Archon was a valuable hardstone found in Faerûn. It was also called Blue John.[2][4][5]
Description[]
Archon was a low-grade fluorspar that was blue to purple and banded with white. Large specimens were used for carving because it was soft and easy to work.[5][6][7] A typical price was 2 gp per lb (0.45 kg).[2][3]
Powers[]
Archon gave off a faint greenish glow if a magically invisible creature or object came within 20 ft (6.1 m). This hardstone was only sensitive to magical invisibility, not creatures on the Ethereal plane or merely in disguise.[3]
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- ↑ The source gives weight in gold pieces. In 1st edition, 10 gp equaled one pound weight.
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- ↑ Ed Greenwood (April 1983). “Gems Galore”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #72 (TSR, Inc.), p. 20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jeff Grubb and Ed Greenwood (1990). Forgotten Realms Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 141. ISBN 0-8803-8828-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd (1996). Volo's Guide to All Things Magical. (TSR, Inc), p. 127. ISBN 0-7869-0446-1.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (April 1983). “Gems Galore”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #72 (TSR, Inc.), p. 21.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd (1996). Volo's Guide to All Things Magical. (TSR, Inc), p. 36. ISBN 0-7869-0446-1.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb and Ed Greenwood (1990). Forgotten Realms Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 132. ISBN 0-8803-8828-5.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 300. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.