Lightning Glass

Over remote sand basin of Pascarava sits an unusual phenomenon, a near continuous and lightning storm. This storm is so frequent and in so specific an area it can be used as a navigational marker for those travelling in the rugged hill country surrounding the location. This storm known as the Kiln of Pascarava would be merely a useful curiosity were it not for one thing, the storms is the only dependable location to find a rare and valuable material called lightning glass.
Lightning glass is formed when lightning strikes an area of sand or similar material fusing it into wildly shaped glass lines. Normally this material is very rare as lightning is notoriously unpredictable. This is not the case with the Kiln of Pascarava because of its near constant existence and stationary nature over a giant sand basin it produces large and reliable quantities of lightning glass. While the storm makes the glass readily available it also has the down side of making it extremely dangerous to collect. To collect it one must venture into the basin while the storm is relatively calm or has not yet gathered its strength for the day and dig the glass out of the sand. The timing of this process must be precise and the digging must be done rapidly while as the storm can gather quickly and getting caught in the barren expanse of sand when the fury of the Kiln begins is near certain death, as the storm can hurl as many as 50 lightning bolts per minute and has cost the lives of many unwary collectors who sought to plunder its riches. 
The glass itself is valued for its artistic merit being both made into jewelry, sculpted into great works of art, and ground into powder to produce unique pigments otherwise impossible to obtain. Moving past the arts the material is also used in the study of the arcane being used to make lenses, focuses, and devices. Finally the glass can be carefully knapped to form incredibly sharp blades, because of the delicate nature of these blades they are reserved for uses where small precise blades are most valued such as surgical equipment, although people with an abundance of money have also been known to have it crafted into bespoke straight razors and other luxuries.

History & Usage

Everyday use

Art, Jewelry, Pigment, Blades

Industrial Use

None

Type

Glass

Odor

None

Taste

None

Common State

Amorphous solid