Sonnstone

Sonnstones are naturally-occurring energy-absorbing elemental crystals found on Aeos and on other worlds around it's parent star Aeronasi. Sonnstones exist in a vast amount on one of the Aeos moons, Auran, so much so that it absorbs sunlight the closer Aeos is to it's star and provides a "daytime" for the darker side of the non-rotating planet.

### **History**

Sonnstones were thought to have been formed when Aeos was still young and molten, with the planet, and the galaxy of Andromeda itself acting almost as a lens of cosmo-magical frequencies, sonnstones were created collecting and refracting various sub-wavelengths of this energy which the Aeos would later refer to as sonn. These sub-frequencies correlate to the elemental "resonance" of many Aeons, so much so that Termians came to rely on them to access their sonn potential in any strong amount. It is said for every person's resonance on Aeos, there is a sonnstone.

The Aeons believe that their world was created or at least "reformed" by the Dragons in pre-history and that sonnstones are the natural coalescence of the excess use of their power on such a monumental event combined with the aforementioned cosmo-magical energy lens phenomena. Early descriptions of sonnstones call them "Dragon's Tears" as, like their Dragon co-inhabitors at the time, they seemed to show a nearly-infinite capacity to store, redirect and create different forms of energy, not lest the natural sonnic frequency of magical mana used by most on the planet.

Sonnstones have been in use by the inhabitance of Aeos since before the time of the Great War of the Dragons that tilted the planet and stopped it rotating, and come in a verity of shapes and types. They have been mined for countless eons and have provided the Aeons, particularly the Termians and Arcadians, a means to both control their sonn more effectively and for use as a source of power, heating, refrigeration, as weapons, defence systems and are at the heart of their transit gateways that have allowed them to cross insanely vast distances at practically godlike speeds.

### **Sonnstone Types**

There are thought to currently be over 31 types of sonnstone but every now and then a new type or variant of a type is found.

**Absyte**: This clear but green-hued sonnstone is one of a few with no elemental resonance regarded as an "empty" sonnstone in it's natural state, but can be used to store energy, although it can store only one type at a time without becoming explosively unstable; absyte, however can be even more dangerous to use as it can absorb life-force itself if not properly regulated.

**Aeyryte:** A misty white crystal that is said to be able to cause air to move and swirl when sonn is passed through it. It is often found in mountains.

**Ampyte:** A pearlescent sonnstone that is capable of amplifying other energies that pass through it by massive degrees.

**Aqyte:** A greenish blue crystal similar to hydryte, but possessing opposing properties; when submerged this sonnstone causes eddies of water around it, though it is inert when exposed to air, can be used to enhance water-based sonn.

**Bionyte:** A red crystal able to magnify healing abilities; in it's natural state bionyte produces a subtle field of energy that aid in accelerating the natural healing processes of other beings, although the effect is minimal can save lives, It is also naturally anti-bacterial and used in hospitals in the Termia lowlands of Aeos. Bionyte is actually quite rare in larger amounts and is a sought-after stone on the planet.

**Cleansyte:** As it's name suggests cleansyte, also known as "Cleansing Stones" can 'cleanse' energy by using it as a catalyst between a sonnist and a target; It comes in two variants: White Cleansyte is a pearl-like sonnstone that essentially removes negatively-imbued sonn from elements or other objects, including people, Black Cleansyte is a much darker version of the stone that can remove 'positive' sonn. These stones are dangerous to others as everyone has both light and dark within them. The two variants also react explosively when they touch together, despite ordinarily having no active energy patterns.

**Cryonyte:** Also known as "cryte", an ice-element stone. Used for millennia as refrigeration and air conditioning as well as a weapon and defence.

**Embryte:** Also known as firelight sonnstone, Embryte is produces a natural glow and gives of heat. A sonnist or mage can increase this enough to create flame with very little effort. The rock has been significantly used to generate heating and provide light, though compared to Photyte it is quite a dim rock.

**Elecnyte:** Elecnyte is a misty dark-blue crystal that creates a subtle electrical field and glows a dim blue at all times; it can be amplified using sonn for electrical abilities, but elecnyte is actually usually used in it's processed form, where it is formed into thin glass-like plates and stacked in generator banks, when close together they generate a charge that is used for powering gates, electric lights, defences and other devices, usually by Termians or Darkwings.

