Scouring stones

Utility

This particular type of stone is only used in two different applications.

1) The removal of infections caused by Lila na Dugo.
2) Emergency use for removal of energy from unstable core gemstones.

Manufacturing

This gemstone required near flawless stone with all energy stored being removed. Removal process must be slow taking weeks to achieve as the closer it is to reaching zero percent it gains an exponential likely hood of cracking or shattering. Should either of those events happen the stone becomes worthless.

Once properly drained the stone is incased in an innert material that has near zero electrical conductivity. It will remain there until needed.

Inventor(s)

The inventor of the scouring stones is unknown as use has spread across Kontorra. Though the leading scientific mind in the creation and utilization is Bituin Legaspi She is responsible for finding a reliable way to create the stones, thus allowing them to be one of the primary exports of her nation.

Access & Availability

Due to the purity of the gemstone required and the method of curing Lila na Dugo These stones are normally resevered for high priority patients, with high risk infection areas. Particuarly the face, neck and parts of the chest and spine.

Complexity

The process of the using the Skrying stone is simple. All that is required is moving the stone slowly accross the infected area until all shards have been removed.

Afterward all wounds must be cleaned completely and all wounds closed. Due to the violent method of the shards removal heavy scaring and bloodloss is likely to occor.

Discovery

The discovery of the stones is rumored to be an accident where a nurse was wearing a depleted gemstone as a good luck charm during surgery. This stone pulled the shards from the wound, saving the patients life but destroying the charm in the process. While the nurse identity has remained a mystery many nations have tried to claim the descovery as their own.