Source of All

The "Source of All" is an omnipotent and sentient substance that created the universe and supplies all the cosmic matter necessary to create the base material for life and everything else. The Source, as a result, exists in everyone and everything in the universe, but not in any degree noticeable, but, if en-masse, can channel and produce vast amounts of magical energy.

For reasons unknown, the Source has shared a long history with the ruling leaders of Mobius, the House of Acorn, most likely because, as per its rules, it shares its power with those powerful enough to lead others.

The Source established a long relationship with the royal family, as at every member's 10th commemoration, the member was guided by their predessessor to wade into the nexus pool of Source matter located in a secret chamber at the lowest level of Castle Acorn in Mobotropolis, where they bonded with the Source for life. The Source also determines who the member's spouse should be, and provides council to the family's members during times of crisis (e.g. the Great War).

During the reign of King Frederick Acorn, after Maximillian's immersion, he directed his son to drain the residual Source matter attached to his body into a molding furnace, where it was then forged into three royal artifacts for use by the current monarch.

During Dr. Ivo Robotnik's coup and takeover of Mobius, access to the pool was cut off with the founding of Robotropolis and the Artifacts scattered across Mobius. However, with time, the artifacts were retrieved and, following Robotnik's death at the hands of Sonic the Hedgehog, access to the pool was available once again.

This changed following Robotropolis's destruction by Station Square's O.T.I.S. defense computer. The pool, containing the largest concentration of the pure Source matter, was rendered inaccessibly permanently due to the fallout from the nuclear blast (the contents of the pool have been assumed to have been instantly evaporated by the blast; something many royal family members, Freedom Fighters, villains and separate-Artifacts themselves assume is the case).

Contact with the Source was cut off completely when the Artifacts, while initially remaining and used to great effect by the Kingdom of Acorn's champions, were individually destroyed. First was the ring, when it's power was drained and itself made useless by Amy Rose, then finally the sword and crown, which were destroyed by Sir Connery's suicide attack when the artifact's Source matter was corrupted by the harsh Chaos energies of Mammoth Mogul.

However, the Source in the pool (assuming it survived) may soon be accessibly, as with the establishment of New Mobotropolis, the radioactive fallout from Robotropolis that blocks access to the old castle is steadily being drained to power the city, and in time, will make Robotropolis accessible again, and allow the royal family contact with the Source to continue.

The Source is considered devine-in-nature by many of the Kingdom's higher-ranking citizens; such as King Maximillian, King Elias and even General Armand D'Coolette, head of the Acorn Kingdom Army.

It was revealed in a (possibly future) storyline, that the Source matter in the pool did indeed escape Robotropolis's destruction by seeping through the planet's surface and reforming in secret in a mountain grotto halfway around the planet. An elite order of protectors, named "The Strand", currently hides it from the rest of Mobius until the time is right for the Source to return to the Kingdom's side.

Royal Artifacts

 * Crown of Acorns
 * Ring of Acorns
 * Sword of Acorns