Summary of Exotic Crystals

In any form of reality, everything must follow its own rules. In ours, we have the laws of physics. Nothing can go past the speed of light, energy cannot be created nor destroyed, gravity grows the larger the object is, heat spreads out, etc. Nothing can break these laws, that’s why they are laws.

But Exotics are an **exception.**

Exotics are defined as 10 different types of minerals, each one having a different color. There is black, white, grey, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and pink. Exotics are “exotic” because they break the laws of reality. They are extremely useful within the multiple civilizations within the Shattered Realms. More will be explained on their usefulness when I delve into each Exotic.

Every Exotic type is accompanied by an Exotic Core. An Exotic Core is an extremely powerful version of the Exotic, with a key property that makes it important. It can create Almighties. Exotic Cores can merge with sentient beings to turn them into a god. More will be explained in the Almighties article. Exotic Cores will also be explained more in their own article.

Exotic cuts are an integral part of how they work. Not because they function differently if you cut them differently, but because it allows for others to know what goes where. Think of it as a fit-in-the-block puzzle toddlers do. If a different exotic went into the wrong hole, it can either not do anything or cause damage.

Exotics follow a rule of “Bigger is better”. It is commonly found within all Exotics that the bigger they are, the more powerful they can become. A Black Exotic the size of a marble can give brief glimpses into the future, while a monolith can show someone the future a few years down the line. Because of this, Exotic sizes are tracked by the Exotic Order, to ensure they won’t be abused.

## Exotics

### Black Exotic

The Black Exotic is a black mineral that is found in a Bevel cut. The gem has a white glittery interior, with a small amount of dark purple spread about. Some say that it looks a bit like space.

The Black Exotic is associated with the aspect of time. When attached to a computer or used by a conscious entity, the Black Exotic will give a vision into the various possible futures that can happen in the vicinity. This glimpse goes as far as 24 hours into the future, and will only show the most likely out of the many possible futures.

### White Exotic

White Exotics are found in a spiky and irregular form, and are, of course, white. White Exotics can be quite harmful when used improperly, as they can easily cause cuts. They are also easy to break and shatter upon impact.

White Exotics have the interesting property of giving light mass. When enough lumens is absorbed into the mineral, it will beam it out in a laser of “solid light” AKA light that has mass. When another White Exotic is hit with solid light, it will reconvert it back into normal light.

White Exotics are formed into a Briolette cut, as the round end acts perfect for an absorber of light, while the pointy end acts as an indicator for where the solid light will come out from and go.

### Grey Exotic

The Grey Exotic is a grey mineral, which is then cut into a Point. The Grey Exotic is regarded as one of the weakest Exotics. The Grey Exotic has the ability to sense and analyze anything you want. It is unknown how they detect but this ability has been used greatly in the scientific and security fields.

One of the most common uses for the Grey Exotic are analyzers, usually used by investigators or scientists. Samples are placed inside the device, which is then analyzed by the Exotic, which then outputs the information, which is finally translated by the internal computer to be readable.

Security and ID is also another common area where this Exotic is found. There are ways to hook up video feed to the Exotic and let it analyze the footage. ID’s can be used in a variety of ways such as analyzing bar codes, DNA samples, or faces.

The Grey Exotic works by giving data to certain variables of an object. That data is then compared to the variables of the computer or database, and given a result.

### Red Exotic

The Red Exotic is a red mineral that is warm to the touch. It is made into the Triangle Cut. The Red Exotic has the unique property of converting motion into heat. Simply shaking it up will heat it to degrees in the 100s. Be careful, it can even melt right through metal.

The Red Exotic has been useful in many areas. It can be used as a generator to create steam for turbines to create electricity. It has been used in forges too, due to it easily melting metals. It can also be found in weaponry, mostly in Kurotans which can easily cut anything in its path.

