Lazarus Pits

The Lazarus Pit is a mythical vat of chemicals in the DC univers. The most common user of the pits is Ra's al Ghul. Ra's al Ghul accsidentaly discoverd the pit as a cure for the sultan he worked for's dieing son. The pit had a terible side effect makeing the prince insane for a period of time in wich he killed Ra's al Ghul's wife. After being blamed for the murder he was left burried in the desert. He was rescued by a tribe and a boy named Huew. After this he used the Lazarus Pit to save himself he proceded to take revenge on what had happend and called himself Ra's al Ghul meaning the the deamon's head. After he met Batman others started to learn of the pits. Users include Jason Todd, The Black Canary II (Dinah Laurel Lance), The Riddler, Cassandra Cain, Lady Shiva, The Joker, Kobra, Nora Fries, King Snake, Duela Dent, and Bane. Unfortunantly the pit can only be used by one person and only once. Ra's al Ghul's daughter found a way to stop this and be used forever. After a mass wipe out of the pit's only four are left. One owned by Ra's al Ghul's Nyssa daughter, one in the Batcave, One in the Himmilayas, and one in the Australlian Outback. The side effect of the pits are you are temporaily driven mad, eccept the Joker who was temorarily broght into sanity.