The Malkus Artifacts (also known as Instruments of Malkus or Instruments of Power) were four sinister devices designed by the alien known as Aidulac for the mad tyrant, Malkus of the ancient Zalkat Union over 90,000 years ago. Legends claim that Malkus ruled for over 1,000 years using the artifacts. Aidulac designed the artifacts to be completely indestructible and immune to the ravages of time. Indeed, after 90,000 years, only one of the artifacts showed even the smallest damage. The artifacts are kept at the Rector Institute on Earth.