Power Gems

Power Gems are medium sized diamonds mined from the Wumpian Archipelago which are able to channel energy at an amplified rate, often used as conductors in sophisticated machinery. They have also been used to manufacture synthetic materials. There was an arms race shortly after the discovery of the Wumpa Archipelago to collect as many of the gems as possible, which was understandably halted.

Colored Gems
See, Five Power Gems

Blue: The Whale
Ability to breathe underwater.

Green: The Chameleon
Ability to be invisible.

Orange: The Dragon
Ability of strength.

Red: The Salamander
Ability to climb walls.

Yellow: The Parrot
Ability to fly.

White:
Destroyed, alongside the black gem, when Aku Aku and Uka Uka fought and became masks.

Ownership
Prior to the signing of the Barros Act in 1997, most research operations were overseen by the Royal Society in a semi anarchic form of 'research nomadism' that had little central structure. This lack of structure led to unforeseen chaos, where disparate groups struggled to achieve mutual objectives as explicit communication was scarce between the groups. There were no written regulations, not even concerning resources and power gems, which led to certain nations coveting gems secretly.

The following nations are known to have at least one power gem in their possession: United States, Russia, Israel, Brazil