Crystal Bloom

A rare phenomena where by an exposed gemstone outcropping if left untouched for a long period of time will become charged with any strong emotion it is exposed to. If saturated enough the gem will change colour to the related emotion on the spectrum and change shape into that of a flower.

While any gemstone formation has the ability to become a crystal bloom it is most likely to occur in white or pale gemstones.

Once saturated the captured emotions will not fade or be replaced by different emotions. Additionally at this stage they hold the ability to influence others to feel the same emotions when in proximity making them a potentially dangerous tool. As such it is illegal to tamper, pick or sell crystal blooms across all three kingdoms.

If a crystal bloom is broken the shards may hold some residual emotional influence, however these effects will fade over time as indicated by the colour fading away.

== The Soul Caverns == The largest collection of crystal blooms exists in the soul caverns in the Moon Kingdom, which is often a place of pilgrimage for soul seekers, spires and general religious followers. The soul caverns captured the exact emotions felt during the Red Death plague, such as fear, anger, sadness, confusion and death.

The largest crystal bloom in the cavern standing at 4 feet high lies in the deepest part and has the unique ability to project the exact memories and voices of the Astorians whose emotions charged it originally during this time. Before the full discovery of this phenomena the town above the caverns were believed to be haunted by vengeful spirits as they heard the cries from the long dead.

The town above the caverns, Duskhill, originally during the time of Red Death had its entire population die from the plague, only a few years later people attempted to resettle in the town to be driven out by the then unknown soul cavern’s crystal blooms.

It was only until 34 AT that the caverns were discovered and the town was renovated into sacred grounds.