Crystals grow naturally within the planet in abundance. Each colour has its own unique elemental magic held within, granting magical abilities to critters and people who live near or wear it. Each crystal type grows within a certain environment, you're likely to find orange crystals near areas with volcanic activity, or green crystals in forested regions. Thin shards of crystals are even used as a currency, with its monetary value changing depending on where you try to spend it.

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Red - Fire
Orange - Magma
Yellow - Electric
Green - Earth
Blue - Water/Ice
Purple - Poison
Pink - Light
White - Air
Black - Dark
Void - Cosmic

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Red - Coloured Flame/Inferno/Fire Storm
Orange - Lava/Ash/Volcanic
Yellow - Lightning/Storm/Plasma/Solar
Green - Metal/Nature/Wood/Stone
Blue - Frost/Snow/Sleet
Purple - Blight/Curse/Corrosion
Pink - Healing/Spirit
White - Tornado/Hurricane/Sound
Black - Chaos/Fear/Shadow/Lunar
Void - Aether/Ether

Crystals and Their Properties

1. Red Crystal - Fire: The red crystals hold the elemental energy of fire. When harnessed, they can generate intense heat and flame. They are commonly found in areas of volcanic activity and high temperature environments. The red crystals are best used for forging and enchanting weapons, creating fire-based spells, and providing a source of heat and energy.
2. Orange Crystal - Magma/Lava: The orange crystals resonate with the power of molten magma and lava. They are often discovered near active volcanoes or regions with geothermal activity. These crystals can be used to create powerful earth-shaking spells, forge lava-resistant armor and weapons, and generate heat for various industrial processes.
3. Yellow Crystal - Electric/Lightning: Yellow crystals possess the energy of electricity and lightning. They can store and release powerful electrical discharges. These crystals are commonly found in regions prone to thunderstorms or areas with high electrical conductivity. They are utilized for creating lightning-based spells, powering machinery, and providing a source of energy for electrical devices.
4. Green Crystal - Earth/Plant: Green crystals resonate with the essence of the earth and plant life. They are commonly found in lush forests and fertile regions. These crystals are used in agriculture and plant growth enhancement, as well as for creating spells related to nature manipulation and healing. They are also valuable in crafting items related to woodwork and herbalism.
5. Blue Crystal - Water/Ice: Blue crystals embody the elemental power of water and ice. They are often discovered near bodies of water, icy caverns, or regions with high humidity. These crystals can be used to create water-related spells, manipulate water currents, and generate ice for cooling and preservation purposes. They are also utilized in the creation of frost-resistant materials.
6. Purple Crystal - Poison/Acid/Corrosion: Purple crystals hold a toxic energy, associated with poison, acid, and corrosion. They are found in areas with toxic or corrosive substances, such as swamps and caves with hazardous gases. These crystals can be used to create spells with poisonous or acidic effects, craft materials resistant to corrosion, and produce potent potions or elixirs.
7. Pink Crystal - Healing/Life/Spirit: Pink crystals possess a gentle and soothing energy associated with healing, life, and spiritual well-being. They are often found in areas of natural beauty and high spiritual significance. These crystals are used for healing magic, rejuvenation spells, and creating enchanted objects that promote vitality and spiritual connection.
8. White Crystal - Air/Wind: White crystals carry the essence of air and wind. They are commonly found in high-altitude regions, open plains, or near strong air currents. These crystals are used to create wind-based spells, manipulate air currents, and provide a source of renewable energy for flying devices or wind-powered machinery. They are also utilized in weather manipulation and sound-based magic.
9. Black Crystal - Dark/Shadow/Spirit: Black crystals harbor a mysterious and dark energy associated with shadows, spirits, and the unseen. They are often discovered in caverns, ancient ruins, or places of spiritual significance. These crystals are used for dark magic, summoning spirits, and creating spells that manipulate shadows and concealment. They are also sought after for their ability to amplify and contain spiritual energies.
10. Void Crystal - Cosmic/Unnatural/Man-made: Void crystals are unique and unnatural creations, often originating from advanced magical experiments or cosmic phenomena. They possess a strange and unpredictable energy. Void crystals can be used for advanced spellcasting, dimensional manipulation, and unlocking arcane secrets. They are highly coveted by arcane scholars and those seeking to explore the boundaries of magic.

