Gypsum was a white mineral substance used in the creation of plaster and alabaster.[1][7]
Description[]
Gypsum was a relatively soft mineral. A test could be used to determine its authenticity – gypsum could not be scratched by a fingernail but rather by using a copper or bronze coin.[8] Satin spar was a type of gypsum mineral, also known as feather gypsum, that was used in gem-cutting.[9]
Usage[]
The city of Ankhapur in the Land of the Lions had walls that looked to be made of white gypsum, though tarnished in appearance.[2]
The Mulhorandi deity Geb had his temples constructed to be living caverns adorned with mineral formations, including gypsum flowers.[3]
Availability[]
Gypsum was found within the rocks of the great desert of Anauroch in North Faerûn. Deposits of the substance were broken off and harvested by the Bedine humans along with the less valuable gypsum dust.[1]
Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue sold gypsum in eight-ounce bags for a single silver piece, available from the Wizard's Laboratory of the catalogue.[6]
Crystal flowers of the Underdark were beautiful natural mineral formations of halite, gypsum, and other substances. They were valued by the sentient inhabitants of the Underdark for their beauty.[4]
The scales of radiant dragons consisted of glistening mica and gypsum.[10]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ed Greenwood (November 1991). Anauroch. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 43. ISBN 1-56076-126-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 David Cook (May 1995). King Pinch. (TSR, Inc.), chap. 5. ISBN 0-7869-0127-6.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Eric L. Boyd (September 1997). Powers & Pantheons. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 100. ISBN 978-0786906574.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bruce R. Cordell, Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, Jeff Quick (October 2003). Underdark. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 104. ISBN 0-7869-3053-5.
- ↑ Monte Cook and William W. Connors (December 7, 1998). The Inner Planes. Edited by Michele Carter and Ray Vallese. (TSR, Inc.), p. 30. ISBN 0-7869-0736-3.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 49. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (April 1983). “Gems Galore”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #72 (TSR, Inc.), p. 21.
- ↑ Holly Ingraham (June 1998). “Crystal Confusion”. In Dave Gross ed. Dragon #248 (TSR, Inc.), p. 41.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (April 1983). “Gems Galore”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #72 (TSR, Inc.), p. 16.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb (August 1989). “Lorebook of the Void”. Spelljammer: AD&D Adventures in Space (TSR, Inc.), p. 73. ISBN 0-88038-762-9.