MRI GUIDE

Method Regarding the Institute's Gem Use In Dangerous Exigencies

A guide to the Matrix Research Institute

By Zyreil

324 CE

For the Grand Collective Dominion of Hallifax, the Commonwealth Beacon of Harmony.
In publication for the Institutional Society of Hallifax for the Improvement of Temporal Knowledge.

Attributed to the Gordian family as well as the Windwhisper family.

By Zyreil, acting Execumatrix Magnificus and Regulatory Affairs Consultant of the Matrix Research Institute, Viscount in the Grand Dominion of Hallifax, comrade of the Commissariat for Transdimensional Maintenance and designated aetherpilot of the Collective. Born into the Gordian family and engaged to be wedded into the Windwhisper family.

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| DISCLAIMER |
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Due to the explicit detail, guild related technologies, tactic and possible strategic application of the entire project some of the information has been withheld and excerpts have been presented as necessary. However even with these precautionary methods in place, this work is still considered to contain and list matters pertinent and home to the Matrix Research Institute and as such have been generously presented to the Grand Province of Hallifax for the betterment of their people and the Collective as a whole. Therefore this work is not meant for publication or review outside of the borders of the Grand Commonwealth Dominion of Hallifax unless given explicit consent from author and other governing entities related to the Beacon of Harmony, Hallifax or the Institutional Society of Hallifax for the Improvement of Temporal Knowledge. Failure to comply with these rules and regulations in place may result in disciplinary action such as apprehension or prosecution in any way shape or form, not excluding fines, bounties, imprisonment, enemy status or other diplomatic sanctions available to any of the associated organization and entities.

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=+ TABLE OF CONTENTS +=
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| PRELIMINARIES |
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Frontispiece__________________________________I_____page 1.

Title page___________________________________II_____page 2.

Disclaimer__________________________________III_____page 3.

Table of Contents____________________________IV_____page 4.

Foreword______________________________________V_____page 5.

Acknowledgements_____________________________VI_____page 6.

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| THE MAIN TEXT |
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Introduction___________________________________1____page 7.

The Void Blaster Crystal Weapon________________2____page 8.

DATA STUDY: The Void Blaster___________________3____page 9.

The Domothean Scalpel Crystal Weapon___________4____page 10.

DATA STUDY: The Domothean Scalpel______________5____page 11.

The Aetheric Amplifier Crystal Weapon__________6____page 12.

DATA STUDY: The Aetheric Amplifier_____________7____page 13.

The Harmonic Charged Crystal Gems______________8____page 14.

DATA STUDY: Charged Crystal Gems_______________9____page 15.

Summary of All Gathered Data__________________10____page 16.

Conclusion of Data Studies____________________11____page 17.

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| BACK MATTER |
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Glossary of Terminology_______________________12____page 18.

Appendices__________________________________________page x.

-> Appendix I_________________________________13____page 19.

-> Appendix II________________________________14____page 20.

-> Appendix III_______________________________15____page 21.

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=+ FOREWORD +=
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For all intents and purposes this research has been made public for the improvement of knowledge and understanding surrounding the use of the Matrix Research Institute's members abilities within the skill of Harmonics and its application. The original outlining of these experiments and studies was to help the younger members, Undergraduates and Junior Fellows alike and aid them in their endeavours in both hunting and possibly if so inclined the combative grounds and furthermore raise interest amongst the general populace of the Collective in the Institutional Society's abilities and membership.

This project started out under a proposed study designated under the name 'Practicalities of the Void Blaster' Experiment HR-HCW1A by Zyreil Gordian, upon the completion of the first stages of this project its potential benefits were made clear and it was suggested to be merged into the ongoing project dubbed 'Project Harmonic Resonance', as of such this study has been expanded and incorporated into the following publication as a derivative from the earlier mentioned Project Resonance.

Due to the revelations made as these studies were done and performed under strict regulation, it was then that the potentialities were discovered, it was decided to provide a wider focus on the subject of crystal weapons and their effects, proper application and other uses they might have. It is for these reasons that it was chosen to publicise these studies with the intent of granting more information and insight into the Matrix Research Institute's skills. Moreover the original sole motivation was to aid young or new researchers in deciding on which crystal weapon would be best suited to their current needs and otherwise provide a handy guide in application of strategy related to the crystal weapon and some of the charged gems available to them upon fabricating a crystal weapon of their own and the bonus effects granted.

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=+ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS +=
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The very early stages of this project were only made possible due to the ongoing encouraging surrounding factors, it is naturally for these purposes that these factors and outlying parameters that led to the continuation, improving and further investigative research of both this project as well as this publication have to be recognized as such. Therefore it is vital for me, the author, to acknowledge any and all of these contributing factors, individuals, groups and other instances that helped in some way or another to motivate me and my research as well as allowed further completion upon encountering mishaps, miscalculations or other negative obstacles that would or could have otherwise impeded this work to begin with.

Inherently and without further ado this project has been enabled by the continued supportive efforts of The Institutional Society of Hallifax for the Improvement of Temporal Knowledge a breeding ground of boundless knowledge and its search and improvement thereof. By the same extent and as in the proverbial saying in the figurative same breath, The Grand Dominion of Hallifax, the Beacon of Harmony requires mentioning as well, for it is for the Grand Province after all that the Matrix Research Institute strives to put forth their work and understanding.

This project has found itself come to fruitation and sprout out to become what it is now only and solely at first with great thanks to the prominent, extensive and interesting discourse between me and my regular steadfast research and fellow lab partner, Elleiya Windwhisper. She provided me with the best sounding board, helping me adapt and put shape to this project when I was uncertain about parameters or additional factors to include. Even more importantly and thus perhaps unknowingly so in a way she also provided me with the very idea for these experiments to begin with. For that she requires mentioning and honouring as a significant fellow researcher and contributor, as a co-conspirator and laboratory partner that aided in tremendous ways.

Further mentioning would be reserved for the Gordian family as a whole and specifically its members designated as Morbo, the head of the family, current Magistrate (as of this writing) and Doctor in the Matrix Research Institute. He is also the one behind Project #102 - Project Harmonic Resonance, its lead researcher and one of the excellent proctors that the Institute has to offer who pushed me into the right direction, thereby leading to me opting to shape my project and publication into what it has become. His efforts have not gone missed or were in vain, for his suggestions lead me to a greater understanding of both our abilities as Researchers as well as the plethora of possibilities and opportunities for experimentation and the expansion thereof concluding after my completion of a minor research proposal, 'The Practicalities of the Void Blaster' which would later be assimilated into the combined efforts of Project Harmonic Resonance after all. Another member of the Gordian deserving of special mentioning would be my brother, Aeden who never shirks from being available for extensive questioning regarding any range of topics whether related to our research efforts or not. As an extremely knowledgeable individual of combat, not unlike his father, his mastery over the Institute's skills in both Aeonics and Harmonics has proven exceptionally helpful, overall he is a remarkable researcher.

The last individuals that require a special mentioning and thank you would be amongst others: Hiriako Myeras, for overall being a helpful individual but most certainly enabling a great deal of this research and presenting me with the (hunting) grounds for some of these experimentations. In addition Hiriako is an extremely knowledgeable individual of the combative arts and as such has enabled in depth studies inside the ranges of the Glade of Champions' arena. Raeri Stormcrow should also be thanked for quite similar reasoning, an exceptional individual of his own accord and an extremely fervent hunter who is well established in navigating and working through appropriate hunting grounds thereby lending me the means to adjust parameters and study the abilities and skills expanded upon in this book. Eritheyl Windwhisper (Current Grand Libretto of the Symphonium as of this writing) is another name in here. Having functioned as a previous Execumatrix Magnificus of the Matrix Research Institute, his knowledge of our skills when he possessed them has proven quite handy too and in general this Trill has been an equally useful sounding board for questions or generic suggestions.

To conclude, I would like to give explicit special thanks to the following individuals in no particular order:
Magistrate Morbo Gordian, Aeden Gordian, Elleiya Windwhisper, Hiriako Myeras, Raeri Stormcrow, Grand Libretto Eritheyl Windwhisper, Oberst Ushaara La'Saet, Archmage Phoebus Windwhisper, Justicar Shedrin Shevat and Ambassador Saleo Shevat.

