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Ore and Gem Descriptions

Ores   Abyssal   This rare hellish ore glows like dim coal embers and is warm to the touch. Abyssal ore's fiery properties make it highly sought after in large city markets. Its metal bar is a deep black with dark red veins of heat pulsing through it. This material can often only be harvested near magma or on evil planes of existence.   Adamantite   A near-black, silvery ore with a slight sheen of green. Revered for its unbelievable strength, this metal is one of the rarest in the land. Its metal bar, adamantine, retains its dark color, however the green tinge because more apparent. Most often, veins of adamantite are found deep underground and in the underdark, though the ore is extremely rare.   Divinite   This is a mythical ore, only rumored to exist. It's speculated that divinite may have been created by the gods to give divine strength to whoever possesses this mythical metal. No one knows what it looks like, nor what it does. Because of this, there are no ores or bars of this metal in the market.   Glacite   This chilling, slightly translucent pale blue crystalline rock emits a frosty haze around it. This icicle-like crystal is often used for its cold properties, which make it cool to the touch. Its crystal-like metal bar, glacium, retains its translucent, pale blue color with icy-white veins visible inside. It's commonly found in small veins in very cold climates such as tundra's or even the coldest layers of the Nine Hells.   Hexinite   A deep, dark crystal-like metal brimming with magical properties. Often nicknamed "mage-bane", this mythical ore rose to prominence for its powerful abilities to counter magic. Its metal bar, hexinine, is a dark purple with golden streaks. This is a legendary ore, found only deep underground where ancient magic has melded with the stones.   Infernal   A very rare, deep, dark-red ore birthed by the Lords of the Nine Hells that is hot to the touch. It's infamous for its powerful fiery capabilities, and, even more significant; its ability to corrupt those who attempt to use it. Its metal bar retains its dark-red color, though strange, hellish voices can be heard spouting nonsensical incantations from it. Infernal ore can only be obtained in the Nine Hells and its neighboring evil planes where it has seeped into.   Kinetocite   Kinetocite is a deep orange with silver flecks. For having strange interactions with moving objects, this metal is often overlooked by those who do not understand it's full potential. Its metal bar, kinetocine, reverses its appearance; appearing as a dark silver with orange gilding. Kinetocite is a metal uncommonly found in small veins in any cave system.   Lansith   A light, seafoam green crystal popular among those who wish to combine sword and sorcery. Its strong magical features allow lansith to draw enhance the magic and prowess of its wielder. Its refined crystal retains its pale green hue. This rare crystal is most often found in deep caves and crystal caverns.   Magnetite   A silvery metal with a slight yellow tinge. This material is often discarded or rejected by those unfamiliar with its capabilities. Due to its extraordinarily strange interactions with other metals - including the most common ones such as iron and steel - most markets avoid magnetite. However, its interesting capacities to attract and repel certain metals could be used to great effect if properly harnessed. Its metal bar, magnetine, retains its yellow-sheened silver. It is found rarely in veins in deep cave systems.   Malachite   Malachite is a very rare, deep green colored ore. It's renowned for its extreme strength and its reactions with elemental effects. Its metal bar, malachine, retains its deep green color. Malachite can be found in caves deep underground.   Meteorite   Meteorite is a very rare ore most often found as a dark silver and brown speckled rock. It's known for having a peculiar floaty property to it as well as emitting a sizeable booming effect on hard impacts. Its metal bar is a silver with brown and black marbling. Only found from rocks that have fallen from the skies and crashed into the prime material plane.   Mithril   A black and silver colored mineral. Famous for being extraordinarily lightweight without sacrificing strength. Its metal bar turns to a silvery-blue when smelted. Mithril is a very rare ore found in deep caves systems underground and in the underdark.   Obsidian   A jagged, jet black rock. Most people have found good use for it, given its high blast and pierce resistance. It's refined rock retains it's dark black color and forms a glossy sheen. Obsidian is a rare rock found in areas where lava has rapidly cooled, typically where volcanoes on volcanic islands have erupted and the lava from this eruption has met the water at the shoreline.   Orichalcum   Orichalcum is an uncommon, pinkish-copper ore. It's renowned for its seemingly sentient connection to whomever wields something made by this metal. Its metal bar is a sweet, light pink copper color. It can be found in deep cave systems.   Pestilite   This uncommon, yellowish-green colored ore is infamous for its poisonous effects. Typically, this material is brandished by those who make a living getting away with murder. Its metal bar, pestilum, retains its vivid yellow-green color, and has a very slight sour aroma. This mineral is found where diseased lands have infected the minerals within the stones below   Plasmite   Plasmite is an extremely rare, bright white, gold speckled metal. It is revered for its heavenly properties, and the divine radiance it exudes. Its metal bar, stellar, retains its bright, radiant white color with gold marbling. It is found only at the core of freshly fallen stars and meteors, or in the heavenly planes of existence.   Ravenstone   A rare black rock with grey flecks. It harnesses the powers of death, and is therefore avoided by most honest merchants. Its refined stone is a deep gray and black marble, and holding it makes you feel slightly weaker, as if it was draining you. This stone forms when the vengeful aura from a mass of death and rot seeps into its minerals. Typically, places like below ancient battlefields, or under a vampire's mansion.   Thundinite   A yellow and grey mineral, venerated for its strikingly thunderous properties. Its metal bar boasts a deep, dark yellow color once smelted. Thundinite can be found uncommonly in most ore veins.   Urdrakhite   A very rare, dark blue metal which gained notoriety for affecting the most powerful of strikes made by and against its wielders. Its metal bar, urdrakhine, retains its dark, royal blue color. Deposits of Urdrakhite can be found deep underground   Whisperrock   Whisperrock is a rare grey stone with purple flecks. It is infamous for its wielders to report quiet, breathy voices in their heads. Most experts believe the rock to be partially sentient, filled with the spirit of ethereal or astral beings caught inside. Whisperrock can only be found regions of the prime material plane where it merges with the ethereal and astral planes. These typically include the boundaries of the planes, regions with high ethereal or astral planar influence such as portals, or places where the veil between the planes has begun to diminish.   Gems   Dragonstone   Dragonstones are a very rare, deep purple color, similar to an Amethyst. However, Dragonstone is known for the strange interior appearance of a small flame burning within it. Dragonstone glows dim light within 5 feet.   Xericia   Xericia gems are extremely rare, naturally orange stones. But these beautiful gems are able to change their colors to any in the spectrum. By quickly shaking the gem, the colors fade into each other in the order of the rainbow

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