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 == Rare Earths ==
-Common minerals can be identified on sight. However, certain rare earths — particularly those containing elements such as [[Mithril|mithril]], [[Adamantium|adamantium]], scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium and lutetium — require [[Laboratory|laboratory]] analysis. These elements have not yet been isolated in the game world's time period, but the minerals containing them are known and used in alchemical processes. Identifying such a substance requires one week of laboratory work and the destruction of one ounce of the material.
+Common minerals can be identified on sight. However, certain rare earths — particularly those containing elements such as [[Mithril|mithril]], [[Adamantium|adamantium]], [[Scandium|scandium]], [[Yttrium|yttrium]], [[Lanthanum|lanthanum]], [[Cerium|cerium]], [[Praseodymium|praseodymium]], [[Neodymium|neodymium]], [[Promethium|promethium]], [[Samarium|samarium]], [[Europium]], [[Gadolinium|gadolinium]], [[Terbium|terbium]], [[Dysprosium|dysprosium]], [[Holmium|holmium]], [[Erbium|erbium]], [[Thulium|thulium]], [[Ytterbium|ytterbium]] and [[Lutetium|lutetium]] — require [[Laboratory|laboratory]] analysis. These elements have not yet been isolated in the game world's time period, but the minerals containing them are known and used in alchemical processes. Identifying such a substance requires one week of laboratory work and the destruction of one ounce of the material.
 Mithril and adamantium are discussed elsewhere.  Scandium is found in unusual reddish or pinkish minerals; it can be employed to strengthen iron when smelted in precise conditions, for [[Magic Weapon|magical blade]] forging or bell-casting.  Yttrium is a dark, soot-like residue from certain rare stones; it's used as a flux in smelting [[Magic Armour|magical armour]], as it stabilises certain other volatile compounds.  Lanthanum is extracted from pale, oddly heavy stones; used to draw out hidden essences, so that the life force of various creatures can be transferred into a [[Magic Item|magic item]].  This permits, among other like processes, additional bonuses for weapons, such as the essence of a lizard's heart being transferred to a metal vessel.

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	'''Identify Earths''' is an [[Knowledge Points\|amateur]]-status [[Sage Ability\|sage ability]] in the [[Sage Study\|study]] of [[Alchemy (sage study)\|Alchemy]], permitting recognition of naturally occurring, non-living solid substances, allowing identification through physical properties such as hardness, lustre, colour, streak, cleavage, fracture and density. Additional tests may include reactions to acid, magnetism, taste or smell. Familiar earths and their associated metals can be identified through fieldwork, often within minutes, or in some cases, a few hours. These minerals do not require special efforts to identify.		'''Identify Earths''' is an [[Knowledge Points\|amateur]]-status [[Sage Ability\|sage ability]] in the [[Sage Study\|study]] of [[Alchemy (sage study)\|Alchemy]], permitting recognition of naturally occurring, non-living solid substances, allowing identification through physical properties such as hardness, lustre, colour, streak, cleavage, fracture and density. Additional tests may include reactions to acid, magnetism, taste or smell. Familiar earths and their associated metals can be identified through fieldwork, often within minutes, or in some cases, a few hours. These minerals do not require special efforts to identify.
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-'''Identify Earths''' is an [[Knowledge Points|amateur]]-status [[Sage Ability|sage ability]] in the [[Sage Study|study]] of [[Alchemy (sage study)|Alchemy]], permitting recognition of naturally occurring, non-living solid substances, allowing identification through physical properties such as hardness, lustre, colour, streak, cleavage, fracture and density. Additional tests may include reactions to acid, magnetism, taste or smell.  Familiar earths and their associated metals can be identified through fieldwork, often within minutes, or in some cases, a few hours. These identifications do not require a laboratory.
+'''Identify Earths''' is an [[Knowledge Points|amateur]]-status [[Sage Ability|sage ability]] in the [[Sage Study|study]] of [[Alchemy (sage study)|Alchemy]], permitting recognition of naturally occurring, non-living solid substances, allowing identification through physical properties such as hardness, lustre, colour, streak, cleavage, fracture and density. Additional tests may include reactions to acid, magnetism, taste or smell.  Familiar earths and their associated metals can be identified through fieldwork, often within minutes, or in some cases, a few hours. These minerals do not require special efforts to identify.
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 When prospecting the ability is invaluable, as it can be seen from a cursory examination whether a given material is present, and thus worth extracting. This potentially allows a character to examine abandoned mines to see if there are yet minerals that were overlooked, potentially bringing a source of wealth.  Obviously, the skill can be of use to others, also, who may desire to hire the character to give an opinion about various diggings.
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 == Rare Earths ==
-Common minerals can be identified on sight. However, certain rare earths—particularly those containing elements such as [[Mithril|mithril]], [[Adamantium|adamantium]], scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium and lutetium — require [[Laboratory|laboratory]] analysis. These elements have not yet been isolated in the game world's time period, but the minerals containing them are known and used in alchemical processes. Identifying such a substance requires one week of laboratory work and the destruction of one ounce of the material.
+Common minerals can be identified on sight. However, certain rare earths — particularly those containing elements such as [[Mithril|mithril]], [[Adamantium|adamantium]], scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium and lutetium — require [[Laboratory|laboratory]] analysis. These elements have not yet been isolated in the game world's time period, but the minerals containing them are known and used in alchemical processes. Identifying such a substance requires one week of laboratory work and the destruction of one ounce of the material.
 Mithril and adamantium are discussed elsewhere.  Scandium is found in unusual reddish or pinkish minerals; it can be employed to strengthen iron when smelted in precise conditions, for [[Magic Weapon|magical blade]] forging or bell-casting.  Yttrium is a dark, soot-like residue from certain rare stones; it's used as a flux in smelting [[Magic Armour|magical armour]], as it stabilises certain other volatile compounds.  Lanthanum is extracted from pale, oddly heavy stones; used to draw out hidden essences, so that the life force of various creatures can be transferred into a [[Magic Item|magic item]].  This permits, among other like processes, additional bonuses for weapons, such as the essence of a lizard's heart being transferred to a metal vessel.

