Spell Stone Dust
Properties
Material Characteristics
Spell-Stone Dust has the appearance of colorful fine grain salt. You can very clearly see that it is translucent and crystalline in nature even when ground down to a fine powder. The powder will glow softly with its inherent magic. Once the magic has been expended though, it's just colorful crystal dust.
Origin & Source
As the name implies, spell-stone dust comes from spell-stones.
Life & Expiration
While the dust can store magical power indefinitely, if processed correctly. Spell-Stone dust is generally only used in one time use spells or for runic arrays that can recharge the dust.
History & Usage
Everyday use
Spell-Stone dust is one of the most common ways that spell-stones are used for magical casting.
Cultural Significance and Usage
There are a few elven and kyrik cultures that will use spell-stone dust to create a body paint used for rituals.
Industrial Use
Spell-Stone Dust is used in the creation of runic arrays that help power some of the mills and water pumps.
Refinement
Spell-Stones are ground down using a milling process to product the dust. This is why most towns that process spell-stones have multiple wind-mills.
Manufacturing & Products
Ritual Paste
One-Time-Use Spell Jars
Hazards
The grinding of spell-stones produces a particle contaminate that is the main way that Stone Lung is contracted.
Environmental Impact
Most of the cities that process spell-stones have a heavy cloud of smog that hangs over the area. This makes the air-quality horrible for those who live there.
Reusability & Recycling
The only way spell-stone dust can be reused is if its being constantly recharged on a lay line using a special runic array.
Distribution
Trade & Market
You can find spell-stone dust in most markets around Rilloria.
Storage
Typically one stores spell stone dust in a glass jar, in a magically neutral location.
Type
Ore/Mineral
Value
10 gp per ounce
Rarity
Common
Color
Typically what ever color the original stone was
Common State
Solid
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