Died lookin' for a fountain............

"Feast your eyes upon this, mateys. There's more than one way to live forever. Gents, I give you the Fountain of Youth."

―Hector Barbossa to his crew^[src]

The Fountain of Youth, sometimes known as just the Fountain or the Aqua de Vida, was a legendary spring that reputedly restored the youth or grantedimmortality to anyone who drank from its waters. Rumored to be discovered by theJuan Ponce de León, the Fountain was located within on a mysterious island in theCaribbean.

Ever since the rumors of the discovery of the Fountain of Youth by the Spanish explorer Ponce de León in 1523, it had been the ambition of many quests. On theMao Kun Map, the struggle for eternal youth was symbolized by a tug of war between a skeleton and an angel, aligned with the symbol of the Fountain—theChalices. The Chalices were required, along with a mermaid's tear, in order to perform the Profane Ritual, which was needed to use the Fountain. In 1750, three parties, including a pirate crew, the British, and the Spanish, embarked in a quest for the Fountain.