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 == Rare Earths ==
-Common minerals can be identified on sight. However, certain rare earths—particularly those containing elements such as [[Mithril|mithril]], [[Adamantium|adamantium]], scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium and lutetium — require laboratory analysis. These elements have not yet been isolated in the game world's time period, but the minerals containing them are known and used in alchemical processes. Identifying such a substance requires one week of laboratory work and the destruction of one ounce of the material.
+Common minerals can be identified on sight. However, certain rare earths—particularly those containing elements such as [[Mithril|mithril]], [[Adamantium|adamantium]], scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium and lutetium — require [[Laboratory|laboratory]] analysis. These elements have not yet been isolated in the game world's time period, but the minerals containing them are known and used in alchemical processes. Identifying such a substance requires one week of laboratory work and the destruction of one ounce of the material.
 Mithril and adamantium are discussed elsewhere.  Scandium is found in unusual reddish or pinkish minerals; it can be employed to strengthen iron when smelted in precise conditions, for [[Magic Weapon|magical blade]] forging or bell-casting.  Yttrium is a dark, soot-like residue from certain rare stones; it's used as a flux in smelting [[Magic Armour|magical armour]], as it stabilises certain other volatile compounds.  Lanthanum is extracted from pale, oddly heavy stones; used to draw out hidden essences, so that the life force of various creatures can be transferred into a [[Magic Item|magic item]].  This permits, among other like processes, additional bonuses for weapons, such as the essence of a lizard's heart being transferred to a metal vessel.

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-Provides knowledge on naturally occurring substances that are solid and without life, enabling identification by hardness, lustre, colour, streak, cleavage, fracture, density and so on. More specific tests for minerals include reaction to acid, magnetism, taste or smell.
+'''Identify Earths''' is an [[Knowledge Points|amateur]]-status [[Sage Ability|sage ability]] in the [[Sage Study|study]] of [[Alchemy (sage study)|Alchemy]], permitting recognition of naturally occurring, non-living solid substances, allowing identification through physical properties such as hardness, lustre, colour, streak, cleavage, fracture and density. Additional tests may include reactions to acid, magnetism, taste or smell.  Familiar earths and their associated metals can be identified through fieldwork, often within minutes, or in some cases, a few hours. These identifications do not require a laboratory.
-While the character can identify common minerals on sight, there are a variety of rare earths whose nature can only be determined in the lab. These include all minerals containing mithril, adamantium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium and lutetium. Note that none of these 'elements' have been isolated at the time that the game world takes place, but the minerals themselves do figure in alchemical creations. To determine the specific form of any earth that cannot be determined on sight requires one week spent in a laboratory and the destruction of 1 ounce of the material to be determined.
+Since the system gives real weight to the value of raw materials, the ability is a strategic advantage, anchoring the character as a valuable asset in any expedition or trade-focused campaign.
-Other earths, and the metals that can be drawn from them, will be known to the character, often after only a few minutes of inspection. Some might take as much as a few hours to decipher, but this is examination that can be done in the field, not requiring a laboratory.
+== Rare Earths ==

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		+	While the character can identify common minerals on sight, there are a variety of rare earths whose nature can only be determined in the lab. These include all minerals containing mithril, adamantium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium and lutetium. Note that none of these 'elements' have been isolated at the time that the game world takes place, but the minerals themselves do figure in alchemical creations. To determine the specific form of any earth that cannot be determined on sight requires one week spent in a laboratory and the destruction of 1 ounce of the material to be determined.
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		+	Other earths, and the metals that can be drawn from them, will be known to the character, often after only a few minutes of inspection. Some might take as much as a few hours to decipher, but this is examination that can be done in the field, not requiring a laboratory.