Tycondrius crossed his arms, watching and brooding. As the match's results correlated to the level of danger to his life, he had to pay attention. If the situation turned grim, he would attempt to flee.
The Blackroot fighters had unveiled two spirit stones, clearly intent on using them.
Khyber Crystals were troublesome and volatile power sources. Mishaps with them were common-- explosions would occur as a result of rough transport or mishandling... Sometimes even shifts in temperature or ambient mana would render the crystals inert.
Sometimes it increased the size and lethality of the resulting explosion.
The Artificers of the Kingdom and the Eastern States far preferred more stable mana crystals for their power cores. Still, because of their abundance and power efficiency, they were commonly used by the forces of Bael Turath-- a nation informally known as the Demon Barrens.