**Floryte**: An unusual stone that resonates with a geological energy similar to geonyte, but a one that causes plants to grow rapidly and stronger. It is used, like geonyte to mainly help Termian geomancers control their geological sonn. Floryte is said to exist in vast amounts beneath the Wilds in Termia and protected by the Thera as necessary in maintaining the rapid growth of plants and the life that depends on it after the destruction caused during the Sundering.

**Geonyte:** A brownish crystal that resonates with low, earthly energies, geonyte is difficult to mine because it tends to strengthen surrounding rock naturally. It can be used in building processes to strengthen joints, but is but to better use helping Termian geomancers use their power.

**Gravonyte:** A type of sonnstone that is usually found only in the upper Stratos layer of Aeos and subject to gravitational change depending on extreme temperatures and energies, in it's natural, cool state it actually repels gravity and is responsible for keeping the floating laputa islands stable in Stratos and those within the skysea. As such mining gravonyte in Stratos is illegal and highly monitored. Gravonyte does exist in the lowlands of the planet but in very small amounts, and if larger deposits do exist it is usually because they are heated to extreme temperatures; doing so causes the gravitational polarity to flip and instead attract mass. Gravonyte can be used by Termian sonnists for attack and defence and even used by machinery as a form of antigravity propulsion; although types of mechanism are quite rare on Aeos.

**Hydryte:** A very rare, dark bluish grey sonnstone that is usually naturally smooth, hydryte causes moisture to form near it and on it's surface when in the air. Eventually an area can become utterly full of water over time. The crystal become inert when utterly submerged in water but spells exist that cause the stone to absorb water; when this happens the crystal can rapidly grow, but sometimes shatter and explode violently.

**Magnyte:** A silvery purple crystal that possesses strong magnetic properties; it can be used to enhance electrical-based sonn, resonate with metals to enhance geological sonn abilities and can also be used as a standard magnet.

**Nullyte:** A matte-black sonnstone, for years many disregarded the material as simply compressed carbon, but when Aeon Highguard Niero failed to detect the material as such, he suggest it be a type of sonnsotone. Nullyte is indeed a sonnstone, but it's properties are unusual in that it absorbs and seems to utterly cancel out sonn particles in the process, rather than reflecting it like refdyte. Nullyte can be used as an ablative armour, and a buffer between sonn-technologies such as in transit arches and weapons to safely contain sonnstone energies, but it's existence is rare and is difficult to detect though the use of sonnicry at all unlike it's similar refdyte "sister stone". As many creatures and species on Aeos depend on sonn for many biological needs, nullyte can be very dangerous when handled and make any life from Aeos sick.

**Photyte:** A light-generating sonnstone, usually even when slight pressure is applied, photyte comes in various colours and usually used simply for lighting and illumination but pure (white) photyte is powerful enough to be used as an effective weapon.

**Pureyte:** A crystal clear sonnstone, also known as "empty sonnstones" one of a few types that don't have a natural elemental attunement but rather the capability to house massive amounts of elemental or pure sonn energy. It is rarer but safer than Absyte and store more energy and multiple types at once. It can be used to amplify other elements once an element is stored within. Purite can be used as part of a spells to pull the element out of other sonnstones, transforming them into more pureyte in the process.

**Pyranyte:** Similar to emberyte but without the glow, pyranyte is black and marbled with orange and can produce flames with a slight smoke.

**Refdyte:** A chromic, metallic-looking crystal, many have suggested the material may not actually be a sonnstone as it has no other innate abilities or properties, but it's reflective properties to only sonnic frequencies classify it in the sonnstone family. It can be used as an armour or in defence systems and shields and is a lot easier to come by and much less dangerous than nullyte that is considered it's "sister stone", having similar properties.

**Strykenyte:** Strykenite is a blackish purple rock that generates purple electrical energy under slight pressure much like elecnyte, but is more unstable, dangerous and usually only worth using as a weapon. It is so unstable it cannot be processed without releasing violent, destructive discharges. the Empress of Arcadia uses two Strykenyte stones in her sonnguns.

**Transyte**: Also known as transit sonnstones or warpstones, transyte resembled orangish white salt crystals and can be used as anchor vectors in space, allowing the creation of teleportation wormholes known as 'reverbs'. Refined versions of these are used in Transit Gateways. Directing and calculating the exit of these wormholes is a complex arte unto itself known as "Transitry".