Philosopher's Stone

The Philosopher's Stone is an item mentioned in Castlevania: Lament of Innocence. It supposedly provides eternal youth to its owner and its creation is the ultimate goal of alchemy.Rinaldo: "The Philosopher's Stone is the ultimate goal of alchemy... It provides eternal youth." The Ebony and Crimson Stones were created accidentally while attempting to forge this stone. It is not known if it was ever created successfully.
A stone by this name is available to Yoko Belnades and Maria Renard in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, which allows them to heal themselves.
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==Origins==
The philosopher's stone, more properly philosophers' stone or stone of the philosophers, is a mythical alchemical substance capable of turning base metals such as mercury into gold or silver. It is also called the elixir of life, useful for rejuvenation and for achieving immortality. For many centuries, it was the most sought goal in alchemy. The philosophers' stone was the central symbol of the mystical terminology of alchemy, symbolizing perfection at its finest, enlightenment and heavenly bliss. Efforts to discover the philosophers' stone were known as the Magnum Opus ("Great Work").
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==References==
Category:European Mythology
Category:Healing Items
Category:Storyline Elements
Category:Harmony of Despair Items
Category:Lament of Innocence