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The Cintamani Stone is a mythical object that appears in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. It also appears as an Mystical in A Thief's End multiplayer.

Overview

Background

Traditionally, the Cintamani Stone features in Buddhist and Hindu society. In both societies, the stone is said to be a wish-fulfilling jewel.^[1]^[2] According to Buddhist religion, the stone fell from the sky inside a chest filled with several other relics. The king of Tibet at the time would go on to claim these relics, and they would later be explained to him by two traveling strangers. The two travelers explained to the king that the stone manifests itself into whatever one desires.^[2]

Among Thieves

Thought to be an artifact of great power, the Cintamani Stone is said to grant invincibility and possibly immortality to whomever possesses it. The Stone was also said to be a wish-fulfilling jewel and/or a Buddhist Holy Grail of sorts. It, along with the city of Shambhala, are protected by brutish Guardians.

Marco Polo found the Stone in Shambhala. It was kept in a great temple in the middle of the city that also housed the Tree of Life.

Nate first learns about the Stone after finding a map hidden inside an ancient Mongolian oil lamp in an Istanbul museum. The map implied that the Stone was in Borneo with Marco Polo's lost fleet, but after looking deeper into other diaries by Polo at Zoran Lazarević's camp, Nate deduced that it was still in Shambhala.

Throughout the game, Nate finds himself wary over the actual existence of the mythological traits of the Stone, whereas Lazarević is very convinced, having spent years on its exhibition. Motivated by Karl Schäfer and with the help of Elena Fisher and Chloe Frazer, Nate struggles to beat Lazarević and Harry Flynn to the chase.

When in Shambhala, at the sacred shrine, it's revealed that the Stone itself isn't a sapphire, but amber (fossilized resin), insinuating that Schäfer as well as Marco Polo had it wrong. The amber is the solid state of the sap from the Tree of Life (as well as the blue resin Nate finds throughout the game). The resin is what actually bestows the power of invincibility. It is destroyed when Nate defeats Lazarević by demolishing the roots of the Tree, ultimately destroying the entire city of Shambhala.

A Thief's End

The Cintamani Stone appears as a usable Mystical in A Thief's End multiplayer. When thrown, any Team mate in a DBNO (Down But Not Out) stage in its radius are instantly replenished to 40% health.

The Stone costs 2 LP (Loadout Points)

In-game Pricing:

First Purchase - $400
Second Purchase - $700
Third Purchase - $1,050
Fourth + Purchase - $1,400

Modifications	Description	Loadout Cost	Starting In-game Price	Requirement
None (Default)	The standard mystical	4 LP	$400	None
Increased Range	Cintamani Stone revive radius is increased 25%	5 LP	$450	100 Cintamani Stone uses
Full Revive	Cintamani Stone now revive allies to full health	7 LP	$600	300 Cintamani Stone uses

References

↑ Beer, Robert (2003). The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols. Serindia Publications, Inc. ISBN 9781590301005.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 {{subst:w|Cintamani}}. Wikipedia. Retrieved July 4, 2016.

[1] Beer, Robert (2003). The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols. Serindia Publications, Inc. ISBN 9781590301005.

[CintamaniWiki-2] 2.0 ^2.1 {{subst:w|Cintamani}}. Wikipedia. Retrieved July 4, 2016.