### Orange Exotic

The Orange Exotic is an orange mineral that is cut into the shape of a shield. The Orange Exotic is associated with matter, as it can create a form of matter unique to itself. This matter is described to be bright orange and slightly transparent, much like a forcefield in sci-fi movies. There are two forms of this matter: flow and solid. Flow is how the matter is usually found. It looks and acts like thousands of strings, loosened up and floating in the air. It is fragile in this state, but can still be used as clothing, stitching, or even a whip. Solid occurs when the Orange Exotic is properly manipulated. The usual strings are condensed together to make a solid object. While strong and sturdy, the density of this solid form cannot be manipulated, along with its width. It’s always as thin as a piece of paper.

### Yellow Exotic

The Yellow Exotic is a yellow mineral, cut into the long octagon shape. Holding the Exotic is considered a hazard, due to its electrical property. If you do, you’ll get shocked, very badly for very long. There is a whole death toll counting how many people have died from holding it.

The Yellow Exotic is associated with electricity. It’s an infinite miniature power source. It doesn’t constantly output electricity, there must be a grid for it to output to. While this may be a good thing, the amount of electricity in the output depends on the size of the Exotic. Starships require a large rock of it to function while giant space stations need a boulder to keep them going.

There is also the risk of overflowing the system with electricity, which can short circuit systems, melt down the wiring, or even cause an explosion within some machinery.

### Green Exotic

The Green Exotic is a green mineral, with a small black slit in the middle. Weirdly, this Exotic is not cut at all, and instead found in the shape of a Single Cut. This Exotic is associated with the mind. Microscopic analysis reveals a complex structure inside that compliments the structure of a brain. This Exotic can mimic brains, even more so, as they can also be manipulated and used on non living things. They can even be manipulated to copy an already existing brain, creating a duplicate of a person on the day they were copied.

One thing that should be noted is the size of said Green Exotic. If it is too small and used, the personality of the mind shall be 2D, and, in the most extreme cases, 1D. If it is too large, then the personality would have conflicting ideas and traits, which can make the user irrational and chaotic.

### Blue Exotic

The Blue Exotic is a blue mineral, cut into the Trapeze shape.

The Blue Exotic is associated with force. While it does not create force, it can compound it together and release it at a later time. The larger the Exotic, the more force can be stored within. If too much force is stored in one, then it will overload and all of the force will be pushed out at once, thus breaking the Exotic with it.

Another thing is the manipulation of how objects move. When touching an object, in most cases embedded or attached, the Blue Exotic can dictate how said object will move. This is why ships can move in space, by using a Blue Exotic connected to a controller. This has also been used to attract or repel objects, or even make them act as if they were in zero-G.

### Purple Exotic

The Purple Exotic is a purple mineral, cut in the keystone shape.

The Purple Exotic is associated with the concept of space, not space as in outer space, but space as in distance and x, y, and z. The Purple Exotic can manipulate said space but folding it, stretching or compressing it and even creating non-euclidean geometry from it. The size of the Exotic determines the extent of the manipulation. You’re gonna need a BIG piece to store your spaceship in a box. But why would you even want to do that?

This Exotic is mostly used for increasing storage areas. It’s also used to hide rooms within houses by folding walls to make doors or doorways disappear. Some vehicles even use them to shorten distances of travel

### Pink Exotic

The Pink Exotic is a pink mineral, which is cut in the lozenge shape. It is debatable which one is exactly the most important, though this exotic has been characterized as such. No other Exotic is as powerful as this one.

A Pink Exotics unique ability is the channeling of what is known as magic. A Pink Exotic can channel magic in 2 ways: Indirect and Direct. Indirect channeling is through the use of wands and machinery that uses magic as a mechanism. This is the easiest way to use the Pink Exotic but also always requires said Exotic. Direct channeling is through the consumption of a Pink Exotic, which will grant the user access to magic. However, this magic is limited and needs to be grown and trained over time. This practice is usually achieved by grinding the exotic, diluting it in water, and drinking it.

It is hypothesized that Pink Exotics are the remains of Magical Creatures.