Noirstone

Noirstone is a valuable resource native to the Kingdom of Ferrecarus. It is valued for its properties in containing darkness and is a catalyst in the arcane. The stone itself emobdies one of the fundamental forces of darkness.

Deposits
Noirstone is typically mined in small quantities, with most large-scale mines producing only up to three kilograms in total. However, the island of Umbir in Venefice is renowned for its large deposits of natural noirstone. Even today, noirstone protrudes visibly from the ground in Umbir's forests. Behind Venefice, Caemanu is the largest exporter of noirstone.

Recently, the mining town of Sutton in Caemanu discovered an unusually large deposit of noirstone

Normal Noirstone
Normally, noirstone is dark in color, ranging from a dark and desaturated blue to a vibrant indigo. This form is inherently charged with raw, dark magic.

Inert Noirstone
Intert Noirstone is a grey and translucent. It is valued for its ability to contain and channel dark sorceries. Eukleides discovered that inert noirstone can contain a demon's anima, and thus constructed vessels to contain demons.

Corrupted Noirstone
This version of noirstone was only discovered very recently by The Party. Corrupted noirstone is very dark--so imperceptibly black that it seems to absorb light. Staring at corrupted noirstone or being in its proximity for prolonged periods of time result in a faint feeling of dread. Touching corrupted noirstone has had various negative effects.

Uses in the Modern Day
In modern times, Noirstone is a very useful material for channeling dark spells, or darkness itself. Inert noirstone was used as the basis for The Calix, which was originally designed to contain demons. Normal noirstone is potent and contains magical energy, and is used by artificers for many purposes. Normal "charged" noirstone is used as magical ammunition, a power source in arcane cores, and for enchantments that require the use of darkness.