kingdom Pathologia, part 2: Crystal Poisoning
Also known as "Gleamshell" or "Miner's jewels", this crystal growth mostly affects the workers of Crystal Peak.
It is caused by shards lodging into the shell, although it has been recently proposed that inhaling the dust from the mines can also cause it.
It does not distinguish between bug or beast of burden, thus daily checks are realized in the mine's exits.
As the crystals grow they cause more, acute pain. Other symptoms include:
- Prolonged lethargy
- Difficulty breathing
- High fever
- numbness
- Auditory hallucinations
- Stiffness
(Shards quickly grow and branch out)
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Crystal poisoning has no cure, and must be constantly taken care of, resulting in the classification of three stages of crystal growth:
1- Initial discovery. The growth is minimal. Checks in the mines are aimed at finding these, and treatment seeks for it to not progress past this.
2- Great Crystal Growth. Critical state. Extreme action must be taken and the survival of the patient is not warranted. Searing fever and hallucinations are to be expected.
3- If action is not taken in time, Great Crystal Growth can turn into Greater Crystal Growth —also known as "Glass Tomb" or "Gleaming Cocoon"— at any time. The victim is considered dead at this point.
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Daily treatment consists of the careful extraction of any visible crystals; it is custom for the entire treatment to be paid with the crystals extracted this way.
Afterwards it is suggested to balance out one's breath, soul and water to further reduce the growth speed. The assistance of a priest or sage is recommended.
The common method is meditation to spread the soul and to inhale incense to balance both water and breath.
It is not recommended to visit Hot Springs, for its heat and streams will quickly throw water and soul out of balance.
(There aren't any Hot Springs on Crystal Peak for a reason...)
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Unfortunately, there's a rather sad trend growing between miners: to hide away the sickness and let the valuable crystals grow on their shell, to sell the shards for some quick Geo; this practice has lately gained the disease the new monicker of "Greed's Glaze".
There are already many poorly made jewels on the city, even in noble houses.
They shatter easily, and crystal poisoning outside of the miner community is on the rise.
(so brittle...)
To avoid shame, affected aristocrats will refuse to be publicly treated, and resort to... unorthodox methods.
(so unsanitary...)
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i wasn’t too fond of how this one was turning out, but i will offer you the unfinished little thing anyhow :)
also thankyou to @impboiii (i beleive) for reminding me of this place’s existence :)
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Hollow Knight Art Month, Day 23: Crystal Peak
I’ve had the idea for this piece in my head since the HKAM prompt list was released. I hope I’ve done justice to sweet Myla, and the song in her heart.
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I've been a huge fan of Hollow Knight in recent years, and I've created quite a few entries for this fanart series I call The Vessel and the Vespid. The first 3 feature Greenpath for Tranquil Bench (May 6, 2021), the Beast's Den for Remembrance (June 17. 2021), and the Crystal Peak for Heart of the Peak (October 6, 2021)!
I'll definitely be sharing the others later on, but there'll do for now!
And guess what else is cool? I created linearts of these pieces and offer cheap, high-res JPEG and PNG downloads for sale in my Ko-Fi shop for people to color at their own leisure!
Tranquil Bench -- ko-fi.com/s/b94a42c9a1
Remembrance -- ko-fi.com/s/f75e420327
Heart of the Peak -- ko-fi.com/s/81b775dce0
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crystal heart
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Quirrel Location Literature Masterpost
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This post contains all parts of my Quirrel location series.
Essentially, I do a bit of writing about the location and one's interaction with Quirrel, from the Black Egg Temple to his nail in the sand at Blue Lake.
Think of them as very short stories :)
● Black Egg Temple
● Lake of Unn
● Queen's Station
● Mantis Village
● City of Tears Bench
● Deepnest Hot Spring
● Crystal Peak Balcony
● Teacher's Archive
● Uumuu Battle
● Monomon
● Blue Lake
● Final Resting Place
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