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'''Ylem''' is an amorphous, extremely valuable and volatile substance formed from the tapping and focusing of [[leyline]] energy at the site of [[leylines|foci]]. It is used to purchase and maintain [[Research]] abilities for cities, as a power source for [[constructs]], as a currency for [[Delve]] artificers, and as an explosive fuel in [[Bombcrafting (talent)|Bombcrafting]]. On [[Albedos]], ylem is used to fuel airships and produce medicines, among dozens of other uses. | |||
Ylem in its fluid form is stored within the city pylon, where it can be condensed and extracted as crystallized ylem shards. Ylem mist cannot be stored at the pylon, and has no use in an unrefined state; [[Barakin|Tinker Barakin]] of [[Delve]] will gladly exchange mist charges for [[Research tokens]] and [[gold]]. | |||
== Pylons == | |||
A pylon is a large crystalline structure intended to house a city's ylem reserve. They are typically very large, perhaps fifteen or twenty feet tall. All four player cities possess pylons, as do the [[Nazedha]] of the [[Western Isles]] and the people of Delve. | |||
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Ylem harvesting on [[Sapience]] requires a link to the city pylon for unrefined ylem or a mist-gathering gauntlet for ylem mist. | Ylem harvesting on [[Sapience]] requires a link to the city pylon for unrefined ylem or a mist-gathering gauntlet for ylem mist. | ||
== Black Ylem == | |||
Black ylem is a horrendously poisonous and toxic byproduct of pylon operation. It is a tarry liquid that has been condensed and processed so heavily that absolutely no spark of life or magic remains in it; it is anathema to anything with elemental polarity, meaning literally any material or energy on [[Sapience]]. In Delve, black ylem is sealed in lead casks and dumped into the [[Beryl Sea|oceanic trench]] between Sapience and Albedos. | |||
A pylon running at full capacity for a century will produce approximately three drops of black ylem. | |||