Smoky quartz

Smoky Quartz, also known as cairngormIn the revised version of Volo's Guide to All Things Magical, Elminster cautioned that what uninformed people called "cairngorm" was usually heat-treated glass and not this gemstone. See the footnote on page 50. or moorland topaz, was a variety of quartz that was often found in massive deposits. The black variety of this stone was called morion and was used in necromancy.
==Description==
Smoky quartz ranged in color from brownish-yellow to brown to black and was usually brilliant cut into faceted gems regularly used to decorate weapons. Morion was used in magical inks and as a necromantic spell component. A typical specimen had a base value of 50 gp.
Smoky quartz was considered sacred by followers of Mask—appropriate for sacrifice, or to be consecrated for use, or recognized as boons or omens when found.
==Powers==
When bones were immersed in a solution that included morion they became hard as steel and immune to hostile necromantic effects. For example, a magic item made with morion-treated bone could not be affected by a rival necromancer who attempted to disrupt its magical function by targeting the bone material.
==Cultural Significance==
Smoky quartz was a common stone among the drow, a gem worn by drow of average station, albeit they used only blue ones.
Smoky quartz was sacred to the dark Chultan demigod Eshowdow.
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Category:Semi-precious stones
Category:Gems
Category:50-74 gold pieces
Category:Items from Faerûn
Category:Items from Toril
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