In special tribute to Zvoltz, the Architect and Istune, the Aesthete. Patron and Matron to the Grand Collective Dominion of Hallifax.

In Memoriam Elostian, the Enigma, Patron of the Commonwealth of Hallifax, your sacrifice for the Collective shall not be forgotten.

Lastly in tribute to Xyl. One of the Greatest Elders to walk the planes and to whom we, the Lucidians thank our existence and the spires we call home. A legend of the Fifth Circle and perhaps even a legend to any and all who aspire to scientific endeavours. The God and man whom I personally greatly admire and revere.

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=+ INTRODUCTION +=
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To start off we would first have to turn out attention to the actual first research that started it all. The page following the introduction proper will continue on from the excerpt of the work designated as Experiment HR-HCW1A or better known as the 'Practicalities of the Void Blaster' which has been appended in the appropriate section of this book. Please refer to its proper page to consult the contents of that paper to familiarize with its theme and subject.

Subsequently the next appendix is the actual proposal put forth after the first experiments to form it into a larger research project worthy of consideration by the Matrix Research Institute for pursuing in future scientific endeavours.
The proposal that would eventually turn to lead a life of its own and as such, solely due to the results found it was decided to engage this study either way.

Now to carry on with the proper introduction of this study: as mentioned about the next page, first I will start out by expanding a little bit on the initial experiment made, which only related to the void blaster itself and its use. As was outlined in that report, there will be certain terms and parameters applied that have been explained in there, however due to the fact that first of all, several parameters have changed since the initial starting experiment, these will have to be restated again and for the purposes of convenience certain terms as they have been found will be explained at length so as to avoid further confusion and keep a clear and straight study.

Although there is a plethora of crystal weapons available to the Researchers of the Matrix Research Institute, as stated in the foreword the initial intent is to simply to answer questions and provide a useful guide for the young and new members of the guild. So for those purposes I have elected to opt for the analyses of three selected specific crystal weapons, namely the void blaster, as of course that is the one the first study started with, the domothean scalpel and lastly the aetheric amplifier weapon. Aside from these crystal weapons which have been thoroughly studied and experimented with, there has also been studies of charged gems or for connotation reasons the 'crystal' that makes the crystal weapon one as such. With out wanting to reveal too much of the exciting information discovered during this process, I will restate that as the goal of this research was, there is a lot of exceptionally useful information found for the aspiring hunter that could and will aid them tremendously in their ventures if applied correctly.

=+ The Base Parameters +=

Now since the initial study, I assumed from a certain list of base parameters that I felt necessary to be included within consideration of this research. One can find the original list of these parameters in the back of this publication under the 'Appendices' part, Appendix I. These are still important to this study insofar as that they apply for part of the study on the Void Blaster. However since then and when I embarked upon this study and continued it with more data points these base parameters have changed in the process.

Again I have recorded my own level of expertise and comprehension within the field of skills relevant and appropriate to this study along with any and other attributes or other parameters possibly necessary to be included for consideration of the data.

First listed will be the field of skill followed by the highest ability mastered and its Basin-wide ranked term and percentage.
Harmonics : Shatterplex (Ranked 'Mythical' at 75 percentage)
Aethercraft: Bombard (Ranked 'Gifted' at 0 percentage)*
Planar : Conglutination (Ranked 'Expert' at 0 percentage)

*However as an additional note when approaching the conclusion of this study this parameter has changed again, but quick research has yielded no significantly changing results although this may not be fully conclusive if negligible.

Aethercraft: Purser (Ranked 'Virtuoso' at 2 percentage)

My level of intelligence has been measured at 17 on the Basin wide comparison scale.

Having scanned my body, there have been no additional boosting effects in place during these studies.

During most of this study I had attained the 1st Circle of the Fates, which later had risen to have me considered the 4th Order of the Hyperphysical.

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=+ The Void Blaster Crystal Weapon +=
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EXPANSION UPON: THE PRACTICALITIES OF THE VOID BLASTER

EXPERIMENT HR-HCW2B

Due to the initial need for an only small scale research project for the Institutional Society as part of certain specified requirements that needed to be complied with, the originally published experiment HR-HCW1A as has been previously listed was not thoroughly expansive enough to perhaps be considered eligible for intensive studies or would otherwise allow for much room to draw any actual and finite conclusive evidence or otherwise final conclusions to consider sincerely. It is exactly due to this reasoning that the choice was made for an expansion that would not only single handedly focus on the use of this sole crystal weapon, however this will be made clear further on as we progress through this publication.

Having continued on with further experimentation regarding the void blaster a more larger range of data points have been collected even excluding data spikes as was the case presumed with the original study and experimentation, but such could not be ascertained without extensive research and trials.

=+ Intensive Study on the Void Blaster +=

In general explanation the Void Blaster is focused around the energies related to the Void or Null energy as some choose to refer to it. Although even for regular researchers non high ranking officials within the Matrix Research Institute most of the information relating to this energy and its studies still remains highly classified and as of such can not be extensively expounded on.

All that can be said is that the void blaster is quite possibly one of the greatest achievements of the Institute's military research department in combination with the general weaponry research and development wing. The Void energy is normally found to be a highly unstable source of power and tremendously destructive, however due to this latter factor we have always strived to apply its properties for the advancement and progress of the Collective.

The void blaster still proves to be a very reliable weapon and no extreme malfunctions have been recorded when brandished and used by skilled researchers. It is however recommended not to put in the hands of individuals unfamiliar with the effects or use of harmonics or otherwise knowledgeable of the ways of the Matrix Research Institute, as of such we are forced to admit that mishaps have taken place with servants clumsily fumbling around with crystal weapons such as the void blaster - no vital research studies, works or items were otherwise harmed in the process - but these things should otherwise not take place in normal cases.

When examining the void blaster we can ascertain that like most crystal weapon it weighs in at about three pounds and two ounces in weight and will usually bear a recognizable mark of its maker. Research and intensive studies have revealed that the blast elicited from the void blaster can be categorized as excorable energy when damaging surfaces or beings in general, the same can be stated for its discharge when this state has been released. Continuing on that last note, the special discharge mode of the void blaster will release an incredibly powerful blast that, as we have come to calculate through the following studies can be up to two and a half times more stronger than its regular application of blasts.

The following is a detailed description of the Void Blaster, which in this case was fabricated by use of folding charged amethyst gems together, as described by the expert eye. -
Internal momentum and mass redistributers have been attached to the sides and end of this curious onyx instrument, allowing it to be held comfortably in one hand despite its rather massive size. A single handle with a button under the index finger has been placed under the central body of this blaster which elongates and gives way to three slender crystal rails. The onyx rails extend from the far end of the blaster to create a sort of triangular barrel between which small discharges of energy arc at irregular intervals. In the central body of this instrument, a large phase prism pulses with an unnerving darkness, seeming to hold the very essence of the Void itself. A good number of smaller crystals and conduits run along the side of the blaster, combined with several small displays, buttons and dials. From time to time, a small discharge of Void energy arcs from within the phase crystal towards the barrel, leaving no doubt that this instrument has primarily been designed as a weapon.

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=+ DATA STUDY: The Void Blaster +=
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First off we have started by ascertaining the practical use of the void blaster and thereby its regular use, which is a damaging blast of excorable energies that will pulse into the intended target, thereby causing unstable pinpoints inside the targets mass or body and proceed to gradually hollow out as the energies will pull away and undo the existence of the area struck by the blast.

As has been noted, by use of crystals attuned to the temporal streams surrounding the test area, a form of a stasis field was created which enabled me to quite accurately calculate the time it takes to effectively use the void blaster and up until the time one would be able to again. For all intents and purposes this notation will be referred to as 'Equilibrium time' and will be noted and counted in seconds and fractions of such.

=+ Regular use of the void blaster +=

To start off we have our first chart assembled after extensive regular use of the void blaster, thereby its discharge was not measured but only the normal blasts when used by an apt researcher.

