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Opals are found in nearly every location. The rarer verieties of opal, however, are only found in certain locations and occur rather rarely in the treasure system.
An opal is hydrated silicon dioxide, usually containing between three and ten percent water, but somtimes containing as much as 20 percent. It is likely no surprise then that the stone is closely attuned to the element of water[1]. Common (white) opal is truly amorphous, but precious opal has a structural element.[2]
List of Opals
- Note: The rarities listed are estimates and depend on the status of the treasure system in the area hunted. Average values listed are approximations and are generally taken from the sell values of a character selling gems with no trading bonus. See the Trading article for more information on variations of sell values.
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Extremely rare
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| Average value: |
Unknown (high)
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| Location: |
The Rift
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an aster opal
| Description: Bright motes sparkle within the depths of the opal, like tiny constellations in a cloudy field. The motes begin to shift as you watch ... In moments they are swirling, and you feel your mind being tugged by an inexorable force, deeper and deeper into the stone. Faster and faster the vortex spins, dragging you with it as it tightens to a fine point, with no hint of what lies on the other side.
The dizzying vortex suddenly halts, and the sensation inexplicably ends, the effulgent motes twinkling innocently within the opal.[3]
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Aster opals place the character who looks at them in five seconds of roundtime.
| Rarity: |
Uncommon
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| Average value: |
2000
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| Location: |
Any
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a black opal
| Description: Rainbows and lightning shift to and fro deep within a black opal, playing out the drama of a storm in a tiny raindrop. With its soft pearly luster and deep black background color, this stone shows a brilliance of color unmatched by any other type of opal.
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| Rarity: |
Rare
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| Average value: |
1000
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| Location: |
Zul Logoth
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a boulder opal
| Description: The rough, spherical shape of the gemstone reflects images, distorting them into curving streaks that only add to its beauty. Distinct bursts of brilliant color as varied as a rainbow after a storm sparkle within the smooth, hard surface of the boulder opal.
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| Rarity: |
Very rare
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| Average value: |
Unknown (High)
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| Location: |
Teras Isle
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a dragonfire opal
| Description: Primarily a translucent pale yellow, a dragonfire opal displays wavering streaks of crimson and yellow. The streaks all move in the same direction, and seem to be a bit wider at one end of the stone than at the other, as if the streaks were all projected at one time from a central source.
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| Rarity: |
Common
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| Average value: |
200-300
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| Location: |
Any
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a fire opal
| Description: Volcanic in origin, a fire opal is a deep, transparent orange, seemingly bright enough to glow in the dark. A color play in shades of purple, blue, and green contrasts vividly with the fiery hot background.
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| Rarity: |
Very rare
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| Average value: |
2500-3000
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| Location: |
Elven Nations
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a moonglae opal
| Description: Shades of deep forest green dominate the appearance of this small piece of rock. Where light touches the faintly translucent jewel, the opal reflects it back in small silvery crescents along its irregular surface, and the characteristic iridescence of an opal can be found only in the pallid rainbow hues sparkling at the heart of each small crescent.
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| Rarity: |
Uncommon
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| Average value: |
800
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| Location: |
Any
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a white opal
| Description: Rainbows and lightning shift to and fro deep within a white opal, playing out the drama of a storm in a tiny raindrop. With its bright pearly luster and milky white background color, this opal is a delight to behold.
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a blue-white frost opal
| Description: Gleaming with a hard, icy blue, this beautiful frost opal refracts the light in a hundred subtly different shades of pale blue. A thin coating of some white mineral along one edge gives the appearance of new-fallen snow.
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