Darkstone

Darkstone, also known as Magician's Blight, is an exceedingly rare mineral found on Uroda. Found only a small quantities across the continent, these rocks are highly sought after due to their unique properties. Only a few specimens exist, all closely guarded and highly valued. It is said that a poor miner in Kite's Country once found a small specimen, the riches it brought him allowed him to retire for life in the lap of luxury.
==Description==
Darkstone is a blood red crystal that resembles a ruby, but glows red regardless of lighting. It is cold to the touch and very hard, resilient to most damage. Due to its unique properties and its incredible rarity, it is the subject of Arcane research around Uroda. One known specimen of unknown size is held by the Kreator Wizards guild in The Czar Garrison for arcane study.
==Properties==
Darkstone has an interesting property of draining magic from its surroundings and releases it slowly as an unearthly red glow. The amount of magic it drains rises exponentially as it is exposed to larger quantities of magical power. Due to its powerful magic draining properties, it heavily affects people who are attuned to magic such as mages or sorcerers, making them feel weak in its presence and nullifies magic in its surroundings. If exposed to magical entities such as familiars or elementals, the being will be significantly weaken and eventually dissipate if exposed for a long time. Because of this property, it has earned itself the nickname of Magician's Blight.
Darkstone however, has a physical limit to the amount of energy it can absorb. The amount of magic it can store is dependent on the physical size of a Darkstone crystal. Over absorption of magic causes Darkstone to overload itself and explode violently in a magical blast. Handlers have to take precautions to make sure their prized artefact does not explode.
The properties it exhibits seem to be the opposite of Azure Salt. Where Azure Salt enhances spiritual power, Darkstone weakens it. This has lead experts to theorize that Darkstone is somehow connected to Azure Salt. Some have also suggested a possible connection to Demonblood items. 
==Uses==
Darkstone is a very rare item, many prefer not to use it out of fear of using it. Most Darkstones in existence are usually housed in heavily guarded areas for the purposes of arcane study.
However, it has been known that Darkstone has been used to craft artefacts of great power that uses the properties of the crystal to be especially efficient in taking down mages. This is list of the known artefacts that involve the use of Darkstone.
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