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| REGULAR BLASTER USE |
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| 4.246 | 4.337 | 4.317 | 4.365 | 4.456 | 4.342 | 4.602 | 3.952 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.188 | 5.613 | 4.248 | 5.001 | 4.129 | 4.175 | 4.143 | 4.101 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.132 | 4.243 | 4.484 | 4.080 | 4.169 | 4.184 | 4.127 | 4.178 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.149 | 4.177 | 4.223 | 4.462 | 4.191 | 4.136 | 4.311 | 4.184 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3.386 | 4.233 | 4.157 | 3.914 | 4.223 | 4.331 | 4.173 | 3.872 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.064 | 4.128 | 4.124 | 4.177 | 4.167 | 4.184 | 4.180 | 4.173 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.245 | 4.109 | 4.161 | 4.248 | 4.808 | 4.340 | 4.148 | 4.086 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.204 | 4.158 | 4.050 | 4.140 | 4.086 | 4.157 | 4.148 | 4.163 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.104 | 4.119 | 4.148 | 4.156 | 4.177 | 4.167 | 4.288 | 4.435 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.161 | 4.209 | 4.332 | 4.261 | 4.133 | 4.216 | 4.001 | 4.108 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.124 | 4.097 | 4.153 | 4.134 | 4.242 | 4.128 | 4.165 | 4.105 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.286 | 4.125 | 4.127 | 4.170 | 4.316 | 4.165 | 4.195 | 4.143 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.199 | 4.211 | 4.142 | 4.221 | 4.187 | 4.213 | 4.376 | 4.221 |
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| 4.163 | 4.252 | 4.102 | 4.206 | 4.250 | 4.340 |
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Exactly one hundred and ten data points* have been collected in their entirety and have been noted as such in the previously mentioned standard equilibrium time in seconds. As one could note when comparing to the original study, the first data points have been kept for the purposes of keeping this study true to the original way and so it still includes the one spiking value which has been taken into account. Therefore if we take all of these data points into account we can thereby conclude that the AVERAGE OVERALL time of all this data is 4.2 seconds of standard equilibrium time. For clarity and ease of reading they will be fully mentioned below.

The Average Overall of Regular Use is 4.210518 seconds of standard Equilibrium time
The Average Overall of Regular Use without spiking values is 4.19021 seconds of standard Equilibrium time

*Due to the fact that the previous experiment already had a few data points as well as a spiking values, a small extra amount of data was collected to be certain.

=+ Discharging the void blaster +=

When the void blaster has seen enough regular use, that is, it has been applied by its user at the very least a minimum of ten well placed and confirmed successful full blasts on its intended target, then the void blaster is to be considered fully charged as an expert trained in its use will also be able to read off of the included crystal monitor.

Although the regular application of the void blaster already results in severely painful exposure to void energy and its silent vibrations, when releasing the discharge of the void blaster upon an intended target its damaging results increase significantly and can in some cases almost prove fatal if the target is sufficiently weak or bad of health.

Evidently releasing the void blaster's charge is also an action that can be measured not unlike the regular use as has been recorded in the following chart.

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| DISCHARGING BLASTER |
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| 4.165 | 4.029 | 3.734 | 3.850 | 4.115 | 4.181 | 4.083 |
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| 4.129 | 4.192 | 4.185 | 4.080 | 4.208 | 4.166 | 4.150 |
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3.922 | 4.161 | 4.112 | 3.993 | 3.917 | 3.753 | 4.185 |
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.016 | 3.990 | 4.181 | 4.097 |
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Due to the requirements needed for achieving the correct state of the void blaster to enable a discharge ready for release, a few less data points have been properly marked, some lost due to misfires failure to set up the correct measuring environment or otherwise something amiss with the aeonicists in charge of regulating the temporal energies to correctly note the time taken.

However judging from these data points we can calculate the average overall time it takes to release the discharge and be at the ready for appropriate follow up reactions to this. We can conclude also that this action is a slightly faster process than regular blasts applied.

The Average Overall of Discharge Use is 4.06376 seconds of standard Equilibrium time.

=+ Damage studies of the void blaster +=

As has been previously stated the application of the void blaster, results in a blast or wave of excorable energy that has been found to be quite painful. However for furthering research in tactical strategy application for both the Matrix Research Institute as well as the Collective as a whole, I have devised a way of pinpointing exactly how much damage this would cause to a creature or being. This measurement system ascertains how healthy a target is and will assign a certain value of points or units to them and after the intended application another assessment is done to gauge a change in these units. It has been found through careful studies that it can be said that the void blaster has a consistent output of damage and can be reliable pinpointed to one exact value for each form of application.

REGULAR use of the Void Blaster has a damage rate of about 781 units per application.

DISCHARGE use of the Void blaster has a damage rate of about 1953 units per application.

As should be known in normal venturing through hunting grounds, in certain instances an individual is able to expertly apply a blow or other damaging force resulting in a significant impact. Colloquially known as 'critical hits' amongst the populace of the Basin, these applications scale up in twofold multiplications of the above mentioned values.

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=+ The Domothean Scalpel Crystal Weapon +=
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EXPERIMENT HR-HCW3S

In contrast to other crystal weaponry, the domothean scalpel is actually a product of the department for the Natural Sciences and Higher Energies. As such, they focus on biological phenomena and are more or less the Institute's and Collective's medical research department. In the not so distant history this department was expanded to also incorporate the study of - as the name suggests - higher energies, otherwise known as divinus energies or simply known by the common populace as divine or spiritual energy. These energies are most often applied for healing or otherwise regenerative effects and purposes, but not in all cases. Example presented being the domothean scalpel, a product of the intense cooperation between this department and the weapons research and development department program.

Although its original intent was in fact for healing application in the field the combined energies and technologies have made it possible for harmful application as well as was discovered by surprise. The domothean scalpel was intended to use these energies to temporarily make a subject's tissue translucent thereby enabling an expert eye to examine the subject's internal organs for scientific or medical purposes, however instead of translucence, evaporation was achieved instead. Over the years the design has been perfected into its current shape which holds the best compromise of both of these potential methods of usage. Evidently, its original design saw little use until the more military minded individuals of the Institute saw fit to adapt its form and now the domothean scalpel has become possibly one of the most preferred crystal weapons of choice for the military branch.

Due to the inherent qualities of the technologies used in developing the domothean scalpel, its normal application, which has been found causes interesting sharp pains in test subjects, is compromised of focused divinus energies. When the scalpel is properly used it will shoot out a very concentrated beam that would otherwise seem harmless, however when it finds its intended target it will start to burn a neat hole into their body. Eventually when enough application has been applied to the target the wounds burned by the user will be of such significant proportion that their organs and contents inside will haplessly spill out, resulting in the subject's undeniable expiration.

Further examination of the domothean scalpel shows that it will always be marked by its creator in a distinctive way. Although the tool itself does not appear to be overly large it can still weigh in at around three pounds and two ounces. It has been revealed that aside from the concentrated beam of burning divinus energy that is elicited upon regular usage, the discharge state of the scalpel has an entirely opposite effect. Although the user would still channel divinus or domothean energies through their scalpel, when the discharge is released and aimed at a subject or the user themselves it has a soothing, healing effect that will heal ailments and cauterize any wounds the target might have. Furthermore the limits of these healing energies have yet to be fully discovered as it could heal a target from near death back to perfect well being in health.

The following is a detailed description of the Domothean Scalpel, which in this case was fabricated by use of folding charged amethyst gems together, as described by the expert eye. -
A slender amethyst handle makes up the bulk of this rather uncomplicated scalpel, making this instrument by far the simplest in appearance of the harmonic instruments. In contrast to the simple handle, the blade which has been affixed to the top appears to have been crafted from pure silver-coloured light that shimmers and vibrates with barely-contained energy. Apparently fashioned from pure domothean energy, the blade seems capable of function far beyond simple cutting and slicing, though its precise abilities remain unclear from a close inspection.

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=+ DATA STUDY: The Domothean Scalpel +=
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The practical use of the domothean scalpel is entirely twofold and juxtaposed by itself. Regular use of the scalpel will produce a damaging beam of divinus energy that will burn severe holes in the target upon each use. Using similar methods as done in the study of the void blaster, the same measurements have been made when using the domothean scalpel in order to ascertain any differences in their use and actions relating to ease of use and preferability amongst crystal weapons. These values have been thoroughly checked multiple times and have been confirmed of exact value.

