The Roots Key

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August 05, 2022 – August 12, 2022

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Ethereum

Mint is open! Limited supply of 500 only.

A nft for our early supports of “the incredible journey of the onion warrior”. Gain access to discounts and exclusive behind the scenes of emdubbs pops.

Also gain access to our upcoming nft collection where we bring pops the character to life through story telling and animation from the island of oahu, hawai'I.

The incredible journey of the onion warrior excerpt:

Aloha! Welcome to "The incredible journey of the onion warrior."

Fall down this humble rabbit hole with us as we introduce pops to the through storytelling illustrations and animation. Our limited collections come straight from the island of o'ahu, hawai'I. 

Pops was born on a village farm at the bottom of the ko'olau mountains. A breathtaking mountain range filled with deep green foilage as far as you can see and sits on the windward side of the hawaiian island of o'ahu. When it rains, beautiful waterfalls appear and the rundown supplies the village with plentiful fresh water.

The farm village, known as the a'a (the root), holds a very special place in the heart of the ‘āina (land). It remains hidden by a safety shield in the ko'olaus to protect the magic lepo (soil) that hawaiian islands will need to use one day.  The only way in is to know the secret mele (hawaiian chant).  

The lepo in the village contains magic of the richest fertile soils. It was made from volcanic material thousands of years ago-- blessed in ancestral times, by the same ancestors who chose the a'a warriors to protect this rare resource. 

The magic lepo is a main connection to the ‘āina.  It has healing capabilities, medicinal powers and can make powerful plants into weapons in seconds. The lelo is crucial to the vegetable warriors who protect it. 

Only chosen warriors are allowed to handle the magic lepo. It's powers are strong enough to kill off acres of ‘āina if not handled correctly. The magic lepo is highly sought after. Soil throughout the islands is depleating. Erosion has devastated our hawaiian coastline and villagers across the islands maka'u (fear) doom is upon them by their islands sinking. The magic lepo gives them hope in conserving and building our beautiful homeland. 

The nightshade clan, lurks! They're a tribe of rotten vegetables, that attack at night. Their sole purpose is to catch the a'a at their most vulnerable. They want to destroy their village and take the magic lepo from them to use for their own benefit creating a new island, kahaʻino (evil place). The safety shield prevents them finding the a'a.

All vegetables born in the a'a farm village have a special gift. However only chosen vegetable warriors possess multiple abilities and must prove themselves worthy to touch the lepo. 

It's been a long anticipated wait for the chosen warrior to be born. This warrior will be the one who is able to take the magic lepo to the other islands to help their villages and their ‘āina.

The villagers were looking to the  poepoe ohana (family). Pops kupuna (grandpa & grandma) are the high chiefs of the a'a village. They have four sons and one daughter. The entire ohana is known to be great onion warriors of their time. The expectation is their family would produce one of the chosen ones. 

When pops was born, the villagers were horrified because he was harvested with "Judging eyes". Superstition is heavy in the a'a.  The aunties and uncles of the village could be heard talking story that pops was a curse and not a blessing. Little did they know, he's the sweetest onion they will ever meet.

Each story collection will go through stages of pops life and the hardships he faces. 

His dream is to protect the the a'a, the ‘āina and receive his makaki'I helmet or from his kupuna. This makaki'I helmet, better known to our generation as the ikaika warrior helmet, represents the ultimate honor-- the meaning of strong, safety and protection. It's only given to the chosen ones.  

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