Moonstone Shard
"The arcane amplification properties of this shard are magnificent, imagine what having a larger shard or the whole thing would do."
The shard of a moonstone is a valuable artifact of the Planar Convergence known by some arcanist to enhance their abilities. They are rare but well known and are one of the only relics of the Planar Convergence that clearly has a documented history. The presence of shards on any land means that a legendary Moonstone may have been present before, marking it a place of significance.
Mechanics & Inner Workings
A moonstone shard is similar in make up to a gem, there are no inner workings. The innate arcane properties of it though are hard to define easily.
History
A moonstone shard is part of a larger whole, which was used during the Planar Convergence, different continents have varying memories of its purpose but one thing that is agreed upon is that they were used to transport from one loaction to another. However the shards alone do not seem to exhibit this same property.
Significance
The Planar Convergence was the event that caused Ostyria to become what it is today. Much of that time and age has been lost to the annals of history or hidden in the minds of those who lived through it or stored away in ancient archives. Being in possession of such a world relic is significant in itself but it also allows one to enhance their arcane abilities to heights unknown.
A moonstone shard is very rare to find and even more rare to keep. It is an arcanist's dream to obtain a moonstone shard and many have resorted to underhandedness to obtain one. It's probable that one shard gets passed around so much that at any given time, when multiple people claim to be in possession of one that they are referring to the same one.
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