=+ Regular use of the domothean scalpel +=

First we will look at the regular application of the scalpel which is when applying the damaging effects and not the healing discharge effect. Of course the data points in the following charts are up to the standard equilibrium time and have been noted as such.

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| REGULAR SCALPEL USE |
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| 4.071 | 4.010 | 4.154 | 4.103 | 4.061 | 4.103 | 3.555 | 4.127 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3.782 | 4.068 | 3.883 | 3.785 | 4.156 | 4.102 | 3.814 | 3.830 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3.918 | 3.804 | 4.140 | 4.165 | 4.049 | 4.117 | 3.869 | 4.017 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3.773 | 4.057 | 4.093 | 4.084 | 3.792 | 3.983 | 4.145 | 4.116 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.152 | 4.014 | 4.157 | 4.045 | 4.079 | 4.104 | 4.088 | 4.016 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3.785 | 4.042 | 4.017 | 4.077 | 3.858 | 4.148 | 3.847 | 3.850 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3.818 | 3.783 | 4.060 | 4.022 | 4.204 | 4.107 | 4.165 | 4.086 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.130 | 3.779 | 4.126 | 4.030 | 4.144 | 3.784 | 3.947 | 3.885 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.071 | 3.741 | 4.055 | 3.857 | 4.150 | 3.941 | 3.817 | 3.837 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3.759 | 4.179 | 3.679 | 4.110 | 4.001 | 3.673 | 4.044 | 4.402 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.025 | 4.035 | 4.108 | 3.156 | 4.109 | 4.113 | 4.012 | 4.036 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3.120 | 3.959 | 4.187 | 4.006 | 4.047 | 4.060 | 3.775 | 4.066 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3.837 | 4.112 | 3.920 | 4.133 |
+------------------------------------+

For clear intents of being exceptionally thorough, once more exactly one hundred points of data entry have been recorded in the above chart. This time, unlike in the void blaster's test cases, one can notice that there are no significant spiking values found amongst the collect data points and a relatively steady time was measured. Overall we can conclude when calculating these values that for the regular application of the scalpel an AVERAGE OVERALL time of 3.9 seconds of standard equilibrium time has been measured. However for clarification reasons and ease of reading the exact full value will be listed below.

The Average Overall of Regular Use is 3.98207 seconds of standard Equilibrium time.

=+ Discharging the domothean scalpel +=

Given enough time and use of the domothean scalpel its discharge state will start to increase. The aptly trained researcher will be able to ascertain the exact level of this by use of the included crystal monitor, each application through regular use of the scalpel will add about ten units to its total percentage of discharged state. As of such we can conclude that after ten successful applications of the domothean scalpel its discharge mode will be ready for release.

As stated before, since this is what sets the domothean scalpel aside from other crystal weapons, its discharge has an incredible regenerative effect on its target, capable of refreshing their physical state entirely as well as rid them of ailments they might be suffering from.

Applying the scalpel's discharge effect can also be measured according to the scale of standard equilibrium time and for the purposes of this study have been recorded in the following chart.

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| DISCHARGING SCALPEL |
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3.713 | 2.474 | 3.921 | 4.282 | 4.140 | 4.135 | 3.917 |
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.118 | 4.130 | 4.201 | 3.940 | 4.178 | 4.453 | 4.243 |
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.125 | 3.935 | 3.875 | 4.209 | 3.734 | 3.930 | 4.096 |
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.263 | 4.064 | 4.098 | 3.788 |
+------------------------------------+

Likewise as with the void blaster, due to the needed applications for applying the discharge the amount of data points is fewer and to keep this study equal for each crystal weapon it has been decided to record at the very least twenty five values for entry.

After thorough assessment this study has concluded that the time it takes after releasing the scalpel's discharge and once more being at the ready for new actions bares strong semblance to its regular use. Using the values of discharging the scalpel the following overall average time has been calculated.

The Average Overall of Discharge Use is 3.99848 seconds of standard Equilibrium time.

=+ Damage studies of the domothean scalpel +=

Since the methods of measuring the damaging capabilities of crystal weapons has already been explained in the section of the void blaster and will also be mentioned in the glossary of terminology for ease of use in the back of this publication, the following results shall simply apply the same scale of units of health in ways of damage exacted.

REGULAR use of the Domothean Scalpel has a damage rate of about 744 units per application.

DISCHARGE use of the Domothean Scalpel - does not have a damage rate, its healing rate as one could call it is however also not quite a value that one can pinpoint. As has been previously mentioned the limits of the discharge released from the scalpel have yet to be exactly found as it seems to nearly if not fully restore a person's physical health and thereby replenish their units of health however many they would be assigned upon proper assessment.

Likewise one can keep in mind that the damaging values will always be multiplied by what is known as 'critical hits' in regular use on hunting grounds in a scale that is in modes of two.

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=+ The Aetheric Amplifier Crystal Weapon +=
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EXPERIMENT HR-HCW3A

Developed by the Matrix Research Institute's department of Aethereal Astrophysics, the aetheric amplifier is one of the more very recent fabriciations in the line of crystal weapons available to researchers of the Collective. It should be noted that this department was only started after the events of Project Cosmic Hope, involving the late Emperor Ladantine's endeavours in search of a new plane which turned out to be aetherspace. Upon this discovery the Institute jumped to the opportunity at hand with the formation of this department and soon the Matrix Research Institute grew to become the most renowned and top researcher entity with unsurpassed experts in this field of study.

In cooperation with the weapons research and development arm of the Institute the aetheric amplifier was created to harnass and allow for further experimentation with the deep aetheric energies. These aetheric energies include the powers of astrological energies as those were initially studied before the discovery of aetherspace and astrophysics within the department, it was then discovered that these two forms of energies are quite similar if not one and the same or at least akin to each other. Generically and unlike the void blaster and domothean scalpel, which happen to be the exceptions amongst crystal weapons, the aetheric amplifier's application incorporates magical damage to achieve its effect of harm. Harnessing the aetheric energies that are released when used, they will have a magical effect as they home in on the intended target where its energy will envelop the subject and assault it appropriately.

Most of the time when operated under normal conditions, the aetheric amplifier can and will have the exact same qualities in any and all environments with no extra effects when applied in aetherspace for example, as had once been the presumption amongst a small group of researchers. However the technology used in this crystal weapon device are quite peculiar in that the blast or charge from regular use actually involves a small cloud of energy. Best describes as sparkling motes of energy, they will move over towards the target, not harming anything else along the way, and will subsequently coat or envelop the target in a quick process that will then attack the actual outer layer of the individual. Creatures and beings for example would have their flesh scoured as the cloud releases a plethora of very tiny bursts of energy that seem to cause more damage internally then externally. This speculation is confirmed after further studies have revealed that upon plentiful application, test individuals would expire due to these energies almost literally in some cases tearing them apart from the inside out. We can note that these effects appear to be comparable to bare exposure to an aetherspace environment and astrophysics, such if an individual were to be launched into aetherspace their body seems to undergo a process of decompression resulting just as mentioned in their being physically torn apart from the inside out.

The peculiarity with the aetheric amplifier comes when, as with any and all of the crystal weapons, releasing its unique mode of discharge state. The point of interest here lies in the fact that when the aetheric amplifier's discharge is released it affects only the user insofar as that it will release a similar cloud of sparkling motes when regularly applied, instead that this cloud will simply wash over them and elicit the short term effect of enveloping the user with what is now known as an aetheric shield. This shield has the benefit of warping time around the one it envelops which results in that individual performing certain actions significantly faster. After careful studies it has been proven that the aetheric shield has a certain effect on what has been measured as the standard equilibrium time, thereby shortening the amount of seconds and fractions of such it takes when this would normally be used up.

