About Jewelmancy

Jewelmancy is the most common way of wielding magic in Eriaren. The jewels that are plentiful across the world hold a bewildering array of powers, leading to an infinite number of spells. But not all jewels hold magic power--those that do glow, and the strength of the glow determines how powerful the jewel is.

The easiest way to draw out a jewel's power is to tell it what to do. How this is done depends on the individual mage--some speak the name of the spell directly, and some use an incantation (with several different styles of incantations). It is also possible to combine spellsong and jewelmancy (This is commonly seen in folktales, but Brock is one such minstrel that can do this for real, although he is not proficient in jewelmancy yet)

However, the more complex your spell, the more jewels it uses up, and once you run out, you have to wait for jewels to replenish before casting again.

Jewelmancers are often identified by the jewel type they primarily use--Misty is a sapphire jewelmancer, but often uses other types. If a jewelmancer can use all the jewel types, they are called rainbow jewelmancers--but only the strongest jewelmancers reach this level

Common jewels and their effects:

Agate--Discern truth, see what is happening in another location, various psychic powers

Amber--boosts magic power

Amethyst--darkness magic, protection (Brock can conjure a shield by singing the spellsong Leishu shun ji, lei si... to an amethyst, but as his jewelmancy skill isn't very strong yet, it only lasts for a few minutes.)

Aquamarine--water magic, healing, defense

Bloodstone--a forbidden stone for a jewelmancer to use, often used in evil magic

Blue Opal--Improves memory, allows the user to tap into the memory of a person or object

Diamond--light magic

Emerald--earth magic (both rocks and crystals and plants)

Garnet--Known as "the friendship stone", jewelmancers give these stones to those they trust, allowing them to receive buffing spells from the garnet.

Hematite--healing magic

Jade--invincibility

Malachite--a ward against evil, these stones will unleash their power on their own when evil is nearby

Moonstone--healing magic, light magic

Pearl--water magic, healing, protection

Peridot--wind magic

Ruby--fire magic

Sapphire--ice magic, water magic

Sugilite--the "taming stone"--these are often used to tame Pokemon and other creatures, as well as calm angry or frightened people

Tanzanite--the "royal stone", the power in these stones can only be controlled by master jewelmancers, so very few know what this power can do.

Topaz--lightning magic

Tourmaline--the "wild stone", this jewel can behave like any of the others when sung to, making it ideal for combining jewelmancy with spellsong.