Phrax

Description
Phrax is a dangerous crystalline substance that is thought to be the Gloaming Wood's magic distilled into a raw state. Phrax falls as chaotic bolts of lightning during the Gloaming Woods' many magical storms. When phrax is brought close to other sources of magical power, it may go unstable and release the energy stored within. It glows and shines in all different colors, but is valued more for its use than its beauty.

Uses
When mined, phrax is unstable and dangerous. However, the scholars and wizards of Lysunia have developed methods of refining the dust into stable crystals. Just as heavily guarded as the refining process is what the substance is used for. Some have used it as a fuel for wondrous machines, others as a miracle cure for all illness, or as an enhancer for a mage's power. The emperor of Ryddia, Vernax Pentissimus, has claimed dominion of all phrax in Ryddia, and deals with those who will not bargain with him swiftly and brutally: by executing them.