Interestingly enough, this crystal weapon too seems to weigh in at around the same weight of three pounds and two ounces, as usualy the tool will be distinctively marked by its creator and be approved for successful use for about one and a half year.
The following is a detailed description of the Aetheric Amplifier, which in this case was fabricated by use of folding charged onyx gems together, as described by the expert eye. -
Crafted entirely from onyx, this aetheric amplifier appears more like a work of art then an instrument of science. A long base with a comfortable handle shifts in elegantly twirling curls to end in a large receiver dish with a transmitter at its centre, the entirety sparkling dazzlingly with the energies running through it. Strange little blips emanate from the far end of the amplifier, a clear sign of the underlying processes at work. Several buttons and dials are attached to the other end of the amplifier, allowing the aetheric scientist to adjust the various setting of this beautiful instrument.

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=+ DATA STUDY: The Aetheric Amplifier +=
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The process of using the aetheric amplifier for normal day to day hunting purposes has been described in detail on the previous page and here we will go in depth about the practicalities of the types of usage the aetheric amplifier actually has. Similar methods have been once again applied as in the studies of the void blaster and the domothean scalpel to research the aetheric amplifier properly. As of note it bares repeating that the amplifier only releases its damage in magical form, that is the cloud that will find and attack the target is of a magical type and thus its resulting damage is the same, unlike the divinus and excorable of the scalpel and blaster respectively.

=+ Regular use of the aetheric amplifier +=

Here we have another chart, this time detailing the recorded data points of regular usage of the aetheric amplifier as measured with the combined aeonics and temporal energies in the scale of standard equilibrium time, noted in seconds and fractions thereof.

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| REGULAR AMPLIFIER USE |
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| 4.122 | 4.144 | 4.218 | 4.188 | 4.064 | 4.242 | 4.084 | 4.149 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.196 | 4.178 | 4.156 | 4.198 | 4.082 | 3.881 | 3.881 | 4.190 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.142 | 4.222 | 4.156 | 4.120 | 4.122 | 4.212 | 4.151 | 4.104 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.144 | 4.172 | 4.131 | 4.158 | 4.128 | 4.083 | 4.096 | 4.067 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.166 | 4.107 | 4.245 | 4.133 | 4.185 | 4.128 | 4.189 | 4.115 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.131 | 4.089 | 4.132 | 4.201 | 4.218 | 4.153 | 4.159 | 4.150 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.153 | 4.139 | 4.176 | 4.153 | 4.128 | 4.178 | 4.227 | 4.204 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.073 | 4.121 | 4.139 | 4.218 | 4.038 | 4.160 | 4.164 | 4.228 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.145 | 4.124 | 4.212 | 4.146 | 4.125 | 4.111 | 4.157 | 4.146 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.118 | 4.058 | 4.122 | 4.184 | 4.112 | 4.123 | 4.207 | 4.140 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.243 | 4.146 | 4.295 | 4.147 | 4.184 | 4.127 | 4.153 | 4.119 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.156 | 3.920 | 3.810 | 4.151 | 4.195 | 4.133 | 4.146 | 4.089 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 4.123 | 4.195 | 4.177 | 4.174 |
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Keeping the research exactly straight forward and in line with the previous crystal weapon studies performed, I have opted for another chart of one hundred data entry points to allow for equal consideration and drawing of conclusive evidence in comparison to the other crystal weapons discussed within this work so far. Once again, thankfully, no spiking values have been recorded in this process. These values were certainly recorded with the same base parameters as they were for the scalpel and the later values of the blaster. Judging from these data points we can conclude that the AVERAGE OVERALL time is 4.1 seconds on the standard equilibrium time scale after careful calculation and consideration of the recorded values. Remaining in line with reasons for clarity, efficiency and ease of reading for those interested the exact and full value will be listed below.

The Average Overall of Regular Use is 4.14094 seconds of standard Equilibrium time.

=+ Discharging the aetheric amplifier +=

Similar to any and quite possibly all crystal weapons, the aetheric amplifier has to first undergo a minimum of ten applications of normal use before it will reach adequate levels to enable its mode of special discharge release. Not unlike other crystal weapons, the well trained and versed researcher should be able to gauge the level of charged status on the crystal monitor of the aetheric amplifier to see how many more applications are needed until its discharge can be enabled.

Due to the fact that unlike the void blaster there is no extra strong charge of damage, nor like the domothean scalpel is there a healing effect that can be separately measured, the aetheric amplifier has to be measured differently. For ease of consideration and clarity's sake, instead it has been chosen to simply apply the discharge effect, which should shorten and affect standard equilibrium time measurements, and thus to measure the regular use of the aetheric amplifier again except under the effects of its discharge release.

For the purposes of this study the following chart outlines the recorded values of regular use of the aetheric amplifier under the effects of its discharge mode on the scale of standard equilibrium time measured in seconds and its subsequent fractions.

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| DISCHARGING AMPLIFIER |
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| 3.107 | 3.002 | 3.391 | 3.055 | 3.149 | 3.103 | 3.180 |
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3.120 | 3.030 | 3.223 | 3.116 | 3.118 | 3.192 | 3.125 |
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3.222 | 3.186 | 3.113 | 3.164 | 3.154 | 3.277 | 3.106 |
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
| 3.044 | 3.005 | 3.135 | 3.373 |
+------------------------------------+

In keeping with the trend of formerly recorded values in the previous crystal weapons' studies, twenty five data points have been collected as per usual to keep equal levels of measuring discharge operation modes across the range of crystal weapons in comparison to its normal regular use measurements.

With careful monitoring of the values and their changes throughout experimentation it can be judged quite easily that the discharge mode certainly has a severe effect on the user and in quickening their actions. No less, further experimentation might be warranted with other abilities to pinpoint exact values of diminishing time on the standard equilibrium time scale. In regards to these values collected the following overall average time has been calculated.

The Average Overall of Discharge Use is 3.1456 seconds of standard Equilibrium time.

=+ Damage studies of the aetheric amplifier +=

Unfortunately there is little to report here as only the regular use of the amplifier has an actual damaging output. The discharge effect elicited when released does not seem to have any extra effect on its parameters of causing more harm when applied to an individual and as of such it can only be recorded to have one damage output as of regular use.

REGULAR use of the Aetheric Amplifier has a damage rate of about 744 units per application.

The only other peculiar thing which could be mentioned here is the exact overlap with the same damage rate as of that of the domothean scalpel. They both have the same consistent and reliable form of damage output, although it should be noted however that when on different hunting grounds the source of its energies makes a difference here. As mentioned earlier, the domothean scalpel, as such named deals in domothean energies or also known as divinus energy. The aetheric amplifier can only be denominated specifically as a magical source in general. Therefor specific individuals will have different results from the application of these crystal weapons depending on their strengths and weaknesses whether innate or from other sources.

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=+ The Harmonic Charged Crystal Gems +=
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EXPERIMENT HR-HCW3G

The Harmonics specialisation stems from thorough experimentation and study of the Continuum on the cosmic plane, the birthplace or 'creche' of the Elder God Xyl amongst other divine beings. Crystalline formations are still in place there, that used to nurture the divine beings that grew there and have been successfully tapped into by the Matrix Research Institute. Thus these crystalline formations, also known as the master spheres, yield energies which are formed into gemstones. In turn these gemstones have been adapted into powerful charged crystal gems that are used for resourceful and potent abilities.

Although the common detractor is that in order to bring shape to these charged crystal gems, designated Researchers of the Society have to tap into the master spheres and through a classified process, incorporate uncharged, regular gemstones into the sphere. This means that the fabrication, maintenance and upkeep of charged crystal gems is both an arduous and costly process on the long term scale. Supposedly this has led to some disagreements and minor conflicts relating to the production and attainment of supplies of gemstones.

There are exactly twelve great spheres, correlating with the different types of gemstones. These would be, the Amesthyst Sphere of Transcendental Originations, the Beryl Sphere of Vindicated Convergence, the Bloodstone Sphere of Quantitative Symmetry, the Diamond Sphere of Axiomatic Supremacy, the Emerald Sphere of Chronological Paradigm, the Garnet sphere of Precise Veracity, the Jade Sphere of Temporal Existence, the Onyx Sphere of Quantized Equilibrium, the Opal Sphere of Symmetrical Accord, the Ruby Sphere of Immutable Syntagmatics, the Sapphire Sphere of Aesthetic Apprehension and the Turquoise Sphere of Flux Transmutation. For the purposes of maintaining further secrecy and security, any other information relating to the master spheres is considered classified and home to the Matrix Research Institute and any appointed delegates by the Invisible College.

