Thanks! And good--it isn't actually one, but it's supposed to remind people of it. XD Star gemstones are a recurring thing in the story and hold some importance as magical artifacts.
Not at all ^^ They exist in a world where magical artifacts can only be made with gemstones. There's a common belief that the purer the gemstone, the more power it can contain, but that comes from a failure to understand how their magic actually works. Magic is sort of a fading antiquity in their world, with mages getting farther and farther from the original power source, so there's a lot of information that has become muddled through the years. Mages who follow the old way know asteriated gemstones are the best for enchanting, because the rutilation inside the gems creates a clear pathway for the energy flow to follow. ^^
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They exist in a world where magical artifacts can only be made with gemstones. There's a common belief that the purer the gemstone, the more power it can contain, but that comes from a failure to understand how their magic actually works. Magic is sort of a fading antiquity in their world, with mages getting farther and farther from the original power source, so there's a lot of information that has become muddled through the years. Mages who follow the old way know asteriated gemstones are the best for enchanting, because the rutilation inside the gems creates a clear pathway for the energy flow to follow. ^^