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Garnib Crystals

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valuable gemstones found on the planet Garnib, Garnib crystals were rumored to have addictive properties. The original crystals were formed when Vornest Dep-thesel Digarsarg incorporated colored pumice and small gemstone fragments into ice sculptures. The ice sculpture shone with brilliant flashes of light refracting through the colored pumice and gemstones. Over the years, the creation of these crystals has become its own form of art, with craftsbeings working each and every crystal into an individual work of art. These crystals are not mass-produced, and each one is different. What makes them addictive is the swirling patterns of light thrown off when they encounter sunlight. Many beings have been known to sit in from of them for hours, simply watching the display change as the sun shifted position. Most physicians point out that the addiction is really just a short-term overstimulation of the optic nerve, but that certain beings can become psychologically dependent upon the light.