Only adequately trained Researchers of the Institute are able to handle and use charged gems aptly enough. Usually these charged gems are either spun or folded together for the desired effect, the collection of charged gems as they are in use have been referred to by experts as 'the Crystalplex'.

Shifting the focus back on this publication and its intended study, the research following has only been heavily concentrated on the charged crystal gems that would prove beneficial to the young and new members of the Institute and most likely useful in average day to day hunting and at the utmost, would provide the basis for defending, healing and our aiding the self or other in combat.

With the nature of charged crystal gems, their application is in most instances and effectively the ones covered in this study at least, not active in the way that crystal weapons are. They can be spun, which is the only active action that can be possibly measured quite like crystal weapons on the scale of standard equilibrium time. However when a researcher would be operating his crystal gems through use of the crystalplex, no extra offset is created and the gems, when activated, will work of their own accord passively. It is for these reasons that the data study on crystal gems and their charged varieties has to be done in a slightly different format.

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=+ DATA STUDY: Charged Crystal Gems +=
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The main focus of this study in data units will be placed on the positive healing effects of the charged crystal gems and or the general effects they might have upon the user or intended target and the way this has been measured. The only other similarity that was found is that, as stated spinning or folding any crystal gem or selection thereof is capable of being measured in time taken and it appears to be an overall average measurement that does not fluctuate too strongly. In keeping with the ease of reading and clarification purposes this value will be listed below, clearly and thoroughly.

Spinning charged crystal gems takes a rough average estimate of 1.8 seconds on the standard equilibrium time scale.

In general terms we can also look at the flat rate of cost it takes to manipulate the charged crystal gems once they have been spun or activated in some way to be a part of the crystalplex. When in this state, each crystal gem can be individually altered to an activated and deactivated state or as an entire group, all charged crystals can be manipulated as such in one simple manoeuvre. There does appear to be a cost to this, insofar that every toggle, whether this would be individual or the entire group in the crystalplex at once, takes an effort.

For the purposes of the following experiments, it has been acknowledged that aside from the pool of available health units, most individuals also possess a pool of units that can be best described as mental strength, coloquially called mana. This mental strength is exerted in some special cases, such as when charged crystal gems are activated or deactivated within the crystalplex. Once more to keep for an easy read or way of quickly finding the relevant information, this value, which has been found to be a flat rate, is listed below.

Using the Crystalplex to turn all crystal gems off or on takes 100 units of the mental strength pool (mana).
Individual gem activation and deactivation takes up the same amount per crystal gem.

=+ Regenerative Crystal Gems +=

In this study, three specific charged crystal gem types have been considered which have been proven to elicit a regenerative effect upon their target. For clarification, these three crystal gems are the amethyst, jade and beryl charged gems. To allow for further experimentation and part of the original studies as stated in Project Harmonic Resonance and taken up as the goal of this publication, the effects of fabricating a crystal weapon of the corresponding crystal gem type.

Each crystal gem type is separately attuned to a different pool of an individuals supplied. The amethyst is attuned to a person's well being and their units of health will be improved by its use, quite similar to an elixir of healing. The jade crystal however is in turn aligned with the target's mental strength and will work to replenish it over time, just as a potion of mana would. The beryl gem deals with an individual's health of personality, or as some would say a person's 'ego' which it restores just as a potion of bromides would.

Having used the same methods of assessment to ascertain and measure the exact damage output of some of the earlier mentioned crystal weapons, the same methods have been applied for these crystal gems to pinpoint exactly how reliable they are and what a researcher may expect from their regenerative qualities. The distinction has been made between regular use of the crystal gem and when the same crystal gem has been used as the base construction material for a crystal weapon.

The following paragraph will be a minute listing of these regenerative units, carefully noting 'ungemmed' for when the crystal weapon was not fabricated of the corresponding gem and 'gemmed' when the same gem was used in constructing any crystal weapon.

Gemmed Amethyst will regenerate for 512 units of health at every pulse.
Ungemmed Amethyst will regenerate for 319 units of health at every pulse.

Gemmed Jade will regenerate for 637 units of mental strength at every pulse.
Ungemmed Jade will regenerate for 506 units of mental strength at every pulse.

Gemmed Beryl will regenerate for 583 units of ego at every pulse. (With netzach evoked and populus chanted)
Ungemmed Beryl will regenerate for 467 units of ego at every pulse. (With netzach evoked and populus chanted)

Gemmed Beryl will regenerate for 565 units of ego at every pulse. (With only populus chanted)
Ungemmed Beryl will regenerated for 452 units of ego at every pulse. (With only populus chanted)

Gemmed Beryl will regenerate for 546 units of ego at every pulse. (No extra effects in place)
Ungemmed Beryl will regenerate for 437 units of ego at every pulse. (No extra effects in place)

Now here it should be noted especially in the latter case as should be self evident, these values are static insofar as that they will always regenerate the same consistent amount, however other effects that would otherwise normally affect the main pool of units relating to either physical health, mental strength or health of personality, will also affect the amount of units that are regenerate per pulse of each gem, example in case with the sphere of Netzach and populus ritual that will enhance an individual's charisma which correlates with their ego or health in personality.

=+ Other Notable Protection Crystal Gems +=

Aside from the earlier mentioned charged crystals there are also a range of other crystals that are equally important and very useful to any and all researchers alike. Not further studied is for example the diamond, which would periodically pulse and raise a shield over the researcher that spun it, having the same effects of an evoke pentagram. Which leaves the other two defensive crystal gems that would be the emerald and turquoise gems. These two have had further testings done and it can be reported as has been stated below.

Normally when Ungemmed, the Emerald gem will periodically pulse like other crystals and cure a single ailment of the person it targets per pulse.

When Gemmed, the Emerald gem will have a -chance- of curing two ailments of the person targetted per pulse.

This can be quite useful even when hunting, especially should a researcher prefer to frequent a hunting ground which might have creatures that have a tendency to afflict to varying intense degrees.

Lastly the turquoise crystal gem is an interesting case and thus saved for last. Although the initial value of it might be known, careful studying would reveal additional useful effects that should be might clear and thereby impress upon the unaware researcher how this crystal gem should always be in their crystalplex at the ready for whatever purpose.

Normally when Ungemmed, the Turquoise gem adds a modifying effect to their exterior that will help mitigate any damage or other types of harm they might receive (except emotional).
Only those adequately trained would be able to discern how well they are protected from these types of harm and as they might know there is a certain rating of values to be monitored. The Turquoise gem will add about five additional units to this rating of -overall- damage received, thereby adding this same value to all types of resistances when briefly reviewed.

When Gemmed, the Turquoise crystal gem will add a modifying factor of six units to the overall damage mitigation. Although these would be the raw units you could assess, whilst the total percentages might differ slightly.
For example in an experiment it showed that for all damage six units were added and six percent total was counted more. This was also normally applied to, inflicted cutting, blunt, asphyxiation, poison and psychic damage. However for magical damage, the percentage was only increased by four units, in contrast to the six raw points. Cold and fire damage were both increased by three units in percentage (although this may be due to the Lucidian physical makeup) whereas electricity along with divinus and excorable damage resistance were increased by a percentage of five still. Weighting of raw values and their total count towards percentage differs in all separate occasions.

=+ Miscellaneous Crystal Gems +=

At the conclusion of these studies a few short tests were done with the garnet and opal gems, which unlike the healing variaties, leech units from their targets, to gauge if there would be a connection between there regenerative counter parts.

The garnet gem attacks the mental strength of its target, quite like the jade gem regenerates it.
The jade crystal would heal the target's mental strength for about 506 units normally.
The garnet crystal attacks the target's mental strength for about 483 units normally.

When gemmed, the comparison scales upwards as such in the following list.
The jade crystal would heal the target's mental strength for about 637 units when gemmed.
The garnet crystal attacks the target's mental strength for about 603 units when gemmed.

