Brimstone

Brimstone (BR) is a reagent that is used in the sorcerous arts on Pagan.

Uses and History

Pagan

Brimstone is unprocessed sulfur (differing from the ashen residue used in Britannian magic). The potential flammability of this mineral allows it to serve as a representation of raw power in Sorcery, and it is frequently used to imbue spells with magical potency. Due to the volcanic nature of Mount Morgaelin, brimstone is relatively easy to acquire, particularly near Daemon's Crag.

Adding brimstone to a Sorcery spell which does not require it will result in a conflagration, destroying the arrangement of candles needed for the spellwork and potentially injuring the caster.

Eodon

Not being connected to any kind of sorcery, raw unprocessed sulfur on Eodon is the basis for the creation of gunpowder. Indeed, Eodon has sulfur as a natural ressource in the form of sulfur pits near the village of the Jukari Tribe. Using a wire mesh, it is possible to harvest sulfur from those pits.

Lore

“	This is the rock that burns or, more to the point in Sorcery, explodes. A virtually limitless source of power dwells within its etheric composition. – from The Chronicle of Pagan (Ultima VIII)

“	Brimstone is a volatile substance, and confers this to Sorcerous enchantment in the form of raw power. Be careful in your use of this reagent. Never use more Brimstone than your spell calls for. – from Vardion (Ultima VIII)

Trivia

• The description of the reagent in The Chronicle of Pagan is a bit misleading, since sulfur (and thus brimstone) is not a stone at all but something entirely of its own. Since the word "brimstone" comes from ancient times, meaning "burning stone" the misunderstanding mirrors the same misleading ideas about the nature of sulfur on Earth.

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