List of Gems

There are scattered across the world a number of apocalyptic gems which, when collected by a single person or allied group of people, will trigger a cataclysmic earthquake.

Religions and oral traditions tell different stories about what happens next. A common idea connecting many of them is that all things originate from a common source. In this idea, nothing is created or destroyed. At the moment of apocalypse, all things dissolve into the source and are reconstituted by it. There are stark disagreements about the exact nature of this process.

One way to survive the apocalypse is to sail far from shore. In the stillness of the vast open ocean, the effects of the cataclysm are so weak as to be barely perceptible.

By chance some ruins and even people from the old era may survive the apocalypse, but this is extremely rare. In any case, survivors may want to keep their identities secret to avoid unwanted attention.

These are the gems known to exist. Others may still be hidden. An apocalyptic gem is not always a precious stone; they have been known to take other forms, including other things found in nature, weapons or armor, or ordinary household things. Some gems impart special abilities onto those who wield them. Their attributes are listed below.

Historians tracking the gems' existence have not been able to learn how old they are or where they were created. There is no consensus, but the most popular view is that the gems have always existed, disappearing and reconstituting themselves in a different place after each apocalypse.