Magical Gemstones

Within the very soil and rock of the earth, the very essence of the Celestial Six soak the natural ore and minerals granting them special magical properties. These magical properties harness the very power of the elements themselves, or possess a unique property that allows a powerful magic user to imbue special skills and abilities within them. With the proper tools or equipment, these gems and stones can be a powerful asset to any adventuring party, hunting group, military unit, or bandit squad. These are known as Magical Gemstones.

Properties

Material Characteristics

Magical Gemstones are commonly found throughout the land in resource rich landscapes and geologically active locations. However do to the incredibly, magical saturated land, some gems and minerals are bathed in so much magical energy that they change into what are commonly known as Magical Stones.

Magical Stones are often the pure embodiment of primordial and elemental magic itself, hosting vast amounts of power within a sometimes very tiny vessel.Empowered gems and Attribute stones are divided in specific categories depending on their type, size, creation method, and of course their magical conductivity. Generally there are two main categories: Gem stones and Mineral stones, with each category having several sub categories to diversify them further.

Physical & Chemical Properties

Magic Gemstones come in many different verity and quality, each one bringing about a different level of damage or protection based on how pure the gem is. The specific type of gem also effects what sort of elemental magic is laying dormant inside as well. The fallowing are the most common of Gem types and the type of Elemental magic that resides in them:

Amethyst: Necrotic
Ruby: Fire
Diamond: Radiant
Heliodor: Lightning
Sapphire: Frost
Zicron: Wind* (Force)
Garnet: Acid
Emerald: Poison
Citrine: Thunder

Geology & Geography

Often found deep in the earth and in caverns and mines, Magical Gemstones are prolific across the continent of Cestria. While most Magical Gemstone Crystallization form in these location, they can sometimes be found in locations high with magical energy, although these gemstone crystallization are small and often unstable.

Origin & Source

Magical Gemstones are created from the crystallization of raw magical energy that builds up within the land. Once harvested from these Crystallization's, they become nodes of magical energy that can be utilized in a number of different ways.

Life & Expiration

Depending upon the condition of the Magical Gemstone, the magical energy within them can ether dispel at a incredibly slow, or rapped rate. Some Magical Gemstones are highly volatile and quickly release their energy while others are more stable and release their magical energy over the span of years. Damage Magical Gemstones are unstable and often take in a large quantity of magical energy before quickly dispersing it when activated.

History & Usage

History

The first records of the use of Magical Gemstones dates back to the Dragonian Civil War in the year ES 3801, though there is speculation that the use of Magical Gemstones dates back even further. The theory of Magical Gemstone usage being used before official documented records stems from the many archeologist study's of ruins from the Aasimar culture, where the discovery of Magical Gemstones seems to indicate the long term use of these Magical Gemstones.

Magical Gemstones have been a backbone component to everyday life for thousands of years and, with the discovery's found in the Aasimar Ruins, proves that despite the records they have been around for quite some time.

Some radical theorist hypothesize that the world originally did not have Magical Gemstones as a font of power, but instead think that Magical Gemstones are a byproduct of something else as a result of a monumental even that happened eons ago. They theorist that Magical Gemstones form do to the potent magic within the world crystalizing as a result of magical energy building up to a point that can no longer flow though the land freely. They have gone on record to propose that, because the magical forces in the world can not dissipate into the ether of the realm and has no other means of dissipating, Thus the crystallization of this raw magical energy creates Magical Gemstones. This theory contradicts the wide belief of the religious theory that Magical Gemstones are The Divine Six's gift upon the mortal realm so that they may harness but a fragment of their almighty power.

Discovery

While the discovery of Magical Gemstones is not recorded, the first known discovery of a Magical Gemstone mine is. In the year EL 3567, a team of Halfling miners delved deep into the mountains north east of the Neda Delta where upon they discovered a massive amount of Magical Gemstones had crystalized. Thus they began to mine them and sell them to others and brought about a major profit to the Halfling people and earned them a friendly relationship with the other races in the land of Cestria.

In the subsequent years to fallow many more Magical Gemstone mines would be discovered across the land. At this time there are 15 known major mines under the control of the Miners Guild that see to the mass distribution of Magical Gemstones in the land of Cestria.

Everyday use

The most common use of Magic Gems is in magic items that grant different property to any normal item that has been fitted to handle the vast magic power with in them. Street lamps, cooking utensils, navigation tools, and many other items use various Magical Gemstones to provide beneficial effects to everyday challenges and for those who are not so magically inclined. Magical Lighting is by far the most used application for Magical Gemstones in major city's as well as magical stones that help with cleaning and hygiene. In some newer city's, Magical Gemstones are used to help keep the sewer systems clean rather than relying on Oozes, sewer personnel, or large scale magical cleaning spells cast by powerful spell casters. Major Teleportation between the major capital city's is powered by large Magical Gemstones in order to maintain stability when transporting people and objects.

On a different side of common uses by people, Adventurers and Solders use Magical Gemstones for their weapons, armor, and other gear. Magical Gemstones that enhance combat power or improve magical defensive are highly valuable to these individuals for their versatility and customization. Many pieces of gear also benefit greatly from Magical Gemstones as they can prove very useful to anyone who seek out dangers places and don't have access to normal resource's.

Cultural Significance and Usage

Magical Gemstone are used in almost everyday for just about everything. In the land of Cestria they are prominently used in both military and civilians and is the backbone of magical items within the land. As such, outside of the continent of Cestria Magical Gemstones are less prominent and more traditional magical items are used more often then not.

