Lacofcite
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 [ancient] days."[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 Sernett and Jeff Morgenroth. Into the Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Handbook. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2012. Item code 39865.
- Greenwood, Ed. Drow of the Underdark. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1991. Item Code:9326 (FOR2) ISBN: 1-56076-132-6
- 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 and Greg A. Vaughan. Drow of the Underdark. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2007. Item code 95726.
- Mearls, Mike and Jeremy Crawford. Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2018. Item code C4594.
- Weining, Fred. Vault of the Drow: Dark Elf Metropolis. Dragon magazine #298. Renton, WA: Paizo Publishing, 2002.
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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 |