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'''Lacofcite''' is an [[Oerth]]ly mineral, formed as [[turnkeoite]] decays. It radiates light in both the visual and ultraviolet spectrums as it slowly decays.<ref name ="DrowotU"> | '''Lacofcite''' is an [[Oerth]]ly mineral, formed as [[turnkeoite]] decays. | ||
[[File:Lacofcite01.png|thumb|250px|The "purple haze"<ref>''Underdark''. p57</ref> of '''Lacofcite''', ''Underdark'', Art by Francis Tsai.]] | |||
==Description== | |||
'''Lacofcite''' is a dense and crumbling ore<ref name ="DrowotU" /> which is know to give off radiation. It absorbs particular wavelengths in the visible light spectrum, and radiates light in both the visual and ultraviolet spectrums as it slowly decays.<ref name ="DrowotU">''[[Drow of the Underdark]]''. p154</ref> This effect is described as lurid and ghostly. The radiation is known to interfere with teleportation<ref name ="DrowotU" /> which, for the Drow, is a good thing as it keeps surface-dwellers from raiding or invading magically in quick in-and-out assaults. | |||
A massive deposit of Lacofcite appears in the uppermost, central portion of the Vault, as well as thousands of tiny deposits<ref name=DRA298 />. The effect makes it appear as if there were a strange plum-colored moon and stars.<ref name ="DrowotU" /><ref name=DRA298>[[Dragmag|Dragon]] #298, p73.</ref> 1,000 fathoms above ground-level, its light would be something akin to dim moonlight of a "wrong"-colored full moon. | |||
==Creative origins== | ==Creative origins== | ||
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=====Bibliography===== | =====Bibliography===== | ||
*[[Gygax, Gary]], [[David C. Sutherland III]], [[David Cook]], and [[Jeff Grubb]]. ''[[Queen of the Spiders]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1986. | *[[Fred Weining|Weining, Fred]]. ''Vault of the Drow: Dark Elf Metropolis''. ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' magazine #298. Renton, WA: [[Paizo Publishing]], 2002. | ||
*[[Gygax, Gary]], [[David C. Sutherland III]], [[David Cook]], and [[Jeff Grubb]]. ''[[Queen of the Spiders]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: [[TSR]], 1986. | |||
*Heinsoo, Robert and Andy Collins. ''Underdark''. Renton, WA: [[Wizards of the Coast]], 2010. | |||
*Marmell, Ari, [[Anthony Pryor]], [[Robert J. Schwalb]], [[Greg A. Vaughan]]. ''[[Drow of the Underdark]]''. Renton, WA: [[Wizards of the Coast]], 2007. | |||
=====Zavoda Index Entry===== | =====Zavoda Index Entry===== | ||
The [[Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index]] page has a list of sources, abbreviations, and a link to the full index. | The [[Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index]] page has a list of sources, abbreviations, and a link to the full index. | ||
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D3 Vault of the Drow 10 | |||
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Revision as of 19:29, 13 November 2019
Lacofcite is an Oerthly mineral, formed as turnkeoite decays.
Description
Lacofcite is a dense and crumbling ore[2] which is know to give off radiation. It absorbs particular wavelengths in the visible light spectrum, and radiates light in both the visual and ultraviolet spectrums as it slowly decays.[2] This effect is described as lurid and ghostly. The radiation is known to interfere with teleportation[2] which, for the Drow, is a good thing as it keeps surface-dwellers from raiding or invading magically in quick in-and-out assaults.
A massive deposit of Lacofcite appears in the uppermost, central portion of the Vault, as well as thousands of tiny deposits[3]. The effect makes it appear as if there were a strange plum-colored moon and stars.[2][3] 1,000 fathoms above ground-level, its light would be something akin to dim moonlight of a "wrong"-colored full moon.
Creative origins
Lakofcite is probably named for Lenard Lakofka.
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Weining, Fred. Vault of the Drow: Dark Elf Metropolis. Dragon magazine #298. Renton, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2002.
- Gygax, Gary, David C. Sutherland III, David Cook, and Jeff Grubb. Queen of the Spiders. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1986.
- Heinsoo, Robert and Andy Collins. Underdark. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2010.
- Marmell, Ari, Anthony Pryor, Robert J. Schwalb, Greg A. Vaughan. Drow of the Underdark. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2007.
Zavoda Index Entry
The Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index page has a list of sources, abbreviations, and a link to the full index.
Lacofcite [ITM]
D3 Vault of the Drow 10
Dragon Magazine #298 73