Glowstone

Glowstone is a semi rare substance found within the nether realm, commonly being used in potions, healing brews, and occasional light sources such as lamps. This page serves to document the capabilities of glowstone alongside general lore, information, and chemistry.

Glowstone Overview
Glowstone nodes are commonly found hanging from the roof within the nether realm and are collected from time to time for biological purposes. The stones gathered from the nodes are broken down into a powdery substance, later used as an ingredient in potion brewing and some drinks. Currently Nullaria is forefront of research into Glowstone and its biological capabilities, using the powder to create medicines and cures for many diseases and health problems.

Structure
Glowstone commonly takes a more ovoid or circular shape, with an extremely smooth and semi clear outside. Inside the stones is a bioluminescent fungus which interacts with the stone giving it both glowing properties and enhanced biological properties, such as increased strength or speed when digested. Occasionally large clumps of this fungus will merge together to form a Glowboulder, which is simply glowstone but the size of a boulder. The exterior stone is not used when making glowstone powder, however the interior fungus and affected stone is used in the process.

Glowstone creation is extremely difficult and almost impossible outside of the nether realm as glowstone requires the nether atmosphere alongside the light levels given off of lava to grow. The growth of the fungus within glowstone takes multiple decades to grow, making it an almost unlimited source but extremely slow and difficult to replace.

Effects
When the fungus found in glowstone is exposed to the atmosphere and light of the overworld, it drys and shrivels up while also increasing in brightness. While in the nether the glow is more of a softer orange tone, however once introduced to the overworld atmosphere it brightens to a yellow, almost white glow blinding glow. This effect is also shown when digested as the glow given off is brighter in the overworld than in the nether.

The glowstone-fungus substance is and has been used in a wide variety of health brews, including but not limited to strength brews, speed brews, health brews, and regeneration brews. The glowstone dust used in these brews increases the strength of the effect, meaning that for example a speed brew would make you faster if glowstone was introduced to it. Seeing the effects within brews, people began to experiment with the dust by introducing it directly into the bloodstream and by digesting it alone. These tests showed that glowstone became stronger and more effective when digested while also strengthening the body's immune system and overall status.

Occasionally, larger nodes of glowstone or Glowboulders are taken from the nether and used as a lighting source. This source of light is noticeably brighter than redstone lamps and will give off its healing properties the closer you are to the source. These glowstone lamps are not commonly found in cities, but are more commonly found in underground environments to increase visibility in areas such as caves or mineshafts.

Glowstone compared to Redstone
Glowstone while having less uses than redstone and also being less popular is actually safer than Redstone and can even increase the effects of redstone usage within the body. Redstone has been commonly used in magic studies, machines, and sometimes biological purposes (Redstone Addiction), while the properties of glowstone are still new and so have been only used in medical purposes and health studies.

Redstone is an extremely plentiful substance compared to glowstone while also being a more sent after substance due to the amount of popular rulers that have used it, such as empress Scotch and Ren M. while glowstone has been ignored due to its rarity and unpopular appearance.

Effects of Glowstone mixed with Redstone
Glowstone if mixed with Redstone and digested or used will result in the properties of both substances merging. This Redstone-Glowstone dust can be extremely deadly as the effects of Redstone abuse are multiplied and sped up leading to a shorter lifetime, but a stronger biological effect. It is believed however, that glowstone can cure redstone addiction and prevent death or possibly slow down the rate at which redstone addiction's effects grow. Mechanically wise, Redstone mixed with Glowstone has almost no change aside from Redstone giving off a brighter, almost pink glow.