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Mr19delta · 11-17-2021, 04:47 PM

Khyber Crystals
• Used by mystics to create Soulshards which hone and enhance their natural psionic abilities
• Found only on the planet Khyber where the mystic order was founded
• A Mystic apprentice must journey alone across the planet to locate his or her own crystal which calls out to them
• The journey may take several years and involve traversing the various landscapes and encountering dangerous creatures to find the crystal that calls out to the apprentice
• Upon finding the crystal the initiate then spends several weeks in quiet meditation, bonding with the crystal before it becomes their soulshard.
• Over the course of the mystics life, the soulshard will develop a type of sentience which closely resembles the owners characteristics and personality.
• If a souldshard is ever separated from its owner, it will do everything it can to be reunited with them.
• Soulshards are often given by a dying mystic to someone they trust to keep. Doing so will allow the new owner to communicate with the previous owner from beyond the veil of passing (death)
• It is considered a great honor to be given ones soulshard. In the event the new owner cannot maintain possession of it, it is given to the order to remain in the vault of reverence, where it may be used by the order to refer to in times of need (to inquire information from it pertaining to the previous owners knowledge or wisdom, or to be used in dire situations by another mystic with similar abilities)
• Most often however, a soulshard is either given to a master’s student to be returned to the order or the soulshard will attempt to find its way to them itself.
• Using the soulshard of another mystic comes with the risk of acquiring the previous owners personality traits as well as their memories if not careful
• Legend tell that it is possible to use a mystics soulshard against them but it is believed that the art of corrupting a soulshard has been long since lost.
• The Cabal are believed to have been formed by mystics ages ago who were corrupted by dark Khyber crystals or who had given in to dark emotions
• The Cabal would once seek out their own Khyber crystals on the planet as well but do so under the guise of being mystic initiates
• The Cabal now however fashion their own Crystals synthetically which has been cause for concern as that tends to warp the users mind eventually

11-17-2021, 04:47 PM	#4
Mr19delta Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Antonio, Tx	Re: My Star Wars/DnD inspired Game Khyber Crystals • Used by mystics to create Soulshards which hone and enhance their natural psionic abilities • Found only on the planet Khyber where the mystic order was founded • A Mystic apprentice must journey alone across the planet to locate his or her own crystal which calls out to them • The journey may take several years and involve traversing the various landscapes and encountering dangerous creatures to find the crystal that calls out to the apprentice • Upon finding the crystal the initiate then spends several weeks in quiet meditation, bonding with the crystal before it becomes their soulshard. • Over the course of the mystics life, the soulshard will develop a type of sentience which closely resembles the owners characteristics and personality. • If a souldshard is ever separated from its owner, it will do everything it can to be reunited with them. • Soulshards are often given by a dying mystic to someone they trust to keep. Doing so will allow the new owner to communicate with the previous owner from beyond the veil of passing (death) • It is considered a great honor to be given ones soulshard. In the event the new owner cannot maintain possession of it, it is given to the order to remain in the vault of reverence, where it may be used by the order to refer to in times of need (to inquire information from it pertaining to the previous owners knowledge or wisdom, or to be used in dire situations by another mystic with similar abilities) • Most often however, a soulshard is either given to a master’s student to be returned to the order or the soulshard will attempt to find its way to them itself. • Using the soulshard of another mystic comes with the risk of acquiring the previous owners personality traits as well as their memories if not careful • Legend tell that it is possible to use a mystics soulshard against them but it is believed that the art of corrupting a soulshard has been long since lost. • The Cabal are believed to have been formed by mystics ages ago who were corrupted by dark Khyber crystals or who had given in to dark emotions • The Cabal would once seek out their own Khyber crystals on the planet as well but do so under the guise of being mystic initiates • The Cabal now however fashion their own Crystals synthetically which has been cause for concern as that tends to warp the users mind eventually