Crystal holder
Crystal holders, or crystal holding jewelry, allow an adventurer to wear a magical crystal on their person that they would otherwise have to hold and rub on the go. New crystals beyond what is found in the treasure system were introduced shortly after crystal holding jewelry was was first sold. All crystals placed in a crystal holder require Magic Item Use to activate, including those that normally can be used without it (i.e., blue crystals, white crystals, and black crystals).
There are restrictions on the alterations, as any crystal pushed into the slot will add to the LONG description of the item. Specialized merchants can work on the crystal holder to change the socket, which alters the way the crystal appears. There are a handful of options to choose from.
Analyze
The creator has also provided the following information: * 15/15/15 alterations only. * Must remain sufficiently sized to hold a setting for a crystal. The faenor peacock medallion has a special socket for crystal feathers currently.
Verb Traps
| TIER | VERB | FIRST | THIRD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Off-the-Shelf | PUSH Held |
You carefully place the kohl black crystal on top of the setting in the faenor peacock medallion and give it a firm push. It slides into place with a loud *CLICK*! | XXX carefully places her kohl black crystal on top of her faenor peacock medallion and pushes it into place with a loud *CLICK*. |
| Becomes: a verdant faenor peacock medallion set with jade-pierced kohl black crystal feathers | |||
| PULL Held, Twice |
You pull at the crystal setting, and manage to crack the crystal. You could break it completely if you attempted it again. You pry at the crystal set in the medallion and succeed in breaking it, emptying the setting! |
XXX pries at the crystal set within her medallion and manages to shatter it! | |
| This will destroy whatever crystal was in it. | |||
| Unlocked | TILT Worn |
As you tilt your azure vaalin band side to side, a faint gleam flickers in the crystal set within it. | XXX tilts her azure vaalin band side to side, admiring the crystal set within it. |
| CLEAN Held, No crystal |
Taking a deep breath, you blow a stream of air into the setting of the band, scattering a small cluster of crystal fragments onto the ground. | Taking a deep breath, XXX blows at the setting on her band, causing a cloud of crystalline dust to fly out. | |
Socket Options
This list is based on the settings Bazzelwyn offered at Ebon Gate 2016 and should be reasonably comprehensive.
Presumably, each socket will result in '<holder> set with <a (if the socket is singular)> <crystal description> crystal <socket name>.
| Socket | Example |
|---|---|
| Standard | an ornate dark grey enamel pauldron set with a red-tinged vivid golden crystal |
| Bands | a collection of gilded rings set with pale white glaes-flecked crystal bands |
| Beads | a trio of scored electrum armbands set with pointy-tipped dark bronze crystal beads |
| Carapace | an enruned glaes scarab amulet covered with a cocoa and leafy green crystal carapace |
| Claws | ? |
| Eyes | ? |
| Fangs | ? |
| Feathers | a verdant faenor peacock medallion set with jade-pierced kohl black crystal feathers |
| Fins | ? |
| Leaves | a twined faenor ivy vine bracelet set with gold-swirled moss green crystal leaves |
| Nodules | ? |
| Petals | ? |
| Prisms | ? |
| Runes | a triangular black vaalin medallion set with white crystal runes |
| Scales | ? |
| Shards | ? |
| Shell | ? |
| Talons | ? |
| Teeth | ? |
| Thorns | a bloom-laden faenor vine wristlet set with black crystal thorns |
| Wings | ? |