently separating them instead. All agreed to the more lenient plan except Tāwhirimātea, who was against actions to split their parents.
Tāwhirimātea unleashes his fury upon his brothers, willing his children to constantly harass all living creatures with unforgiving rain and wind. They all fled to the relative safety of the skies, forests and oceans, except for Tūmatauenga. Standing his ground in the earth, his spells pacified the storms into calm weather usable for his children, the humans. Neither brother could fully defeat the other, so they have been stuck in a perpetual stalemate. As punishment for his brothers’ lack of courage and strength, Tūmatauenga introduced hunting, fishing, woodworking and agriculture. Humans now became skilled at using the children of his brothers for food and material.
Effects[]
Allows the wielder to shape or reform any raw material or processed good for their own needs. Holding the club while reciting family names will activate its powers. Touching or waving towards a particular substance will then cause it to transform into something usable, such as turning the earth into simple housing or water into reproducible medicines. Most subjects will slowly begin to suffer from liberal application of violence and coercion to obtain their goals, along with extreme dissent with any siblings.