THE
QUARTZ
CRYSTAL |
The Quartz Crystal is one of the most popular crystals, if not the most popular crystal, in all of Caelereth. They are found across the world and come in a rainbow of colors including red, purple, and blue. They have many uses, both practical and aesthetic, springing from their appearance, their natural magic-conducting abilities, and from their spiritual qualities. Their appearance in the physical realm is the same as their appearance in the spiritual realm, so they are sometimes seen as a connection between the spiritual world.
Appearance/Types. Quartz is believed to be one of the hardest crystals on Caelereth and comes in several colors, depending on type. The types are described in detail below (ordered alphabetically):
Black Quartz (Blaquartz)
The Black Quartz is the only kind of Quartz that is more often cloudy than
clear, and are often difficult to find. They also aren’t very popular, as the
dark color tend to make the crystal seem rather eerie. The clouded varieties
tend to be seen as representing evil intentions and death, while clear Black
Quartz symbolizes mourning and despair.
Cerulean Quartz (Ceruquartz)
A soft blue variety of Quartz. They are clear blue,
though shade may vary from stone to stone. Typically Ceruquartz
vary from a light, almost sky-blue to a dark cobalt
that may, at first glance, not appear to be actually clear, but upon looking at
it through the light, one may see that it is. The Ceruquartz, when in a lighter,
lazuline shade, symbolize hope and creativity. When they come in their darker
cobalt color, they represent wisdom and sleep.
Clear
Quartz (Clequartz)
The most pure of the Quartz is the most popular,
especially among mages. They come in clear, though some can be clouded white, at
times. Clear varieties represent purity, but also power, as they tend to be good
for conducting magical power. They also
represent chastity. When not as clear, they represent protection and sterility.
Crimson Quartz (Crimquartz)
The Crimson Quartz are
usually between bright or brilliant scarlet to dark, deep red. It can sometimes
be clouded in darker varieties, but lighter varieties are almost always clear.
It has come to be associated with many meanings, and
may represent blood and anger, but also things such as courage and power. Each
meaning is represented by a slightly different shade of red.
The differences, such that between blood, lust,
and anger, can sometimes only be told by experts.
Jade
Quartz (Jaequartz)
The Jade Quartz can be
colored anywhere between a chartreuse to a deep, dark green, and, of course, all
shades in between. Green Quartz is actually one of the
most popular. They can represent things such as vitality and are the most
popular Quartz for healing purposes. They are often
used to represent fertility and good luck as well, and on the other end, vanity
and envy.
Indigo Quartz (Indiquartz)
One of the less-known Quartz, the Indigo
Quartz ranges from a dark to
a light purple-blue. They are believed to be rare, as they are only found on a
few select continents and even then, only in certain areas. They are not
particularly sought-after either, though. In their lighter shades, they
represent intuition and spirituality, while they symbolize dignity and
tranquility and sorrow in darker shades. They are also believed to represent the
unconscious mind.
Orange Quartz (Oraquartz)
Orange Quartz is, as their name suggests, orange, and almost always completely
clear. Sometimes the dark Orange Quartz
Crystals will seem to be clouded or unclear, but upon
looking at them through the light, their clarity can be seen. They typically
represent justice, energy, and vigor, and are thus sometimes believed to heal
illness.
Pink
Quartz (Pinquartz)
Pink Quartz tends to be a little cloudier than most
other varieties. There have even been a few rare cases that a stone was nearly
impossible to see through because it was so cloudy. The Pink
Quartz is of a pink color that can be either dark or
light, though never red. Some may be dark pink with veins of lighter pink
coursing through it or vice versa. The Pink
Quartz has come to symbolize
love, harmony, and compassion.
Purple Quartz (Purquartz)
A rather popular Quartz among nobles is the purple
quartz, given the color is suppose to represent royalty or regality, the
Purple Quartz varies from a
gentle lavender to a dark, dark violet. At times, the Quartz
can appear almost black, and it may at times be cloudy. The lighter varieties
are rarely cloudy, and tend to represent belief and goal, while the darker
versions represent power and leadership, and intermediate shades represent
vision and spiritual growth.
Turquoise Quartz (Turquartz)
The Turquoise Quartz is rather popular, as many find
its color rather appealing. They come in a very light sea-green color and can be
as dark as a deep teal, which can also sometimes be clouded. The lighter colors
tend to symbolize things like relaxation, while darker varieties symbolize
leadership and success.
Yellow Quartz (Yelquartz)
Yellow Quartz is often a very light yellow, but may
come in darker colorations. They are, however, always very clear. Sometimes they
can appear light orange, and at times it may indeed take a professional to
distinguish whether a quartz is yellow or orange. Lighter colors tend to
represent joy and enthusiasm, and darker yellow tend to be seen as symbolizing
glory and ambition.
Territory.
Quartz Crystals are found all over
Caelereth,
in every kind of rock, and thus on every continent in
Caelereth.
However, some types of Quartz may be selective on where they grow. Indiquartz,
for example, can only be found in scarce amounts in Southern Sarvonia,
Nybelmar, and on a few small islands east
of Sarvonia. Turquartz is also rather
selective, growing around the coasts.
Usages.
Quartz has many uses. Mages will use Quartz to conduct
magical energy. In fact, almost all Wind mages
will carry a clear Quartz Crystal in their pouch to help them with their spells.
Many less-professional magic-users such as
clerics and witches will use Quartz to help them conduct their power. Some will,
for example, use green and orange Quartz to help them heal illnesses and
infertility. These magic-users mostly are
experts on the meanings behind the colors and how to utilize their power.
The Quartz tends to appeal to the superstitious, especially the nobility, who
think that if they carry a purple Quartz, it will mean success for their royal
term, or that if they carry a green Quartz they will remain youthful. However,
carrying the Quartz Crystal with ill intention is believed to turn them clouded.
This remains true to anyone who holds a Quartz Crystal, be them peasant or
prince.
The Quartz, however, also has an aesthetic beauty. The crystalline quality and
the coloration of the Quartz makes them very appealing to all people. They can
be made into jewelry, but can often be hard to cut, save for the most expert
dwarves. They are made into necklaces,
earrings, and bracelets. However, they are valued below other stones, and thus
are rarely used for things like crowns.
Because the crystals are so hard, they are sometimes used to substitute blades.
Many tribes who cannot find enough metal to make the blade of their
weapons use Quartz Crystals on the end of
their spears. Additionally the crystals are often used to decorate homes from
all different races.
Information
provided by
Rayne Avalotus
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