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Raise the building, or hold the gem in your bag once.
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War Academy
rareDrills at dawn, every day, whether or not there is a war on. The instructors take the view that there is always a war on, and so far the instructors have been right.
Iron Fortress
rareBuilt by people who had already lost one hall and had opinions about why. Every wall is thicker than it needs to be, deliberately.
Golden Vault
rareNobody has ever robbed it. Three people have tried to audit it and the guild found that considerably more upsetting.
Arcane Library
rareOpen to every member, at any hour, on the condition that you put the book back where you found it. Two members are banned.
Swift Stables
rareThe horses are fine. The horses are, frankly, better than most of the guild. The stablemaster has said so out loud and kept her job.
Trophy Hall
rareEvery shelf is somebody’s worst day, mounted and labelled. New members are walked through it on their first afternoon, which is the entire point of the room.
Master Smithy
rareHe does not make anything. He looks at what the guild dragged home, finds the half-inch nobody else saw, and sends it back out worth more. Six members have asked him to forge them a sword; he has said no six times.
Raw Ruby
uncommonCut wrong on purpose. The flaw is what makes it bite.
Cut Ruby
epicCut wrong on purpose. The flaw is what makes it bite.
Legendary Ruby
legendaryCut wrong on purpose. The flaw is what makes it bite.
Raw Sapphire
uncommonCold to the touch in any weather. Jewellers hate setting them and charge accordingly.
Cut Sapphire
epicCold to the touch in any weather. Jewellers hate setting them and charge accordingly.
Legendary Sapphire
legendaryCold to the touch in any weather. Jewellers hate setting them and charge accordingly.
Raw Emerald
uncommonGrows in the roots of very old trees. The trees want it back and have said so.
Cut Emerald
epicGrows in the roots of very old trees. The trees want it back and have said so.
Legendary Emerald
legendaryGrows in the roots of very old trees. The trees want it back and have said so.
Raw Topaz
uncommonHolds a charge for about nine hours. Nobody has explained what it is charging.
Cut Topaz
epicHolds a charge for about nine hours. Nobody has explained what it is charging.
Legendary Topaz
legendaryHolds a charge for about nine hours. Nobody has explained what it is charging.
Raw Amethyst
uncommonFound only where the Veil has been thin. Collectors pay for the provenance, not the stone.
Cut Amethyst
epicFound only where the Veil has been thin. Collectors pay for the provenance, not the stone.
Legendary Amethyst
legendaryFound only where the Veil has been thin. Collectors pay for the provenance, not the stone.
Raw Diamond
uncommonThe hardest thing in the catalogue and the least interesting, which the diamond is well aware of.
Cut Diamond
epicThe hardest thing in the catalogue and the least interesting, which the diamond is well aware of.
Legendary Diamond
legendaryThe hardest thing in the catalogue and the least interesting, which the diamond is well aware of.