Ink Stone

Properties

Geology & Geography

Floodlands

Over the course of thousands upon thousands of years, clouds of the krakens' ink would drift in the sea and wash ashore.
Overtime, they would collect and harden in the food basin layer by layer until they matched the hardness of the surrounding earth.

Origin & Source

Kraken

Before it fossilized, the ink is released from the specialized sacs between the gills and is dispersed widely during release.
It is part of kraken's behaviour in hunting, protecting, escaping and hiding in the open depths of the ocean.

History & Usage

Everyday use

Pigment

The insoluble stone is must be finely powered and mixed with a liquid to make secondary products such as paint and dyes.
The water-power mix is boiled with varnishes and egg whites until it thickens.

Refinement

Melting

The ink is prepared by cooking the stone in oil in a high temperature oven that restricts airflow. Once it has melted in the pot, the refined ink is sometimes noticed as a translucent sheen to indicate when to start cooling.

Manufacturing & Products

Dyes

It is used as a food colouring for starches, a drawing utensil for art and ink for tattoos.

Bricks

The rock-hard ink can be reshaped into a non-bearing brick to decorate buildings.

Type

Organic

Value

Cheap

Rarity

Commonly found close under Floodland's ground

Odor

Inky

Taste

Slightly Bitter

Color

Black or Luminous

Common State

Fossilized Solid

Related Locations

• Floodlands

Related Species

• Kraken