Pendant

The Pendant
Schala uses the Pendant to unlock a Sealed Door in Zeal Palace

Pendant is a Key Item in Chrono Trigger. It is in the possession of Marle at the beginning of the game and is found to be a very important artifact throughout the timeline.

Origin

The pendant is a piece of technology from the Kingdom of Zeal. It was used by Schala to control the Mammon Machine as well as other pieces of Zeal technology. The manner in which it came into possession of Marle is a point of contention, but it either:

• Came to her as a royal artifact (meaning Marle is descended from Schala)
• Was given to her (or her family) by Kid

Its Role In History

The importance of the pendant came into play at the Millennial Fair in 1000 AD. It reacts to the space-time distortion field caused by the Telepods created by Lucca, opening a Gate through time and sending Marle 400 years into the past, leaving the pendant on the Telepod floor. Crono takes up the pendant and takes the same journey into the past.

Crono is accused of stealing Marle's Pendant if he snatches it up before making sure Marle is unhurt in the Millennial Fair after bumping into each other.

Pendants open Sealed Doors and Sealed Chests throughout time. These are Zeal technologies that survived the Fall of Zeal. Inside or beyond them are rare and useful items. Most notably are vests that absorb color magic. First, Crono must charge it using the Mammon Machine while it still resides in Zeal Palace. Charging the Pendant also grants access to the Throne Room. Once its former power is restored, the main quest advances.

Trivia

• The Pendant was created by one of the three Gurus, by using the Dreamstone.
• Melchior asks Crono to convince Marle to sell her pendant to him at the Millennial Fair in Leene Square in 1000 A.D. If Crono agrees (although the pendant will never be sold to Melchior) it will be used as evidence against him in the trial for Marle's alleged kidnap. The fact that Melchior asks for the pendant indicates that, after he was cast out of Zeal after the events at the Ocean Palace, he was aware that the Princess's necklace would transport him back to his own time so he could prevent Queen Zeal from exploiting Schala's power and ultimately harnessing the power of Lavos. Because he was aware of this, it is likely that he played a role in either its creation or how it moved from Schala's hands to that of the Royal Guardian Family.