Nexus Crystal
"Here ya go." Kranjax the item over to Sori.
Her eyes widened to the size of saucers, "Is that... a cupcake of power? What does it doooo. I'm not supposed to eat it... right?" She stared at the cystaline cupcake in her hands.
Kranjax chucked, "I suppose you can eat it? I'm not sure what happens when it passes through, though." He handed another item to Rayne/Alleya.
"Oooooh, shiny! The item, in the form of a chrome liquid metal, began to shape itself in her hands before finally settling on the form of a book.
He produced once more and handed it over to Reason, who inspected it carefully, almost with suspicion, as it took the form of a mass of crystalline roots in his star-dappled fingers.
Nicholas walked up to Kranjax, "The fuck? Didn't you give them the same thing?"
"I did."
"Then what happened?"
"It'll be easier to show you than to explain, though readers will have to have it explained anyway."
Nicholas's expression grew perplexed as he pondered Kranjax's words. Kranjax, for his part, merely handed over a crystal to him.
In his hands, the fist-sized shard took form: a wrapped gift, a candy cane, a shotgun, a cigar, and finally seemed to almost settle on a bottle of whisky, before going through the items again. "What.... the...."
Kranjax nodded, "As expected, you're a rather imaginative one."
"I'm fucking Santa. What else did you expect?"
"Fair enough. Has your question been answered?"
Santa glanced at the ever-changing thing in his hands, "Yeah, i guess it has."
Properties
Material Characteristics
It looks like an iridescent crystal. Feels like crystal too, and is hard like crystal. For all intents and purposes, it behaves like crystal, until someone with an affinity to it or an active imagination touches it... Then it's anyone's guess...
Physical & Chemical Properties
Nexus Crystal is rather stable on its own. If left to its own devices, it does absolutely nothing but sits like a rock. If someone unimaginative, or science-centric (read addicted to science) finds it and considers it a crystal, it'll behave as such. If someone with an active imagination finds it, it'll do pretty much whatever they want or expect... or both... or neither, that works too.
Geology & Geography
This material is found exclusively in Nexus 423 and its subdomains.
Origin & Source
It appeared as part of an idea... and stuck around for a while, and then it became kind of important.
History & Usage
Discovery
It was found when the Nexus was found.
Everyday use
It is used in the construction of The Crystal Barrel, The Atelier, The Arena, all other core pieces of the Nexus, and in all Nexus Weapons.
Cultural Significance and Usage
The general shenaniganry of the Nexus is possible in part due to this oddly versitile material.
Industrial Use
Sori may use it when creating armies of sentient food.
Refinement
You can use it in its raw state, if you can find it, and if you have the imagination to shape it to your will.
Manufacturing & Products
You can make pretty much anything with this stuff, but we don't recommend eating it. That is untested...
Byproducts & Sideproducts
a gratuatis amount of laughter from things conjured using this material.
Hazards
Environmental Impact
Zero emission? sure. Eco-friendly? If you'd like. It could also be the most toxic, sludge-spewing thing in existence. Up to the wielder... lets hope they like their environment.
Distribution
Law & Regulation
Access to Nexus shards in weapon form is limited to members of the Astral Council and above. Any interested parties can get hold of a Nexus Shard for the purposes of realm linking and traversal.
Type
Ore
Rarity
Pretty rare... probably?
Odor
Varies by its holder, It could be amazing, or it could make you collapse... sniff at your own risk
Taste
Varies by its holder, though we do not recommend eating it.
Color
Would you be surprised if we said that varies too? No? Good.
Boiling / Condensation Point
Whatever "too hot for humans to exist" is... probably?
Melting / Freezing Point
Absolute zero?
Density
Its base density is the density of diamond. That changes in somone elses hands too...
Common State
Solid, like a crystal... cuz it is...
Related Locations
Related Items
Can it be tired into organic things?
Well considering in Reasons hands it became roots... I have ideas on how to turn it into a realm infecting parasite. Hmm, things to play with.
Crabgi. Crabgi everywhere
I feel like i'm going to need Sori's piping bag... AND the Silver Quill (Kran's Nexus weapon)
Ha! Subtlety, the best parasites are never supposed to be discovered