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Originally Posted by Mysterious Dark Lord v3.2
I was under the impression that Powerstones were a modern concept, anlogus to an electrical battery. I'm not sure any ancient myths and legends had anything that could be called a Powerstone.
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In general, that's true. But "magic stone" is an older idea. Medieval writers on magic were big on the idea that various metals and minerals were attuned to the planets or constellations and could do specific things based on that. In a lot of texts those capabilities were called "virtues."