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[[File:Lacofcite01.png|thumb|400px|The "purple haze"<ref>''Underdark''. p57</ref> of '''Lacofcite''', ''Underdark'', Art by Francis Tsai (2010).]] | |||
[[File:Lacofcite01.png|thumb| | '''Lacofcite''' is an [[Oerth]]ly mineral, formed as [[tumkeoite]] decays. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
'''Lacofcite''' is a dense and crumbling ore<ref name ="DrowotU" /> which is known 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. | '''Lacofcite''' is a dense and crumbling ore<ref name ="DrowotU" /> which is known 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. | ||
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Also describing the interior of the Vault of the Drow where numerous deposits of lacofcite stud the cavern walls and ceilings, there are "Countless mauve, violet, and deep blue crystals [which] sparkle like stars in the ceiling and walls of the vault. These formations are remnants of unfinished creation, suspended in the cavern since the days of the Dawn War."<ref name=ITU /> | Also describing the interior of the Vault of the Drow where numerous deposits of lacofcite stud the cavern walls and ceilings, there are "Countless mauve, violet, and deep blue crystals [which] sparkle like stars in the ceiling and walls of the vault. These formations are remnants of unfinished creation, suspended in the cavern since the days of the Dawn War."<ref name=ITU /> | ||
==Creative origins== | ==Creative origins== | ||
Lacofcite | Lacofcite was most likely named for [[Lenard Lakofka]]. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Lacofcite02.png|Adam Paquette, ''Into the Unknown'', WotC (2012) | Lacofcite02.png|Adam Paquette, ''Into the Unknown'', WotC (2012) | ||
Lacofcite03.png|thumb|350px|The lurid glow of Lacofcite, depicted in ''[[Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes]]'' (2018). | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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<references /> | <references /> | ||
'''Bibliography''' | '''Bibliography''' | ||
*Bonner, Logan, Matt James, Jeff Morgenroth. ''Into the Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Handbook''. Renton, Wa: [[Wizards of the Coast]], 2012 | * Bonner, Logan, Matt James, Jeff Morgenroth. ''Into the Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Handbook''. Renton, Wa: [[Wizards of the Coast]], 2012 | ||
*[[Gary Gygax|Gygax, Gary]], [[David C. Sutherland III]], [[David Cook]], and [[Jeff Grubb]]. ''[[Queen of the Spiders]]''. Lake Geneva, WI: [[TSR]], 1986. | * [[Gary Gygax|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. | * 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. | * Marmell, Ari, [[Anthony Pryor]], [[Robert J. Schwalb]], [[Greg A. Vaughan]]. ''[[Drow of the Underdark]]''. Renton, WA: [[Wizards of the Coast]], 2007. | ||
*[[Fred Weining|Weining, Fred]]. ''Vault of the Drow: Dark Elf Metropolis''. ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' magazine #298. Renton, WA: [[Paizo Publishing]], 2002. | * Mearls, Mike, and Jeremy Crawford. ''[[Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes]]''. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2018. | ||
* [[Fred Weining|Weining, Fred]]. ''Vault of the Drow: Dark Elf Metropolis''. ''[[dragmag|Dragon]]'' magazine #298. Renton, WA: [[Paizo Publishing]], 2002. | |||
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Revision as of 09:05, 17 May 2021
Lacofcite is an Oerthly mineral, formed as tumkeoite decays.
Description
Lacofcite is a dense and crumbling ore[2] which is known 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 (of the Drow), 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. These also have been called "faux constellations"[4]
Also describing the interior of the Vault of the Drow where numerous deposits of lacofcite stud the cavern walls and ceilings, there are "Countless mauve, violet, and deep blue crystals [which] sparkle like stars in the ceiling and walls of the vault. These formations are remnants of unfinished creation, suspended in the cavern since the days of the Dawn War."[4]
Creative origins
Lacofcite was most likely named for Lenard Lakofka.
Gallery
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Adam Paquette, Into the Unknown, WotC (2012) -
The lurid glow of Lacofcite, depicted in Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes (2018).
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Bonner, Logan, Matt James, Jeff Morgenroth. Into the Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Handbook. Renton, Wa: Wizards of the Coast, 2012
- 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.
- Mearls, Mike, and Jeremy Crawford. Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2018.
- Weining, Fred. Vault of the Drow: Dark Elf Metropolis. Dragon magazine #298. Renton, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2002.
Encyclopedia Greyhawkania Index
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| Topic | Type | Description | Product | Page/Card/Image
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacofcite | Item | Mineral, | D3 Vault of the Drow (adventure) | 10 |
| Lacofcite | Item | Mineral, | Dragon magazine #298 | 73 |