Industrial Use

While not used in a major industry, there are well known Arcane Blacksmiths that specialized in different types of magic gemstones that are often used in a more industrial capacity such as Street lamps, air ship components, and transportation circle power stones.

Refinement

Raw Magical Gemstones are taken to an arcane blacksmith, where they use a magic forge to brake down and cut the raw resources into piratical usable pieces. These magic forges use a special type of arcane flame that helps to mold the shape raw gemstones into various shapes to allow them to fit within magic tools, weapons and armor.

Manufacturing & Products

Magical Gemstones are a difficult and volatile resources to work with. As such only Arcane Blacksmiths are knowledgeable enough to work with them. While trained in the basics of blacksmithing, Arcane Blacksmiths incorporate magical means not readily available to normal Blacksmiths. Thus Arcane Blacksmiths are the backbone of the manufacturing of Magical Gemstones for the use in magical items and other usages.

The most common products for Magical Gemstones is the actual gemstone itself. These polished gems are very similar in appearance to normal gemstones but clearly show the magical power within the gem itself. This is often seen as a swirl of magical energy within the gem, or by a magic circle glowing from with in. Runes are often inscribed onto opaque gems that have no translucent to them.

These gems come in several different verity's; Standard, Greater, Superior, and Legendary. Likewise these gems can be damage thus becoming Cracked and having their magical effects reduced because of it. For most of these types of Magical Gemstones, the user simply needs to provide some small amount of magical energy to activate their magical effects.

In term of Table top game calculation for damage delt or reduced, it plays out as fallows:

Cracked: 1d4 once on the first hit given or taken.
Standard: 1d6 once activated with a bonus action.
Greater: 1d8 once activated with a bonus action.
Superior: 1d12 once activated with a bonus action.
Legendary: 1d12 every attack unless stated otherwise.

Some other Magical Gemstones include non gem like stones that provide other magical benefits or can easily be magically enchanted with spells. Some such examples are as fallow.

Light Stone: A palm size stone that provides basic light for anyone who can supply a continuous magic to it.
Heat Stone: A fist size stone that can release a large amount of heat in a quick burst unless controlled by a magical container.
Everclean Stone: A small pebble size stone that has been enchanted with a prestidigitation spell.
Armor Core Stone: Increases the effectiveness of a peice of armor by one full value.

Byproducts & Sideproducts

While most Magical Gemstones are utilized in their natural form, they can also be used as a substitution for marital cost for some spells and spell craft. This however destroys the gem in its entirety as it brakes apart the magical energy's that keep it crystalized.

Hazards

Raw Magic Gemstone have been known to contain raw chaotic magical power within them. While in the earth, this magical energy disperses harmlessly in the surrounding rock and dirt. However, should external magical energy build up with in them, it could lead to a volatile magical cascade, resulting in a mass discharge of this magical energy from anywhere between a few feet to at a max recorded 10 miles.

Environmental Impact

While most Environmental damage is caused by the mining and harvesting of the magic Gemstones, there have been records of large and devastating explosions of magical energy in mine shafts for harvesting Magical Gems. The common theory among the academical community in Prezel is that the Raw Magic Gemstones where filled with such an extreme amount of magical energy, causing a magical cascaded that resulted in a volitional dispersal of magical energy.

Reusability & Recycling

While Magical Gemstones may have long term use for magical objects, some of them can and or will run out of magical energy to function. This is a minor issue for the most part, as simply providing more magical energy to the gemstone will restore its functionality. This can be done by spell casters discharging their daily magical ability into them, feeding the magical energy from other Magical Gemstones, or by simple letting the Magical Gemstone some time to recharge naturally. It varies from gemstone to gemstone.

Distribution

Trade & Market

The Quality of Magical Gemstones can range from a wide variety of prices. On average the very common Magical Gemstones, such as ones that provide cleaning and lighting, range between 1 to 20 GP depending on the size and quality of the gemstone in question.

Items that have Magical Gemstones implemented into them have a more premium price range based on the quality of the gemstone within them. The fallowing are the prices for most popular Magical Gemstones among adventurers:

Cracked: Costing around 100 GP
Standard: Costing around 500 GP
Greater: Costing around 1000 GP
Superior: Costing around 1500 GP
Legendary: Costing around 3000 GP

Standard Items often found in the market that have incorporated Magical Gemstones into them range as fallow:

Standard: The normal cost of of the item + 50 to 500 GP
Greater: The normal cost of the item + 150 to 1000 GP
Superior: The normal cost of the item + 1020 to 1500 GP
Legendary: The normal cost of the item + 3000 GP

Prices for these items or gemstones can often be negotiated with the seller depending upon diffract circumstances.

Storage

Most Magical Gemstones can be stored away in conventional means, however more volatile gemstones need special magical containers that can ether contain the vast magical power of the gemstone, or suppress it outright.

Law & Regulation

Mining and distribution of Magical Gemstones are monitored and regulated by the Miners Guild, the central government, and local governments. This does not mean that only those major powers regulate the distribution and usage of Magical Gemstones. Many privately own company's, guilds, and factions have their own set of rules for Magical Gemstones that can sometimes come to conflict the official regulations and laws put in place by governmental powers.

Type

Ore/Mineral

Value

1 Gold pice up to 20,000 GP depending on quantity and size

Rarity

Common to Extreamly Rare