Magical Crystal Gems

There are various types of crystals, some even containing unborn souls, known as Creation Crystals. In general, they grow quickly, and are rather common. When compared to the presence of non-magical crystals, they rival quartz in abundance.

SPIRIT GEMS
“These are spirit gems, a gift from the Ancestors.” “A gift that speaks across generations, a gift the empowers you with the Spirit of the past, strengthening you with the wisdom of the ages.”

- Ignitus

Spirit gems are the valued life source of the Dragons and other creatures. The glowing of spirit gems is caused by a similar effect to ultraviolet fluorescence; the crystals reflect certain colors when a dragon’s spirit is nearby.

CREATION CRYSTALS

Creation crystals are spirit gems that contain an unborn dormant soul without a body. The magic they contain allows someone in possession of it to mentally design the spirit a body for it to live in. They, like all spirit gems, are gifts from the Ancient Ancestors, the Ancient Spirit that created the worlds. The Beastmakers are dragons famous for creating creatures out of these spirit gems.

DARK GEMS
Dark gems are shadowy purple crystals which radiate evil like spiritual vacuums. They are Darkness in solid form, and capable of either weakening victims, or transforming them into demented tools of war. Malefor used dark gems to create new weapons and devices of torture.

TIME CRYSTALS
Time crystals are created during a Purple Dragon's Time Fury. Within a time crystal, time is slowed considerably, protecting whatever’s inside. But this standstill takes its toll on the beings encased in it, creating a time-vacuum and after the crystal is broken, the creatures inside begin to age according to the missing time.

Spyro, Sparx, and Cynder stayed in the same moment for three years, the same age, the same fears, the same hope. Once free of the crystal, their bodies began growing to what age they would be if they hadn’t been in the time crystal. However, their size was smaller than that which they should have been had they not been incased. This size-hindering effect wears off eventually.