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<blockquote data-quote="Felix" data-source="post: 324775" data-attributes="member: 3929">Nothing to do with weapon properties:Chinese, definitely Chinese (although that affinity for Jade has seeped into other Asian cultures as well).Remember: Jade and Chinese are friends. Ceremonial things such as pendants, emperors' seals, ornamental armor ad nauseum were in a large part constructed with jade.Aside: a large part of the value of the jade is determined by the darkness of the stone. A dark green jade bracelet is worth more than a light green one.Aside #2: Jade does not conduct heat well at all (if you want to see if it is real jade, press it into your hand for a long time: jade will remain cool while plastic will warm up). I *think* that is partly why jade was considered a defense against spirits; it would not react to the heat of this world therefore it would deflect energy from another world.Aside #3: Deep dark red jade is really cool. And bugger-all expensive.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Felix, post: 324775, member: 3929"] [b]Nothing to do with weapon properties:[/b] Chinese, definitely Chinese (although that affinity for Jade has seeped into other Asian cultures as well). Remember: Jade and Chinese are friends. Ceremonial things such as pendants, emperors' seals, ornamental armor ad nauseum were in a large part constructed with jade. Aside: a large part of the value of the jade is determined by the darkness of the stone. A dark green jade bracelet is worth more than a light green one. Aside #2: Jade does not conduct heat well at all (if you want to see if it is real jade, press it into your hand for a long time: jade will remain cool while plastic will warm up). I *think* that is partly why jade was considered a defense against spirits; it would not react to the heat of this world therefore it would deflect energy from another world. Aside #3: Deep dark red jade is really cool. And bugger-all expensive. [/QUOTE]

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