What Is the Crystal Exchange?

The Crystal Exchange is a magical marketplace  based in the city of Kath in the Solean Archipelago, where players may sell their hard earned mana Crystals for Gold Pieces  or stash regular market crystals in a vault to cash out later at high prices.

But beware: selling mana crystals may weaken your magical power. The decision is yours.

Sell 1 Usable Crystal

• Trade 1 of your current mana crystals (from your inventory) for GP at today’s market rate.

• Your usable crystals power your spells so selling them means giving up strength for wealth.

• Market rates change daily, so smart adventurers watch the trend before selling.

 Vault System

• Mana Crystals you don’t use can be saved by simply not spending them.

• When you’re ready, you can use the Cash Out Vault button to exchange your entire Vault for GP.

• Vaulted crystals can’t be used in battle or for spells and powers. Once they’re stored, they’re locked until cashout for GP

Buying Market Crystals vs. Mana Crystals

When you purchase a crystal from the market it is stored in your vault and is part of the core of the  crystal market economy. The value they hold is always dictated by the market rate so your stash may rise or fall. The crystals you purchase are not mana crystals and can never be used for powers.  If you need a mana crystal for power you can purchase a Crystal in a Bag through the Caveat Emptor.

Kath Crystal Market - the beating heart of Solean Economy

• The market rate for crystals rises and falls slightly each day.

• Once in a while... there’s a crash, or a golden spike 

• Every morning, the daily rate is posted. Plan accordingly. Some players sell low out of fear. Others wait for the boom.

Red Crystals of Eldonia

Red Crystals are the rumoured power source of the powerful time mage. They are clear energy crystals charged by the etheira trees holding their power which turns the crystal its distinct red colour. They can only contain their immense energy for a few weeks but in their energised state they are highly sought after. Only a limited number of Red Crystals of Eldonia have every been found exacerbating their value.  After the energy drains they return to their natural clear state and lose much of their valuation. 

Red Crystals are a rare and powerful form of currency in the Kath Crystal Exchange. Only 50 known Red Crystals exist in the entire Classcraft world at any one time.

• Due to their rarity the KCE has placed rules on holding them. Each player can hold a maximum of only  5.
  
  

•  Red Crystals lose their power after 14 days, automatically converting into standard Vaulted Crystals (you may lose value if you don’t trade them in time!).

•  Prices change daily based on supply and demand:
  The fewer Red Crystals available, the higher the price.
  The more players sell, the lower the price drops.

• Red Crystal pricing is tied to the normal crystal rate, but due to their fleeting power their price has much greater volatility.
  
  

•  A 10 GP fee applies to each buy or sell transaction.
  Use them wisely — they’re valuable but fleeting.

Short Sell Green Crystals – Bet Against the Market

"Some see value in what rises. Others profit when it falls."
— Archivist of the Kath Exchange

In the heart of the Kath Crystal Exchange, a rare power has emerged: the ability to short sell Green Crystals — a high-risk, high-reward maneuver for only the bravest of market watchers.

 How it works:

• When you Short Sell a Green Crystal, you’re betting that the crystal index will drop tomorrow.

• You lock in today’s rate and wait.

• At dawn, if the market has fallen, you earn Gold Pieces (GP) based on the difference.

• If the market rises, you lose GP instead.