Power Crystal

A Power Crystal is a semi-common find in some Labyrinth areas, mainly lairs.

They appear as crystalline growth of various colors and size and usually provide a bright or semi-bright light.

Uses

Power Crystals are the core of new technologies on Earth as they seem to provide power. They deplete upon use, but recharge over time when not used. It is assumed they hold Aether, and that the Labyrinth merely provides more Aether than Earth, as the rate at which a depleted crystal recharges seems faster, the higher the tier of the Labyrinth zone.

Suitably harnessed, Power Crystals are used to generate:

• Motion
• Light
• Heat

One of the primary activities in the Labyrinth is the extraction of Power Crystals from lairs, nicknamed "mines". The crystals seem to regenerate along with the lair creatures and guardians, making those a regular source. High-tier teams will clear a lair that is regenerating, then lower-tier Professionals will move in and extract carefully the crystals. The larger and less damaged a crystal, the more energy can be extracted and the faster the crystal recharges.

Regular use of a Power Crystal sometimes lead to the crystal slowly acquiring fractures inside its structure, slowly reducing its effectiveness over time. Usually, such crystals are then split into smaller, but less damaged ones. End-of-life crystals, after a few years, are usually reduced to dust.

Various "medicinal" potions are made using Power Crystal dust. The efficiency of these potions for inducing "vigorous motion" or "raising one's heat" are... doubtful.