Gravity Rods
In "Rise of the Evening Star" Warren and Kendra reach the end of the inverted tower - an enormous chamber that contains Fablehaven's secret artifact in the middle of the floor. Kendra and Warren enter on a catwalk at the top of the room and discover the Gravity Rods. They essentially change the direction of gravitational pull for the holder. They are made out of ivory with one tip colored black. When holding a rod, if the black tip is up, gravity pulls down, but when the rod is turned so the black tip is pointing down, gravity is reversed and you fall upwards. If the black tip is up slightly, you are only pulled down slightly, and vice versa. If the rod is held horizontally, than the user will be in a state of zero gravity, so he or she is pulled neither up nor down. Kendra and Warren use these rods to defeat the artifact guardian and retrieve the magical artifact.
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