InserYou scare the deer, which rears back and pivots, prancing away.
Salden"
Well, I suppose you could just walk around and hope to find one, but what good is that?"
MierYou follow him down, pretending to lock the door and loosening your weapon.
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Well, of course quartz isn't that useful. But it's the easiest to do, and the only one I can do reliably. I can also create things like sapphires or rubies from this rock called bauxite, or topazes from some rocks... The most recent experiment I'm doing is creating the most expensive gem, the diamond, from baser minerals! It didn't go too well, though..."
He waves at the ceiling, above where the smoke is probably coming from.
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I don't know what's wrong - all the other gems never had that kind of smoke - but I'm not giving up! As soon as I can make diamonds, I can live the rest of my life in peace and luxury!"
He snaps open a box with two clasps and steps to the side, allowing you to look in. There is a venerable pile of quartz crystals, small and large, a smattering of brilliant green emeralds, a handful of sapphires, and a pair of fingernail-sized topazes. On the very top, a trapezoidal jasper, well polished, sits. All of them are neatly polished and cut into multiple facets. The quartzes are naturally gem-shaped and are left as-is.
Thoki((Who were you talking to?))
Aile((Same.))
KaelanYou fail to draw enough power to do as you want: only three or so gems drop while the rest stay within the box. You pick the box up and discreetly sweep your feet over the stones, covering them up.
One of the merchants beckon and order you to set the box down, and since you worked well they would pay you a small amount.
TrendamYou sit there for a long time, meditating and focusing your mind.