Elemental Gem (material)

Elemental Gem (material)
Type	Offensive Magical Item
Fields	Enchant
Cost	8 to 12 rupees

Elemental Gems are a family of small, strange magical gems. Each has a strange property by itself, but is primarily used as a material. A skilled blacksmith or woodworker can use them as materials in creating a weapon to grant the resulting weapon a special ability. A woodworker usually embeds the gem in the wood of the weapon, whereas a blacksmith can either embed it or smelt it into the metal itself.

Each gem has a special ability, which can be activated at will by the wielder of a weapon made from it. If one gem is used, the gem's special ability can be used once per hour. If two gems are used, it can be used once per minute. If three gems are used, it can be used once per second.

Fire Gem

A Fire Gem has an appearance similiar to a ruby, and belongs to the Fire field. One costs 10 rupees. If a Fire Gem is rubbed vigorously, or impacted against a hard surface, it will create warmth and glow a dim red.

A weapon crafted with a Fire Gem effectively has a built-in Fire Enchantment. When the wielder activates the special ability of his weapon, the weapon gains an inflaming property. It will glow red, and on its next impact will release an incinerating burst of flames.

A weapon crafted with both a Fire Gem and Ice Gem will have the two gems cancel the effects of each other.

Ice Gem

An Ice Gem has an appearance similar to a sapphire, and belongs to the Ice field. One costs 10 rupees. If an Ice Gem is placed is submerged in less than a gallon (or about 4 liters) of water or similar fluid, the fluid will freeze solid within the hour. Other fluids will usually drop in temperature.

A weapon crafted with an Ice Gem effectively has a built-in Ice Enchantment. When the wielder activates the special ability of his weapon, the weapon gains a freezing property. It will glow blue, and on its next impact will release a subzero burst of magically freezing air, usually freezing solid a portion of whatever it strikes.

Shock Gem

A Shock Gem has an appearance similar to moonstone, and belongs to the Electric field. One costs 10 rupees. If a Shock Gem is touched to a wet part of the body, such as the tongue, it will release a small, abrupt jolt of electricity.

A weapon crafted with a Shock Gem effectively has a built-in Shock Enchantment. When the wielder activates the special ability of his weapon, the weapon gains an electrifying property. It will glow with audibly crackling sparks, and on its next impact will release a sudden jolt of electricity, usually shocking and stunning whomever it strikes.

Wind Gem

A Wind Gem has an appearance similar to an emerald, and belongs to the Wind field. One costs 8 rupees. If a Wind Gem is held in the hand, the holder can supposedly feel the gem trying to push in whatever direction the wind is blowing in the vicinity.

A weapon crafted with a Wind Gem effectively has a built-in Wind Enchantment. When the wielder activates the special ability of his weapon, the weapon will gain a windy property. It will glow a pale green, and be surrounded in a weak vortex of wind. On its next impact, the weapon will deal normal damage, but cause a sudden and overwhelming gust to blow back the struck enemy, capable of sending a lightweight Korok flying or knocking down a heavy Goron.

Light Gem

A Light Gem has an appearance similar to a pale piece of amber, and belongs to the Light field. One costs 12 rupees. Any light shone through one or more Light Gems is approximately tripled in its intensity, without being refracted.

A weapon crafted with a Light Gem effectively has a built-in Light Enchantment. When the wielder activates the special ability of his weapon, the weapon gains a righteous, smiting property. It will glow with white-yellow light, and brightly illuminate several feet (or a few meters) around it. On its next impact, the weapon will release a searing force of light, usually shocking and stunning whomever it strikes, and will simultaneously release a painfully bright flash. The damage dealt to an undead monster or entity with a Dark Affinity is greatly increased.

A weapon crafted with both a Light Gem and Shadow Gem will have the two gems cancel the effects of each other.

Shadow Gem

A 'Shadow Gem has an appearance similiar to obsidian, and belongs to the Shadow field. One costs 12 rupees. If a Shadow Gem is pressed against a solid, nonliving object, every part of the object within six inches (or about 15 centimers) of the gem will appear to be a midnight black. When the Shadow Gem is removed, the object will immediately return to its normal appearance. Only one Shadow Gem can affect an object in this way at a time.

A weapon crafted with a Shadow Gem effectively has a built-in Shadow Enchantment. When the wielder activates the special ability of his weapon, the weapon will appear pitch-black. On the weapon's next impact, it will release a nightmarish force of evil, usually causing intense pain and overwhelming fear in whomever it strikes, and will simultaneously darken the entire vicinity for a brief moment. The pain felt exceeds the actual damage, and the fear will begin to subside after the blow.

Trivia

The Elemental Gem (material) treasure is an original creation by one of Hyrule Castle's members. Its concept is credited to Guy.