As can be concluded from this data, there does seem to be a close relation between the units where they remain hovering close to each other's values, though all these values are consistent output that does not fluctuate.

Now looking at the opal and beryl gems, which both deal with the intended target's health of personality or ego as it is known, the same comparison will be made as listed below.

The opal gem attacks the target's ego for about 394 units normally.
The beryl gem heals the target's ego for about 437 units normally. (considering no effects)

But comparing these crystals when appropriately gemmed through the crystal weapon, we have the following values.
The opal gem attacks the target's ego for about 492 units when gemmed.
The beryl gem heals the target's ego for about 546 units when gemmed. (considering no effects)

This is where the gap between values becomes a lot more clear and the idea of any correlation between opposing gems starts to crumble a bit. Although further experimentation might be done, it seems conclusive enough, due to the fact of parameters strongly coming into play when it comes to these values. Therefor no exact values can be pinpointed and applied to all researchers as they will have different circumstances affecting them.

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=+ Summary of All Gathered Data +=
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This page simply serves to hold all the recorded useful data and values relevant to this entire study as they have been made. Simple short and brief, these facts and values will be listed one after the other for ease of recollection for any interested readers and researchers.

This time the added experimentational study in the use of the cosmicfire ability - a very easy to master skill for most researchers and cosmologists around will also be added in the listing for comparative reasons with the advanced use of crystal weapons.

Cosmicfire takes up a cost of 80 units of mental strength to use every time.

The Average Overall of Cosmicfire use is 4.1 seconds of standard equilibrium time.

Tested on a beast it caused 558 units of health in damage.
Further testings on test subjects including a very well protected monk, 801 units of health were taken, whereas even a warrior trained test subject received 947 units of health in damage. (Differing resistances should be taken into account)

=+ Void Blaster +=
The Average Overall of Regular Use is 4.19 seconds of standard Equilibrium time
The Average Overall of Discharge Use is 4.06 seconds of standard Equilibrium time.

REGULAR use of the Void Blaster has a damage rate of about 781 units per application.
DISCHARGE use of the Void blaster has a damage rate of about 1953 units per application.

=+ Domothean Scalpel +=
The Average Overall of Regular Use is 3.98 seconds of standard Equilibrium time.
The Average Overall of Discharge Use is 3.998 seconds of standard Equilibrium time.

REGULAR use of the Domothean Scalpel has a damage rate of about 744 units per application.
DISCHARGE use of the Domothean Scalpel - does not have a damage rate, its healing rate is unfathomable.

=+ Aetheric Amplifier +=
The Average Overall of Regular Use is 4.1 seconds of standard Equilibrium time.
The Average Overall of Discharge Use is 3.1 seconds of standard Equilibrium time.

REGULAR use of the Aetheric Amplifier has a damage rate of about 744 units per application.
Discharge use of the Aetheric Amplifier - appears to cut standard Equilibrium time down by a full second.

Collected Data on crystal gems follows now with clear and short values assigned in keeping with the previous listing.

=+ Amethyst +=
Gemmed Amethyst will heal 512 units of health.
Ungemmed Amethyst will heal 319 units of health.

=+ Beryl +=
Gemmed Beryl will regenerate for 583 units of ego at every pulse. (With Netzach and Populus)
Ungemmed Beryl will regenerate for 467 units of ego at every pulse. (With Netzach and Populus)

=+ Jade +=
Gemmed Jade will heal for 637 units of mental strength.
Ungemmed Jade will heal 506 units of mental strength.

=+ Emerald +=
Ungemmed Emerald will cure a single ailment.
Gemmed Emerald will have a -chance- of curing two ailments.

=+ Turquoise +=
Ungemmed Turquoise adds a modifying factor of five to overall damage resistance.
Gemmed Turquoise adds a modifying factor of six to overall damage resistance.

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=+ Conclusion of Data Studies +=
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I have been the original researcher of all these studies and have lead these experiments, as much as I have been amazed and excited about my progress and the peculiar pieces of information I uncovered, I would normally prefer for others and you, the reader, to draw conclusions of their own accord from the data. But since I chose to take up these studies and confirmed my goals to be providing for those members of our Matrix Research Institute that could use some extra information that would show them what options they might have and which they might personally prefer and first and foremost would give them a handhold on where to start out. I also wish to mention that this publication is not just meant for the Institute's members only, this is why it will hopefully be found in the library of the Commonwealth of Hallifax, hopefully any interested individuals not of the Institute might consult this publication and find it quite appealing when learning about the way some of our useful abilities function and how they might aid them were they one of our own. The Institute is a welcoming Society of scientists all of varying degrees and interests that always wishes to receive new members.

Now for the purposes of this study and the conclusion of this publication I do feel the need to briefly gloss over some of the compiled data and how this might possibly be of use. Furthermore should an aspiring member of the Society still be at a loss on which choices to make then this part is also meant for them.

=+ Regarding Crystal Weapons +=

The three discussed options for crystal weapons were purposefully selected and perhaps even ordered in degree of usefulness depending on how strong someone might consider themselves. Initially when still young and not too powerful, the void blaster would be perfectly suitable for those looking to swiftly gain good experience and advance through the stages of knowledge and experience in the Basin, it is also a good switchover when used to the Cosmicfire ability which can be quite damaging if not in some cases overtaken by the void blaster in raw damage, especially with its discharge. However once you have progressed through these stages in life of improvement and find yourself on wider hunting grounds where you sometimes find yourself endangered more than you would prefer, the domothean scalpel is an excellent way to go. The discharge will grant you a fantastic back up contingency for when things go awry whilst the divinus energies will usually severely damage certain creatures that are weak to it. The aetheric amplifier does appear to be more of an in between option or preference issue, in some cases where one wants to hunt a lot faster it is an excellent option especially when hunting in groups.

The last thing I will give is a small and perhaps pretty vague guideline, but it will suffice for those utterly lost and in need of this. I personally used the void blaster as a younger lucidian when making my way through the Grey Moors and the likes whilst I found myself rather much preferring the domothean scalpel as I took a liking to aetherhunting, but just as much as I was hunting the vast plains of Ice with a rather helpful group of people, the scalpel is specifically of use here due to the divinus energy being a strong weakness of its denizens. Similarly enough, the aetheric amplifier proved useful here too if not for its practical side of granting a great speed of hunting, but I must say that it is of the utmost use when exploring the lands of the Illithoid and making your way through their ranks at a rapt pace.

=+ Regarding Charged Crystal Gems +=

Instead of speaking at length here about all the varying possibilities with the charged crystal gems, I will put it short and briefly for the youngsters and novices of the Institute. If you are absolutely wanting to focus on hunting and strengthening yourself at first, just have your crystal weapon fabricated of amethysts. It has a great beneficial effect that you will learn to appreciate. Other than that the turquoise gem and diamond as you master it later on, will be very useful when needing extra safeguards, but always, always at the very least have an amethyst and turquoise gem as part of your crystalplex when out hunting.

Consider the collected data for yourself and judge accordingly. In no way shape or form is this intended to be finite and the end all guide to these matters and by all means I would encourage aspiring researchers to go out and experiment on their own (albeit in remotely safe and controlled environments at first). Above all researchers, do not just take anybody's word for it.

Z.

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=+ GLOSSARY OF TERMINOLOGY +=
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Here follows a list of exceptional or otherwise noticeable use of terms that might otherwise not be fully explained or clear to the reader, it is therefore provided as further explanation in hope to clarify the meaning of the used term.

I. Standard Equilibrium Time

During the course of this study it was found necessary to find a way of measuring exactly how long it would take for a person to use a crystal weapon and then to be able to perform a new action again after its use. For this purpose the researchers had developed a way by use of their knowledge and studies in Aeonics to create a field of Temporal energies that were then held in place by properly attuned crystals. As a result a stasis field of sorts was created that could manipulate the lapse of time and as such enabled a perfect way for measuring this time, which would be noted in seconds and fractions of such.

