The crystalline Nexus Fragments formed from the cataclysmic collision of the Primes' energy with Alyeria's mortal plane are laden with both immense power and peril. Their volatile elemental essence reacts violently if disturbed, removing fragments from their leyline intersections courts disaster through uncontrolled discharge. Corruption, mutation, and catastrophic explosions are among the potential consequences for those lacking mental discipline and arcane expertise.
Harvesting
Retrieving Prime Fragments requires great caution, as missteps unleash their volatile nature. The wise map leylines to identify Fragment vertices before extracting them during auspicious astrological alignments. Rigorous rituals of purification and protection are performed, with Fragments sealed in lead-lined containers to dampen emissions while transported to heavily warded vaults for quarantine. Only after months of isolated observation, allowing any instabilities to manifest safely, are they made accessible to scholarly study. However, smugglers, rogue mages, alchemists, cultists, and profiteers often bypass these careful precautions in reckless pursuit of the Fragments’ power. Lured by visions of fortune and glory, they pluck Fragments from stabilizing earth, hoard them in unshielded bags, and tap into the primal magic without isolation or preparation. Such impatience courts calamity, as the Primes’ wrathful essence turns on those who would foolishly manipulate their scattered legacy without reverence. Thus, oversight is necessary to restrain ambition and enforce rigorous harvesting rituals, preventing needless tragedy and protecting both covetous souls and the land itself from the Fragments’ unchecked fury.
Prolonged exposure nurtures obsession as the Fragments' innate power serves as a beacon luring evil forces hungry for their primal magic. The glyph-like patterns on the Fragments' surfaces contain immense power. Attempting to channel a Fragment's energy is incredibly dangerous and can sear the body and soul.
While their potential benefits tempt master scholars, manipulation of these scattered pieces of the Primes invites calamity or even their wrathful intervention. If stressed through crafting, a Prime Fragment may violently detonate with enough elemental force to level buildings or ignite expansive wildfires. Only masters of the arcane dare shape them. The benefits of studying Fragments must be carefully weighed against their volatility. Thus the Citadel vaults Nexus Fragments under lock and key with strict protections aimed to prevent tragedies, but history bears the scars of those who delved too deep seeking primordial might. as only through the utmost caution and partnership with the Primes themselves can humanity hope to safely unlock their mysteries.
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