Obsidian Shard

Template:Under Construction Template:Infobox Obsidian Shards are objects that fell from the sky...

… made of volcanic glass ... which fell from the shattered moon … https://sotawiki.net/sota/Hilt_Fortress

... imbued with magic ...

“I told you, Aren, everything has its opposite. As I represent the ancient Virtues, the magic of the shard represents dominion. You must destroy it or the Virtues will have no space to take hold, no room to grow.”

“All right,” Aren said with a sigh. “How do I destroy magic purpose?” “By destroying the great shards,” she said. “There are two: one in the place where the rivers cross, and the other in the seat of Obsidian power.”

The Eye of Scales (pages 250-251)

… tapped by the young sorcerer …

It was the book that had led him to cross the Vaughban Mountains and into the Grunvald plain. It brought him to the first of the Shard Falls. The shining crystalline stone, black and enormous, stood plunged like a dagger into the vast flatness around it …

… It was the heart of a magic the like of which the young man had never before experienced, and he was drawn to it without ever once questioning the wisdom in doing so.

The Sword of Midras (page 15)

… who was destined to become the Obsidian Eye.

There are four primary locations where concentrations of this meteoric substance have been discovered:

• [Grunwald Shardfall]
• [Paladis Shardfall]
• [Quell Shardfall]
• [Verdantis Shardfall]

although [fragments], frequently a required reagent in casting spells or crafting artifacts, can be found scattered throughout New Britannia.