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Vianite crystal. Refined (left), workable (right)
- Intent: To create the cornerstone of modern Lorrdian technology
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- Permissions: N/a
- Primary Source: Quartz
- Manufacturer: Moberan Fabricant
- Affiliation: Closed-Market
- Model: Quartz
- Modularity: No
- Production: Minor
- Material: Sulfide Material
- Zinc
- Iron
- Sulfur
- Silicon
- Oxygen
- Classification: Mineral, Gemstone
- Weight: Average
- Color: Cinnabar (Dark Orange-Red)
- Resistances:
- Energy (And other Blaster type weapons): High
- Kinetic: Extreme
- Lightsabers: Average
- Other: None
- Generates electricity when mechanical stress is applied
- Immensely resistant to kinetic strain and mechanical forces
- Superconductive when electrical current is applied
- Energizing: Vianite's uniquely significant capability for piezoelectricity enables its use as a power source in many portable devices such as datapads, communicators, firearms, and children's toys.
- Resilient: The crystalline arrangement of Vianite rapidly converts kinetic stresses and mechanical forces into electrical energy.
- Superconductive: Applying an electrical current to Vianite causes the crystal to vibrate and display superconductive properties.
- Unique: Vianite only forms one hundred and eighty kilometers below the crust of Lorrd's poles. Extraction is difficult, arduous, and environmentally damaging to the planet's snow-covered ice caps.
- Unsynthesizable: With such a radically distinct structure and highly specific mineral composition, Vianite is unable to be synthesized by any technological, alchemical, or sorcerous means.
An accidental discovery at best, Vianite was originally referred to by a number of regional names where it was used as an interesting but not wholly impressive gemstone for use in fashion. While rare, it was not nearly as visually engaging as diamonds, emeralds, or other substances and for that reason, it was largely ignored. Near the beginning of 861 ABY, a scientist from the Pit of Moberan had a sample of the material bought for her as a wedding present from an antique shop that was unsure of the substance's name. With the means to find out and the curiosity to know, the scientist sent the same back to Moberan for testing, initial tests proved conclusive that it was a Lorrdian mineral but further testing by a lab tech attempting to fluff out his paycheck with some overtime led to the astonishing discovery that the material was displayed a remarkable ability to generate electrical energy and even conduct it as a room temperature superconductor.
The material inspired a technological renaissance, inviting significant advances in technology to be made through the use of this substance. One of the most popular results was a decrease in household electricity bills planet-wide. The crystals can be slotted into specially designed mechanical cartridges that clamp down on the crystal and facilitate the transfer of electrical energy to the device in question. These cartridges cannot be inserted into any device but can be linked to them externally to provide power.
Most often used in its raw form for all manner of technologies, crystalline Vianite is separated from mineral deposits and then checked for impurities. Little needs to be done to get it into workable form but it can be refined even further into a form suitable for use as a prismatic focusing crystal or a component of anti-blaster armor due to its superconducting properties. Moberan Fabricant was given exclusive rights to extract, refine, and utilize Vianite.
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