Carborundum

Carborundum is the fusion of Cinnabar, Dioptase, Iolite, Jadeite, Onyx, Selenite, and Tiger's Eye

## Characteristics

### Weapon(s)/Abilities

Glaive proficiency, energy channeling and deflection

## Appearance

Carborundum is a towering fusion, standing over 35 feet tall. She has a centaur-like body plan, with a lower body that extends back another 35 feet. She has six pairs of arms, three coming out of her torso at the shoulders, chest, and waist, and three coming out of her lower body instead of legs. Her skin is dark gray. Her dark rainbow hair extends down her back like a mane, and is elaborately styled in braids. She has two faces that share a forehead, one being inverted. Each face has four black, lens-like eyes arranged in a horizontal row, a tall Roman nose, and full lips. The forehead has a seam with opens to remove a third, huge, sharp-toothed mouth. Her Gems are on her shoulders, forehead, back of her neck, the farthest left eye on her lower face, the back of her middle right hand, and her front left hip. They are black in colour, with highlights of the original gem's colour.

## Personality

As a fusion of seven gems with widely varying personalities, Carborundum has no real personality. She applies all her force to whatever she was formed for, and then unfuses. She's serious, duty-driven, and doesn't speak much.

## Relationships

### Jake Hero

Maternal feelings for Jake are some of the only things Carborundum's components have in common. Carborundum is very protective of Jake, and treats protecting him as a prime duty alongside defending Earth.

## Abilities

Carborundum possesses standard Gem abilities, like bubbling, shapeshifting, fusion, regeneration, agelessness, and superhuman strength/durability.

* **Glaive Proficiency:** Carborundum combines her components' weapons into a massive sawbladed glaive with a weight at the other end, which she wields with great skill
* **Energy Channeling and deflection:** Carborundum can absorb most energy attacks, and either harmlessly redirect them through her body, or channel them back at the opponent.

## Fusions

### Eight Party Fusions

* When fused with Citrine, they make Rainbow Lattice Sunstone
* When fused with Jake, they make Rainbow Lattice Sunstone 2.0

## Gemology

* Carborundum is a man-made form of silicon carbide, or SiC
* It has a very high Mohs hardness of 9.5.
* It was first synthesized in 1890 by chemist Edward Goodrich Acheson. The name is a portmanteau of Carbon and Corundum (Aluminum Oxide), since Acheson believed that it was a carbon/aluminum compound. Now, the name is usually taken to mean that it falls between diamonds and corundum on the Mohs scale.
* Carborundum is synthesized for many industrial applications, including abrasives and semiconductors.
* Its iridescence comes from a thin tarnish of Silica
* Carborundum is believed to be healing and purifying for all areas of life
* It is also believed to help with intuition and willpower.

## Gemstones

Cinnabar's gemstone is on the back of Carborundum's middle right hand. it is a flat, unfaceted triangle.

Dioptase's gemstone is on Carborundum's left shoulder. It is an oval, with a diamond-shaped centre facet

Iolite's gemstone is on Carborundum's right shoulder. It is an oval, with an oval centre facet

Jadeite's gemstone is on Carborundum's left front thigh. It is a round, unfaceted disc

Onyx's gemstone is on the back of Carborundum's neck. It is a flat, egg-shaped cabochon

Selenite's gemstone is on Carborundum's farthest left eye on her lower face. It is a round, unfaceted sphere.

Tiger's Eye's gemstone is on Carborundum's forehead. It is an ovular cabochon