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-[[File:The Cintamani Stone.jpg|thumb|150px|The Cintamani Stone.]]
+[[File:The Cintamani Stone.jpg|250px|thumb]]
+The '''Cintamani Stone''' is a mythical object that appears in ''[[Uncharted 2: Among Thieves]]. ''It also appears as an Mystical in [[A Thief's End multiplayer|''A Thief's End'' multiplayer]].
-The '''Cintamani Stone''' is the treasure of interest of [[Nathan Drake]] in [[Uncharted 2: Among Thieves]]. An anonymous person wrote '''''"In the kingdom of [[Shambhala]] lies the most precious thing to be found in all the world: a perfect raw sapphire of the deepest blue, larger around than the reach of a man's arms"''.''' It was thought to be an artifact of great power, said to grant invincibility and possibly immortality to whomever possesses it. The stone was also said to be a wish-fulfilling jewel and/or a Buddhist Holy Grail of sorts.
+==Overview==
-Marco Polo found the stone when he found Shambhala. It was housed in a great temple in the middle of the city, that also housed the [[Tree of Life]].
+===Background===
+Traditionally, the Cintamani Stone features in Buddhist and Hindu society. In both societies, the stone is said to be a wish-fulfilling jewel.<ref>Beer, Robert (2003). ''The Handbook of Tibetan Buddhist Symbols''. Serindia Publications, Inc. ISBN 9781590301005.</ref><ref name="CintamaniWiki" /> According to Buddhist religion, the stone fell from the sky inside a chest filled with several other relics. The king of Tibet at the time would go on to claim these relics, and they would later be explained to him by two traveling strangers. The two travelers explained to the king that the stone manifests itself into whatever one desires.<ref name="CintamaniWiki">{{subst:w|Cintamani}}. Wikipedia. Retrieved July 4, 2016.</ref>
+===''Among Thieves''===
-Nate first learns about it after finding a map, hidden inside an ancient [[Mongolian oil lamp]] in an [[Istanbul Palace Museum|Istanbul museum]]. The map implied that the stone was in [[Borneo (location)|Borneo]] with [[Marco Polo]]'s lost fleet, but after looking deeper into other [[Marco Polo's journals|diaries]] by Polo at Lazarevic's camp, Nate deduced that it was still in [[Shambhala]].
+Thought to be an artifact of great power, the Cintamani Stone is said to grant invincibility and possibly immortality to whomever possesses it. The Stone was also said to be a wish-fulfilling jewel and/or a Buddhist Holy Grail of sorts. It, along with the city of Shambhala, are protected by brutish [[Shambhala Guardians|Guardians]].
+[[Marco Polo]] found the Stone in Shambhala. It was kept in a great temple in the middle of the city that also housed the [[Tree of Life]].
-Throughout the game Nate finds himself wary over the actual existence of the mythological traits of the stone, whereas Lazarevic is very convinced, having spent years on its exhibition. Motivated by [[Karl Schäfer]] & with the help of [[Elena Fisher]] and [[Chloe Frazer|Chloe Fraser]], Nate struggles to beat Lazarevic and [[Harry Flynn]] to the chase. When in Shambhala, at the sacred shrine, it was revealed that the stone itself wasn't a sapphire but amber (fossilized [[resin]]), insinuating that Schäfer as well as Marco Polo had it wrong. This amber was the solid version of the sap from the [[Tree of Life]] (also known as the blue [[resin]] Nate finds throughout the game); the resin is what actually bestowed the power to bring invincibility. It is destroyed when Nate defeats Lazarevic by exploding the roots of the Tree, ultimately destroying the entire city of Shambhala.
+Nate first learns about the Stone after finding a map hidden inside an ancient [[Mongolian oil lamp]] in an [[Istanbul Palace Museum|Istanbul museum]]. The map implied that the Stone was in [[Borneo (location)|Borneo]] with [[Marco Polo|Marco Polo's]] lost fleet, but after looking deeper into other diaries by Polo at [[Zoran Lazarević|Zoran Lazarević's]] camp, Nate deduced that it was still in Shambhala.
-== Trivia ==
-* 70 years ago, [[Nazi|Nazi Germans]] also sought after the Cintamani Stone (presumably to strengthen their Reich) but were killed by Schäfer for the greater good.
+Throughout the game, Nate finds himself wary over the actual existence of the mythological traits of the Stone, whereas Lazarević is very convinced, having spent years on its exhibition. Motivated by [[Karl Schäfer]] and with the help of [[Elena Fisher]] and [[Chloe Frazer]], Nate struggles to beat Lazarević and [[Harry Flynn]] to the chase.
-* Around that same time, and judging by the bodies and weapons lying about the outer areas of Shambhala, others had apparently tried to get to the stone, but were killed by the Guardians.
-* Tamerland and Genghis Khan were said to have had slivers of the stone; this granted them great power.
+When in Shambhala, at the sacred shrine, it's revealed that the Stone itself isn't a sapphire, but amber (fossilized [[resin]]), insinuating that Schäfer as well as Marco Polo had it wrong. The amber is the solid state of the sap from the [[Tree of Life]] (as well as the blue resin Nate finds throughout the game). The resin is what actually bestows the power of invincibility. It is destroyed when Nate defeats Lazarević by demolishing the roots of the Tree, ultimately destroying the entire city of Shambhala.
+===''A Thief's End''===
+The Cintamani Stone appears as a usable Mystical in [[A Thief's End multiplayer|''A Thief's End'' multiplayer]]. When thrown, any Team mate in a DBNO (Down But Not Out) stage in its radius are instantly replenished to 40% health.
+The Stone costs 2 LP (Loadout Points)
+In-game Pricing:
+*First Purchase - $400
+*Second Purchase - $700
+*Third Purchase - $1,050
+*Fourth + Purchase - $1,400
+{| class="article-table"
+!Modifications
+!Description
+!Loadout Cost
+!Starting In-game Price
+!Requirement
+|-
+|None (Default)
+|The standard mystical
+|4 LP
+|$400
+|None
+|-
+|Increased Range
+|Cintamani Stone revive radius is increased 25%
+|5 LP
+|$450
+|100 Cintamani Stone uses
+|-
+|Full Revive
+|Cintamani Stone now revive allies to full health
+|7 LP
+|$600
+|300 Cintamani Stone uses
+|}
+==References==
+{{citations}}
-== Gallery ==
-<gallery widths="200">
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-</gallery>
-[[Category:Uncharted 2]]
 [[Category:Shambhala]]
 [[Category:Artifacts]]