Crystrace

Properties
Crystrace is a material similar to redstone, having properties of energy storage and creation, although it carries elements from diamonds, namely their hardness, but also some entirely new properties, such as light emitting even when not disturbed, and it’s newly found weight, which is described as ‘heavier than expected’.

History
Below Redspire, there is a large deposit of redstone. It is unknown whether this is due to the presence of the Red Spire itself or if it is simply a coincidence. Regardless, while excavating space for the church, A resident, Payne, discovered a sample of Crystrace and sent it up to the surface for further investigation.

After receiving it, Disciple quickly began to experiment with it, discovering its properties. He came up with a name for the new material: Crystrace, named after its rarity and crystalline form. After a few months of experimenting, Disciple began to try and recreate it. He knew that this discovery could be used in the Burgamere Civil War, so he along with Sills and Payne kept it a close secret.

After months using many combinations of magic, redstone, and diamond, they eventually gave up. They threw the leftovers in a pit nearby The Spire, covered it up, and forgot about it. The only thing left to do was to either display the only fragment of Crystrace or forge it into something. Disciple chose the latter, and sent it to Michail of Vladingrad (at that point, known as Inishgrad) to be used on the tip of what would later be dubbed the ‘Vodistrian Spire Longsword.’ This immensely increased the strength of the blade, and was proven effective.

One night, a Spire Rising event occurred, jolting up The Spire by about a meter. The chest buried full of the leftover diamond and redstone experiments had been smashed open by the friction between the stone and the Red Spire. But along with the diamonds and redstone on the floor, there was another chunk of Crystrace. They mused that the pressure of the rising combined with the magical release, the many magical experiments done on the items, and the power of the redstone surrounding it must have recreated its conditions. Now, the way to make Crystrace was more known, although not the exact recipe.

Use of Crystrace.
There are only three known pieces of equipment using Crystrace, the aforementioned Vodistrian Spire Longsword, using only a small amount on the tip, the Spirith Point, whose blade is entirely made of Crystrace, and the Crucible, Michails super weapon, made in collaboration with Wopepo. Its blade is forged of pure Crystrace, and it permeates the structure below, ensuring that it can never break off. There are also small amounts of leftover Crystrace around Redspire, including a piece in the Museum.