II. Units (of Health, Mental Strength (mana), Health in personality (ego).)

Along with the above mentioned term, not only a way of measuring the time each crystal weapon's action takes up, it was also believed to be vital to find a way of exactly ascertaining the damage that these crystal weapons could wreak and as such, by use of the Natural Sciences department in cooperation with the Temporal Continuum department were able to assess each test subject adequately and would assign an index of units representing their current state of well-being, these exact units' totals would vary per test subject, however it was all presumed that 0 units would mean the test subject is deceased and values just a little above that would mean critically wounded and so on and so forth. This paved the way for an accurate measurement of how much damage each crystal weapon could do.

III. Gemmed / Ungemmed

These terms refer to the fact whether the mentioned charged crystal gem was used in the process of constructing a crystal weapon or not. Several samples of the crystal gem would thereby be folded together to eventually fabricate such which would enhance any and all use of that according gem which was used. To create a simpler way of referring to this designation, the terms gemmed for when the crystal was used in the weapon, and ungemmed for when the crystal was not used in making the weapon, are for ease of use and make certain that everyone knows what is meant at a glance and not have to expand on it further.

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=+ APPENDIX I +=
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EXCERPT FROM 'PRACTICALITIES OF THE VOID BLASTER'

PRACTICALITIES OF THE VOID BLASTER
EXPERIMENT HR-HCW1A

by Zyreil Gordian

# INTRODUCTION:
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This experiment is intended to explore and compile the parameters of using the blaster weapon of the Labratory of the Void. The idea and motivation behind these tests are to establish coherent data for both experienced and new members of the Matrix Research Institute and perhaps aiding them in their choice of a Crystal Weapon.

The application of the skill of Crystal Weapons lies in the study of Harmonics, a specialization in turn of the study of Cosmic magic. It has been confirmed by senior researchers that one's mastery of Harmonics comes into play when using crystal weapons adequately or more effectively. By extent and in order to surpass it even more, if one has transcended the study of Harmonics, the level of expertise in the study of Planar skills and Aethercrafting also carry weight.

# BASE PARAMETERS
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To start off with I have recorded my own level of expertise in the relevant fields of study as well as other possibly related attributes at the time of these experiments:

Harmonics : Shatterplex (Globally ranked 'Mythical' at 75 percentage)
Aethercraft: Transverse (Globally ranked 'Adept' at 25 percentage)
Planar : Teleport (Globally ranked 'Adept' at 1 percentage)

My level of intelligence has been measured at 17 on the global comparison scale.

Having scanned my body, there are no additional boosting effects currently.

I have attained the 4th Circle of the Fates and am considered a prismatic Lucidian.

# WAY OF COMPILING DATA
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The initial recordings were made when hunting various things, be that vermin or regular adventuring through regular hunting grounds. With the help of carefully tuned crystals and application of Temporal abilities, I was able to measure to a near exact point the time it took me from using the void blaster up to the time I had gathered my equilibrium enough to use it again. These values will be referred to as 'Equilibrium times'. Afterwards I enlisted the help of my own thunderbird to record how much it would be hurt when faced with a regular charge of my blaster as well as its full discharge, for which separate equilibrium times were recorded as well.

# MEASUREMENTS
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Having recorded eleven regular shots with the void blaster crystal weapon, one of which was an upward spike, I still included it in my final recordings, these were my recordings noted in notation of seconds and its decimals of equilibrium times.

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| REGULAR BLASTER USE |
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| 4.246 | 4.337 | 4.317 | 4.365 | 4.342 | 4.602 |
| 4.456 | 4.188 | 5.613 | 4.248 | 4.286 | zero |
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Average Overall: 4.454 seconds of Equilibrium time
Average Overall without spiking value: 4.3387 seconds of Equilibrium time

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| DISCHARGING BLASTER |
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| 4.165 | 4.029 | 3.734 | 3.85 |
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Average Overall: 3.9445 seconds of Equilibrium time

When measuring the amount of damage both regular use and the discharge of a void blaster inflicted, it turned out that these values remained static, though as mentioned earlier I am certain that these values will change with further expertise.
With the current base parameters set out by the experimenter, the following values were noted on a global scale of comparison of damage to health ratio:

REGULAR USE OF BLASTER : 781 units
DISCHARGE OF BLASTER : 1953 units

With well placed shots, or as colloquially referred to as 'critical hits' being twofold multiplications of the above mentioned values.

Additionally measurements included the use of specific crystals in the fabrication of the crystal weapon. In this particular experiment Amethyst crystals were chosen and when applying the healing use of regular Amethyst crystals we found it to heal significantly, measuring on the damage to health ratio scale at 512.

# CONCLUSION OF DATA
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Regular use of the void blaster should fluctuate just under four and a half seconds, whilst using the discharge function will be just under four seconds on average.

From the gathered data so far we can gleam that application of a blaster's discharge will be less taxing on one's equilibrium than its regular use.

I propose to continue my research and fully assimilate it with Project Resonance, turning it into a small scale research project to further compile data for the benefit of the Society and aid in the understanding and selection of crystal weapons.

Further research will be made with a consistant amount of usage, both regular and discharge application. The use of particular crystals will also be necessarily researched to discover benefits or other side-effects if present.

Zyreil Gordian

END OF EXCERPT FROM 'PRACTICALITIES OF THE VOID BLASTER'

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=+ APPENDIX II +=
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+------------- PROPOSAL FOR RESEARCH PROJECT --------------+

# INTRODUCTION
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The purpose of this research project can be formulated as such:

To compile and collect all the data on the usage, variaties, effects and side-effects of crystal weapons.

Thus to establish a database of appropriate or best crystal weapons use, what to expect of their usage and its specific chosen gem type.

This project will be able to be assimilated as part of Project Resonance, overlapping with its purposes and questions.

It will be an extension of my previous experiment, designated as Experiment HR-HCW1A 'Practicalities of the Void Blaster', its form, compiling and conclusion of data will be applied in similar ways to the other crystal weapons.

An excerpt taken from Experiment HR-HCW1A follows to further elaborate:

[
I propose to continue my research and fully assimilate it with Project
Resonance, turning it into a small scale research project to further
compile data for the benefit of the Society and aid in the understanding
and selection of crystal weapons.

Further research will be made with a consistant amount of usage, both regular and discharge application. The use of particular crystals will also be necessarily researched to discover benefits or other side-effects if present.
]

# CLOSING COMMENTS
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Due to the nature of this project involving the fabrication of crystal weapons, aside from the power allowance included in Project Resonance, which will cover the consumption of power, additional resources such as charged crystals will be needed to mitigate the high demand of crystals in the process.

The intention is for me, Zyreil Gordian, to take up this research project and work to complete it as part for my future Fellow exam's requirements. Naturally this will mean that the parameters will be constricted only to my own base parameters, such as skills and intelligence as deduced in Experiment HR-HCW1A. Additional side-projects or later expansions of this project can include other researchers going over the same actions and experiments as outlined with the same and or different base parameters to gain more results and create a larger scope for the database to encompass.

Zyreil Gordian

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=+ APPENDIX III +=
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Excerpt from the Project #102 - Project Harmonic Resonance

Project Harmonic Resonance
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Lead Researcher: Professor Morbo Gordian

Purpose:
-To discern the mechanics behind each of the harmonic weapon types both
form and crystalline.
-To discern the mechanics behind the effect of resonance on each
individual gem
-To catalog the known mechanics of each skill in cosmic, harmonics,
rituals, and aeonics.
-To discover unknown mechanics of each skill in cosmic, harmonics,
rituals, and aeonics.
-To formulate conclusions on the best combinations possible for gem
type, and weapon type when evaluated with resonance.

Proposed Methodology:
Skills will be divided up amongst the Head Researcher, Assistant
Researcher, and Interns based on their possible caseload

Necessary Materials:
A power allowance has been given by the Ministry of Power for skills
involving power which cannot be adequately tested in the arena

Extraordinary Personnel Requirements:
This project will require a wide variety of users and targets for each
ability to determine the exact functions of the ability
The long term benefits on this ability will be so that future
generations of researchers can begin knowing everything possible about
their skills to better assimilate other cultures to service our own.

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In service to the Collective, the Grand Dominion of Hallifax
from the Institutional Society for the Improvement of Temporal Knowledge.

Zyreil

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