Pure Heart Crystal

The Pure Heart Crystal is a physical embodiment of the heart's will. Every humanlike being who has a heart carries within them a Heart Crystal. If a Crystal is extracted from a victim by force, he or she will almost certainly be rendered immobile and usually unconscious. The strongest of will may be able to move around and speak with an exposed Heart Crystal, but will be severely weakened. Prolonged separation from one's Heart Crystal can be fatal.

Heart Crystals are sometimes stolen and harvested as power sources, the most powerful coming from those who are considered truly pure of heart. Rumor has it that certain powerful objects are hidden in the Crystals of three pure-hearted individuals, but in order for those objects to be unearthed, their hosts would have to die...