Does anyone know the gems in Lusternia, and what they mean? Like...a diamond might be purity or whatever... and...and COOKIES TO EVERYONE! -meow-

Why would they mean anything? There's no canon on "interpreting" them.

-shrug- I really wasn't asking for a "canon" on interpreting them. I was asking on people's thoughts of what each gem meant and/or symbolized. Sorry if I wasn't clear about that. Really didn't know how to put it. And they can mean things, for different reason like in a ritual.

i personally have no idea what your on about with this whole gem thing...silimaur likes bloodstones though..

I have no clue. There aren't any meanings for it, if you want to take some real world stuff and run with it, sure. I mean, heck, we have different meanings for different roses even, but I was not aware that any of these carried over in-game.

Aiakon finds that powdered onyx cures incontinence. If that's helpful..?

it would be neat if we.. assigned the gems to a month. Any jewelers want to get together and do this? Then we can have something like a Jade birthstone ring?

As far as I know, there's no meaning behind each gem, although it might be cool if someone created one.

Post it on the Merchant's guild or Dragon's Hoard Ialie, maybe get the opinions of jewelers in game?

Jesus people, how do you think gems and rocks and colours get meaning? Make it up! .

In schools of occult mythology, you meditate on the object in question, focussing on it but not concentrating to hard. You just let it flow with you and see what images it induces. That is how you find meaning, at least on a personal level, in these sorts of things.

In game, I imagine you could make up what you want. Everything in Lusternia is open to interpretation and the best ideas form when people take what they are given as a building block and run with the story, weaving it together into something brilliant.

I think Lacostian's Order uses smoky quartz for meditative purposes. Otherwise, yeah, a birthstone would be coolio.

Problem fixed. There are scrolls in ingame libraries to refer to of course called birthstones but I will show it here for anyone that is curious.


"Birthstones", By Ialie, Ays Tiyrl Lyreth (Page 1)



With careful research, mostly help from Nejii Talnara I've arranged
several gems, classifying them by birth month with the Astrological
Signs in mind. This scroll will enable those to choose the stone that
will be traditionally associated with their birth date.

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o Ruby------ Volcano------ 16 Kiani - 15 Dioni
o Emerald------ Antlers------ 16 Dioni - 15 Vestian
o Diamond------ Twin Crystals------ 16 Vestian - 15 Avechary
o Coral------ Dolphin------ 16 Avechary - 15 Dvarsh
o Black opal------ Lion------ 16 Dvarsh - 15 Tzarin
o Bloodstone------ Crocodile------ 16 Tzarin - 15 Klangiary
o Garnet------ Burning Censer------ 16 Klangiary - 15 Juliary
o Onyx------ Spider------ 16 Juliary - 15 Shanthin
o Jade------ Dragon------ 16 Shanthin - 15 Roarkian
o Black Pearl------ Skull------ 16 Roarkian - 15 Estar
o Yellow Beryl------ Bumblebee------ 16 Estar - 15 Urlachmar
o Sapphire------ Glacier------ 16 Urlachmar - 15 Kiani
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The first sign of the zodiac being represented by the ruby is the
Volcano. The Volcano represents one who takes the initiative and who has
great drive and power.

The second sign of the zodiac represented by the emerald are the
Antlers. The Antlers are special to Stag and represent the body and
inner feelings.

The third sign of the zodiac represented by the diamond is the sign of
the Twin Crystals. The Twin Crystals represent great thought and power
of the mind.

The fourth sign of the zodiac represented by a coral gem is the sign of
the Dolphin. The Dolphin represents those with high emotions and inner
majesty.

The fifth sign of the Zodiac represented by a colourful black opal is
the sign of the Lion. The Lion represents ego and leadership.

The sixth sign of the Zodiac, represented by a green and red bloodstone
is that of the Crocodile. The sign of the Crocodile represents health
and discrimination.

The seventh sign of the zodiac represented by a dark red garnet is the
Burning Censer. The Burning Censer represents relationships and
partnerships.

The eight sign of the zodiac represented by a dark onyx is the Spider.
The Spider represents the forces of death and transformation.

The ninth sign of the zodiac represented by a dark green jade is the
Dragon. The Dragon represents philosophy and mediation.

The tenth sign of the zodiac represented by a black pearl is that of the
Skull. The Skull represents those with great ambition and power.

The eleventh sign of the zodiac represented by a clear yellow beryl is
the Bumblebee. The Bumblebee represents the aspects of society and
friendship.

The twelfth sign of the zodiac represented by a translucent deep blue
sapphire is the Glacier. The Glacier represents hidden, deep dark
mysteries.

Edit: Nevermind just did a search, I'm an idiot.

What did you say? You attempted to question Ialie? The Jeweliest Jeweler of them all?!

That's neat Ialie! I don't agree with being yellow beryl, but I still would love to see this IG!

Yellow Beryl is rather pretty in its best forms.








Perfect for the bumblebee I would say. THe perfect sunny colour for friendship and society.

ALso! Worry not! You can find this information in game by just going to your local library!

Design us some fitting jewelry too please? *begs*

And again, I really love that.

It's a colour of sickness. And urine.

I just asked why the bloodstone was green. Then I did a search on the net and found that most bloodstone is ironically green.

I wondered about that too, but Ialie had pretty evidence prepared