Greater Composites
Jewelsmith's Genius gives Doublets and Triplets their True Names
Composites are gems which have been glued together to form Doublets and Triplets. But simply gluing a garnet onto a larger piece of glass does not produce a Named Doublet. (Indeed it is often done as a fraud.)
Attaching two stones together to produce a Named Doublet requires special skills (even genius) and must produce a whole which exceeds the value of the two parts. Triplets are possible partway through the series.
The Black Prince's Ruby (actually a ruby set in a very large spinel) is the obvious example.
Any color of zircon? can be used as the basis for a named doublet (or triplet) as can a heliodor? (a yellow crystaline beryl). Magickal theorists argue cinnabar works as well, but few jewelsmiths with the capability of fusing a named doublet would willingly use such a soft stone.
In addition, the inclusions can be used for particularly potent named doublets: faebaby?, elves sapphire?, prophetstone?, pinkeye?, princes stone?, dreamstone, stormstone?, sea gem?, rainbow spinel?, sunstone?, brown prince?, frogeye?, ice gem?, apple diamond?, and disappearing jewel. Some jewelsmiths maintain named doublets can themselves be used as the basis of another named doublet, but no examples are known.
A greater composite is produced when a gem is fused to one or more of the faces of the jewels listed above, creating a Named Doublet. When the points of these fused gems are cut off and replaced with another gem, a Named Triplet is produced.
- Period: 5
- Unique Jewels
- Hardness: 11+
- Group: Group IIIB?
See also Matter, Gems, Rare Earths, Inclusions and Unique Jewels.
— Scotus - 25 Dec 2001
