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<blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 9327988" data-attributes="member: 52734"><p><strong><em>Tenser's Guide to Gemstones and their Reputed Magical Properties, volume 1 of 12.</em></strong> A hand-copied tome with a blue velvet cover and fragile pages made of vellum. However, the thin vellum allows an individual to use a candle or more powerful light source to project the page upon a wall or other surface to allow the minute print to be read much easier. As the cover states it is an overview of various gemstones with the reputed magical properties associated with them. About half-way through the book, it devotes a full page to each gemstone, with a cutting diagram "to maximize the focus of magic" and instructions to properly enchant the stone to power a magical item (and an example magical item). Most entries also contain recipes to mix the gemstone with herbs, oils, and chants - then swallow. These create magical <em>gastroliths</em>, stones that remain in the stomach and provide magical benefits, sort of like internal <em>ioun stones</em>. Normally, an individual can only retain a single <em>gastrolith</em>, and swallowing another cause previous ones to be regurgitated. There are hints throughout the series that powerful individuals can keep down more than one - perhaps up to three at a time.</p><p></p><p>The first book has a summary of all gemstones and covers in detail from A - Agate to C - Corundum. Other volumes cover the remaining gemstones. Some copies that are signed by Tenser himself often contain a special and unique recipe not found in any other copies. Also, there exists a 13th "addendum" volume that covers gemstones that were missed in the original volumes, as well as specific gemstone-related magical items, including a recipe to create the legendary <em>Crook of Rao</em>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stormonu, post: 9327988, member: 52734"] [B][I]Tenser's Guide to Gemstones and their Reputed Magical Properties, volume 1 of 12.[/I][/B] A hand-copied tome with a blue velvet cover and fragile pages made of vellum. However, the thin vellum allows an individual to use a candle or more powerful light source to project the page upon a wall or other surface to allow the minute print to be read much easier. As the cover states it is an overview of various gemstones with the reputed magical properties associated with them. About half-way through the book, it devotes a full page to each gemstone, with a cutting diagram "to maximize the focus of magic" and instructions to properly enchant the stone to power a magical item (and an example magical item). Most entries also contain recipes to mix the gemstone with herbs, oils, and chants - then swallow. These create magical [I]gastroliths[/I], stones that remain in the stomach and provide magical benefits, sort of like internal [I]ioun stones[/I]. Normally, an individual can only retain a single [I]gastrolith[/I], and swallowing another cause previous ones to be regurgitated. There are hints throughout the series that powerful individuals can keep down more than one - perhaps up to three at a time. The first book has a summary of all gemstones and covers in detail from A - Agate to C - Corundum. Other volumes cover the remaining gemstones. Some copies that are signed by Tenser himself often contain a special and unique recipe not found in any other copies. Also, there exists a 13th "addendum" volume that covers gemstones that were missed in the original volumes, as well as specific gemstone-related magical items, including a recipe to create the legendary [I]Crook of Rao[/I]. [/QUOTE]
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