Item:Inscribed pink quartz cube

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inscribed pink quartz cube
Look:	The etchings look like an illegible fractal pattern.
Weight:	10 stones
Metal:	Unknown
Uses:	3
Appraised Cost:	Unknown
Properties:	This item is magical. This holds the Thoughtcast spell.
Dimensions:	? length x ? width x ? height
Sources:	Source is Huldah Shrine prizes 410

You recognize that the cube is a complex runestone. While the mechanics are fundamentally different, they function almost identically to the iconic devices that inspired them. The chief difference is that the conductive pathways of devices like this can be invoked with any percentage of mana used by its spell.

Complex runestones function due to the presence of mana-conducting pathways embedded within the cube. Carefully harnessed mana will favor the conductive paths over the nominal resistance of the cube's mass, saturating them and forming the framework of a spell pattern. Complex runestones are a modern invention, favored for the small size and variety of forms they can take, but often cost a premium due to the advanced metallurgy and tools required to work with the tiny, mana-conductive filaments.