Best Uses

Crystals can be ground into powders or dusts, or infused with an object. Can be ground into very fine powders and dissolved in certain liquids (potion making/alchemy) Used as fuel/magical energy sources. Daily uses can be for cooking, growing food, washing and cleaning, light sources, fires, farming, wood or metal manufacturing, healing the sick and wounded, keeping food and items frozen or chilled, create tools or weapons. It all depends on the crystal type.

Crystal Extraction and Environmental Concerns

Each crystal type requires specific methods of extraction due to their geological properties. Miners and crystal harvesters venture into various environments, such as volcanoes, forests, bodies of water, or underground caverns, to extract the crystals safely. The extraction process must be done with care to avoid damaging the crystals and preserving the surrounding ecosystem.

However, extensive crystal mining can have adverse effects on the environment. It can disrupt ecosystems, cause land degradation, and effect the balance of magical energies in the region. Responsible mining practices, such as reforestation efforts, land rehabilitation, and monitoring of magical energy levels, are implemented to mitigate these concerns.

Void Crystals & Corruption

Void crystals are man-made and unnatural, they cause an unstable ripple effect within the Spirit Realm that causes Spirited to become infected with corruption. A highly valuable energy/magical power source. A handful sized cube of it could last for hundreds of years before running out of its magical essence. In which it becomes useless as a power-source and is typically disposed of/dumped/thrown out.

Void crystals were accidentally created in a lab as a byproduct of greedy scientists conducting research on crystals. They tried to splice all-of-them together, and after several rejections via the crystals (they would not fuse together), one attempt failed worse than the rest. They fused temporarily, then shattered apart in a grand explosion that destroyed the entire city and nearly everyone in an intense black and purple heat. A crater was left in place of the city, and the military stepped in to rescue survivors And recover any data from the lab. They horrifically discovered a tear into the Spirit Realm, where unstable/lost spirits poured into the physical world - though upon doing so they became excessively hostile and attacked anything living left in the area. Possibly in search of their own bodies they once had, or out of jealousy and hatred for the living. An additional byproduct of this event was that the ‘void spirits’ infected (corrupted) living creatures in the nearby forests and environment. Turning the living (and normally passive or neutral) creatures into hostile ones. Spreading the corruption like a plague to other creatures. Military attempts have been made to eradicate the original Void Spirits and corrupted spirits, with moderate success.

With the unfortunate discovery of Void crystals, and loss of research data. Scientists then began to try and replicate their creation in a more controlled environment, with mixed success and casualties. They discovered it can be compressed in specific ratios and used as a fuel/power source. Driving the greedy scientists, militaries, governments to create more. Which with each failed attempt (of which there are many as there is a very low success rate), creates small tears into the Spirit Realm and unleashes more Void Spirits (which then infect the living and create more Corrupted Spirits).

In order to create Void Crystals, large amounts of every crystal type must be mined/gathered and compressed together. Industrial mining facilities have popped up all over the world, which gather crystals that would not normally need to be taken from the planet. Because these naturally growing crystals provide habitats and the magical essence of the planet, removing them in excess in itself creates a huge problem. The magic in the environment dies, and so to its inhabitants.

Generally speaking, governments try to either cover up that they are paying for more void crystal creating and lie to the public that the corrupted creatures are from something else. Or they have made void crystal creating, possessing or distributing illegal. And will try to ban mass mining of crystals, will research cures for corrupted creatures, and send out organized private hunters/exterminators to capture and dispel Void Spirits. (Giving them the 'second death'.)

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