Nathan Rellin's page

You see a glimmer of interest in his eyes.

I will save you some time dear, the only crystals that contain the magical energy to do what you seek are the red ones. The others, while varied in the amount they contain, contain either too little energy, in the case of the blue crystals unless you work with large and unwieldy ones, or are unable to release the amount of energy necessary, as the case is with the purple. Though the purple ones make great wall lights. If you can find them. Which leaves only red crystals. Which, while unstable, contain immense amounts of magical energy for their size. If you wish to study them you must do so carefully... as even the slightest hairline fracture, or a mildly large bump can set them off...

He glances you over again.

Though, if you wish to study, here. He hands you a thin blue crystal shard. Though it does not glow.

Its magical energy should replenish within a day or two. I hope you make good use of it.

add 1 minor mana crystal to your sheet. It functions as an alchemical spell component. If used before casting a spell, it increases the caster level and DC of the spell by one. usable once every 1d3 days or you may spend a spell slot of 1st level or higher to recharge it immediately.

Nathan glances up to Catherine with an expression of mild annoyance.

Yes, we know of it. After all, I help keep an eye on all of your little groups as you proceed. Who do you think had the idea of that little room you encountered with the scorpions? It seemed so real, did it not. He has a small smirk on his face.

If we wanted to gather them, we would have. I can't tell you how many times the greedy and unscrupulous have nearly killed themselves trying to gather some... He gives you a glance over with a mildly unimpressed face, though there is a small glimmer in his eye.

I'm not sure how much you know about the crystals, but large ones such as those are rather delicate. The amount of magical energy held within them makes them unstable, even if the blue ones are known as the most stable variety. With good reason though, as they often leave little lasting physical damage, unlike other varieties.

He pulls out a glowing blood red shard, that fits neatly in the palm of his hand, from a small ornate lock box.

Like these for instance. Powerful, dangerous, and unstable. While the blue crystals, if driven to... rupture... merely release magical energy, causing little physical damage to their surroundings, these cause powerful explosions. Observe. He tosses the shard at the back wall which lets out an explosion and red smoke. Once the smoke clears, a 5ft area of the wall is missing.

Interesting? Is it not? Either way, I commend inquisitive minds, especially those that seek their own answers. You could have asked me about them, instead you seek to study them yourself. You may have potential yet... What exactly are you hoping to uncover about these crystals?