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== Emerald: Purity of Jade == | == Emerald: Purity of Jade == | ||
| − | The body of Gaia | + | The body of Gaia — that is, the land of Creation — produces and exudes the magical material Jade. Oadenal's Codex records six varieties of Jade; five found naturally, the sixth only ever produced by accident. Each color of Jade has special properties, so of course, many smiths and savants in the First Age and the Shogunate tried everything they could think of to bind all five (or, when they had Yellow Jade available, all six) together into one artifact, that could glean the benefits of all five (or six) special properties. Sadly, none were ever successful. They finally came to the conclusion that the different colors of Jade, harmonious as they were, would not work together in a single item. <br> |
But there is a secret. Two secrets, in fact.<br> | But there is a secret. Two secrets, in fact.<br> | ||
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The second secret is the [[CallMeCanon/Chakras#Synergy|Synergy Chakra]], reservoir of Chi unique to the Dragon-Blooded.<br> | The second secret is the [[CallMeCanon/Chakras#Synergy|Synergy Chakra]], reservoir of Chi unique to the Dragon-Blooded.<br> | ||
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== Castes == | == Castes == | ||
Gaians by nature encompass all Elemental Aspects, and are therefore Casteless. One could somewhat consider Gaian to be a sixth Terrestrial Aspect in itself, though this falls far short of the whole story.<br> | Gaians by nature encompass all Elemental Aspects, and are therefore Casteless. One could somewhat consider Gaian to be a sixth Terrestrial Aspect in itself, though this falls far short of the whole story.<br> | ||
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Ascended Terrestrials: The Gaian Exalted
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Emerald: Purity of Jade
The body of Gaia — that is, the land of Creation — produces and exudes the magical material Jade. Oadenal's Codex records six varieties of Jade; five found naturally, the sixth only ever produced by accident. Each color of Jade has special properties, so of course, many smiths and savants in the First Age and the Shogunate tried everything they could think of to bind all five (or, when they had Yellow Jade available, all six) together into one artifact, that could glean the benefits of all five (or six) special properties. Sadly, none were ever successful. They finally came to the conclusion that the different colors of Jade, harmonious as they were, would not work together in a single item.
But there is a secret. Two secrets, in fact.
The first is Yellow Jade. Its existence is not a secret, but its purpose is. There have been many theories as to what it is, and what it is for. It has been thought to be "pure" Jade, undifferentiated and without element; it has been thought to represent a sixth element, equal to or even greater than the other five (what element that is supposed to be was also subject to many hypotheses); it has been thought to be an artificial construct, purely synthetic, with no properties inherent to itself that could not be altered in the forging process... that is, if anyone could figure out how to reliably forge it. Of all these, the first comes closest to the truth, but even then it is not quite there.
The second secret is the Synergy Chakra, reservoir of Chi unique to the Dragon-Blooded.
Castes
Gaians by nature encompass all Elemental Aspects, and are therefore Casteless. One could somewhat consider Gaian to be a sixth Terrestrial Aspect in itself, though this falls far short of the whole story.
