Eternal Galaxy Project

@Cucoo

What's if it's the other way around as well, a symbiosis of sorts? What if the crystals in Arcains are actually a subtype crystal that isn't quite as aggressive as normal crystals and merely embed themselves into a person's body, feeding off of them and giving in return? As you can guess, removing it would be fatal to the host.

Crystal subtypes?
...actually that might help explain things like the Three Keys of Heaven's Forge (the swords Mercurius, Arke, and Iris) which are made of Corlaviri but don't exhibit the same properties.
So then creating a classification system would be necessary and defining differences... Pros and cons of the different types...

So there's normal crystals...
Whatever type Mercurius, Arke, and Iris are made of...
2 types resistant to Inerium (because Mercurius is reforged with it after being broken...)
The Shards of Starlight
Arcain Crystals
Blood Stone
Keystones

...the classification would represent the properties...
Maybe there's a set of properties and the system dictates what properties and if there's any special variants of those properties?



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@Cucoo

Pretty much. The Arcain crystal might be a subtype of the Corlaviri crystals, but that could work as well.

Basically, this rare sub-type of crystal was placed in the presence of the first Arcains and embedded themselves into their new hosts. These crystals are more like a disease than a crystal in the traditional sense because after they were "infected" and had offspring, traces of the crystal are passed on to the offspring, making them "infected" as well.

What are your thoughts?

...perhaps...
That sounds good. In fact It makes me think that there might be something more to it. Perhaps there are those that want the crystals that Arcains are born with...and maybe its a notorious organization...
Let's call em... Harvesters
So now... Perhaps Harvesters are a part of the gangs in book 1... A part of Wraith or Paladin.
...or maybe both...

Tina might have been harvested of her crystal when she was young and survived because of Nyx.


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@Cucoo

Sounds good to me.

The Harvesters would have to not only remove the crystal from parts of the brain and heart, but the particles within the blood as well.

The brain has very tiny, microscopic crystals that actually interface with the brain/mind.

As for the heart, perhaps there are microscopic, fiberous crystals that grow along the muscle fibers of the heart, causing an Arcain's heart to have a very small glint to it. Sometimes the fibers break and chip, causing them to flow into the blood. Of course, these nanoparticles only serve to give an Arcain's blood somewhat magical properties, as well as giving it the ability to be used similarly to Aura circuitry.

What are your thoughts on this?

There might be a core crystal that grows somewhere in the body. Like maybe center of the chest near the heart.
Or what I was thinking with Tina, in the shoulder. It might be a random location.
...Or there's a process that just extracts all the Corlaviri in the body... maybe Corlaviri is attracted to other Corlaviri or higher concentrations of Gaia/Aura energy.

So maybe it was extracted from Tina's shoulder but primarily exists near the heart.

@Cucoo

Perhaps.

Gotta go back to work.

Eternal Galaxy Project

Ok so added Harvesters as a connection between Arcains and the gangs Wraith and Paladin.
Tina most likely has been harvested of her natural Corlaviri.
Now she is being kept alive by a pendant with a type of corlaviri crystal that may be a similar type.

We need to come up with a list/system for Corlaviri. It'll help in the story to identify the crystals quickly... Plus it'll sound all scientific and such...

Also while we're at it... Need to tie in Demonarcs. Perhaps there's an opposite process to harvesting... Maybe too much causes the Demonarc mutation.

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@Cucoo

I think that might be it, though I believe it would depend on the kind of energy absorbed.

Originally posted by S121
@Cucoo

I think that might be it, though I believe it would depend on the kind of energy absorbed.

I think it would be both, sorta. The type is more of a defining factor, while the size would be more of a constant.