(08-20-2013, 07:00 PM)Nako Wrote: As myself and a couple of others have taken it in Soliloquy tonight, we are treating it as the crystal is a focus to summon them, rather than the creature being summoned from the crystal if that makes sense.to go back to my original quote "unlock the latent power contained within gemstones"
which to me, means that you are simply accessing the power that is already present in the gemstones. kind of like taking the potential energy of the stone and giving it a kinetic form through the geometric symbols. which would explain why a topaz stone would create a different type of carbuncle than an emerald.
which is to say, you are the focus for the gemstones Aetheric power