Rutile Hematite

Rutile Hematite is a Rogue Gem, and one of the crew of the Solar Wind.

## Appearace

Rutile Hematite is a thin gem, of average height. Her skin is dark gray, with rust-red crack scars. The most prominent of her scars reach down her forearms to her palms, cross the bridge of her nose, and reach from the cornedrs of her mouth up to the sides of her head. She has gold hair, which she wears in a shaggy, uneven cut that mostly reaches her shoulders. She has a gaunt face, two black eyes, and a long crooked nose. Her gemstone is on her chest, and is black and gold in colour

Rutile Hematite wears a knee-length gold-bordered black vest over a loose off-white top. She wears gold-bordered black gloves and knee-high boots, and dark grey pants.

## Abilities

Spectrolite possesses standard Gem abilities, like bubbling, fusion, regeneration, agelessness, and superhuman strength/durability. Due to damage to her gem, shapeshifting is very painful for her.

* **Longbow/Crossbow proficiency**: Rutile Hematite was once capable of summoning a longbow from her gemstone. Due to gem damage, she can no longer summon it fully, and instead uses enhancer technology to complete it as a crossbow.

## Fusions

### Two Party Fusions

* When fused with Light Blue Pearl, they make Spectrolite
* When fused with Ocean Jasper, they make Pietersite
* If fused with Citrine, they would make Chiastolite (Citrine)
* When fused with Jake, they make Chiastolite
* When fused with Cinnabar, they make Pyrite
* When fused with Jadeite, they make Epidote
* When fused with Onyx, they make Schorl
* When fused with Baroque Silver Pearl, they make Spectrolite (BSP)
* When fused with Bruneau Jasper, they make Pietersite (BJ)
* When fused with Olivine, they make Chlorastrolite
* When fused with Chrysolite, they make Chlorastrolite (Chrysolite)

### Three Party Fusions

* When fused with Ocean Jasper and Light Blue Pearl, they make Dragon Vein Agate
* When fused with Dioptase and Iolite (Aquamarine) they make Azurite
* When fused with Bruneau Jasper and Baroque Silver Pearl, they make Dragon Vein Agate (BJ and BSP)
* When fused with Bruneau Jasper and Light Blue Pearl, they make Dragon Vein Agate (BJ and LBP)
* When fused with Ocean Jasper and Baroque Silver Pearl, they make Dragon Vein Agate (OJ and BSP)

## Trivia

* Rutile Hematite Is loosely based on Theon Greyjoy from A Song Of Ice and Fire, one of the author's favourite fictional characters

## Gemology

* Rutile Hematite is a combination of the oxide minerals rutile and hematite, which takes the form of needles of rutile growing on hematite
* Rutile is titanuim dioxide, or TiO2, and Hematite is iron oxide, or Fe2O3. Both these minerals serve as the main ore of their metal component.

* Both rutile and hematite have Mohs hardnesses of around 6.
* Rutile comes from the Latin rutilus, or red, as a reference to the red colour of some specimens. Hematite comes from the Greek for blood, also in reference to the red colour of some specimens.
* Rutile is believed to encourage transformation and growth, as well as magnify the properties of any other crystal or mineral it is embedded in
* Hematite is used for emotional grounding and providing a sense of security. It is also believed to help with self-control

## Gemstone

Rutlie Hematite's gemstone is located on her upper chest. It takes the form of three groups of golden rutile needles, radiating up from a central triangle of black hematite. Some of the rutile needles are cracked and shortened, and the central hematite piece is scratched.