Blaststone

An explosive ore found throughout Laryia, Blaststone is a high flammable and highly explosive mineral with a variety of uses: to both help and harm.

Appearance
Blaststone can be found underneath the earth, recognized immediately by its red and yellow color. The stone glows brighter the closer it is to a heat source, acting as a warning for those unaware of its existence.

If the temperature of the stone gets too high or it is set alight from a flame source, the Blaststone 'ignites'. This causes the stone to glow brightly, like a mini torchlight, glimmering in the dark and emitting a high pitched hissing noise. During this time, it continually builds up energy within itself, until, like a popcorn, the force inside can no longer be contained. After which, it ruptures and explodes with frightening force and heat, sending out a loud 'bang', a shockwave and a wave of flame. The intensity of it depending on how much Blaststone was ignited. Due to the volatile consequences, exploded Blaststone can have a chain reaction effect if there are other veins of Blaststone nearby, igniting those as well and causing catastrophic damage to anything in its radius.

''Thanks to Luna's efforts, we know that Blaststone can be at least slowed from its explosive result by lowering the temperature. However, there seems to be no way to stop it from exploding once it is ignited, only slowed. A terrifying fact and one we'd do well to remember.''

Uses
Blaststone is used throughout the land as an explosive. Used to clear large swaths of rock, cave-ins, obstacles and debris, Blaststone packed into an container with a fuse from the top acts as a great, portable equipment for miners. In the same vein, it also makes a terrifying weapon, thus makiing Blaststone a double edged sword whose uses depend entirely in the hand of its users.