Blue Quartz

Basic Knowledge

Quartz is one of the world's most common crustal minerals and goes by a bewildering array of different names. The most important distinction between types of quartz is that of macrocrystalline (individual crystals visible to the unaided eye) and the microcrystalline or cryptocrystalline varieties (aggregates of crystals visible only under high magnification). Chalcedony is a generic term for cryptocrystalline quartz. The cryptocrystalline varieties are either translucent or mostly opaque, while the transparent varieties tend to be macrocrystalline.

Although many of the varietal names historically arose from the color of the mineral, current scientific naming schemes refer primarily to the microstructure of the mineral. Color is a secondary identifier for the cryptocrystalline minerals, although it is a primary identifier for the macrocrystalline varieties. This does not always hold true.

Not all varieties of quartz are naturally occurring. Prasiolite, an olive colored material, is produced by heat treatment. Although citrine occurs naturally, the majority is the result of heat-treated amethyst. Carnelian is widely heat-treated to deepen its color.

Blue Quartz is typically a type of Blue Aventurine Quartz.

 

 

Bardic Knowledge

DC	Things Known
10 -Common	Most of the time Blue quartz is only thought of as jewelry, though many people believe it is also used for some types of divination magic by druids.
20-Uncommon	The dwarves who learn to work with precious stones begin their training with blue and other quartz, often learning the skills of cutting, polishing as well as altering the color and brilliance of the stones.
30-Obscure	Blue Quartz is often used in Illusionary magics. The stones are prized by illusionists for adding to their creations the flaws and inner light needed for belief. Illusionary spells cast from wands made of blue quartz are often much more difficult to disbelieve. However creating wands of blue quartz is much more difficult.
40-Very Obscure	Master Construct Creator Analis Brather used blue quartz in his creations to give them "minds". By adding these minds to the construct, the creation was easier to work with and to give instructions to.

Rare Uses and Items

Rose Hearts of Eldura Tre

When the Last Great Suffering, the Titan Chern killed the Elf God Jandoveos, and laid his curse on the race of high elves across the land, the elf people's minds began to twist and fracture. Many went insane. Many of the great sorcerers were dead, and much of the people's history was in danger of falling to ruin as well.

Several great wizards and bards of the Eldura Tre attempted to save the ways and knowledge of the people, a history of thirty thousand years. To do this they created one hundred constructs endowed with the songs, dances, arts, poems, histories and knowledge of the Eldura Tre. These constructs were formed in the shape of unimaginably beautiful Eldura Tre women, who moved with impossible grace.

The diseased minds of the Eldura Tre however did not see these creations as a means of salvation, or a hope to rebuild when and if the curse of Chern was lifted. They saw them as abominations, horrible reminders of the people they once were and a mocking of what they had become. Many of the Eldura Tre constructs were destroyed by enraged elves.

The hearts of these constructs were Blue Quartz Roses. These Hearts of the Eldura Tre hold with in them many of the songs, stories and poems. If a bard of significant knowledge and skill can sing to these stones with the proper sounds, much of the ancient knowledge and songs are reveled to her.

A bard of 7th level or higher, holding a Heart of Eldura Tre, and making a Spell Craft Check of 25 is able to add +10 to her Bardic Knowledge check, +20 if the check has to do with something of Elf Lore or Magic.

Once a day a bard of 5th level or higher making a Perform check of 25 (singing) or higher can replace his highest spell slot with a spell of 3 levels higher. This only works for Bards who sing when performing bardic spells. This can only be attempted once per day. It requires three rounds for the knowledge to enter the bard from the Heart of Eldura.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back to Gem Treasure Index