Jungle

Snake’s Eye
Often found in fist-sized clusters amidst clay beds and ruins, Snake’s Eye has a striking glare. These emerald-green crystals don’t grow straight like other formations but instead curl like a furious eye or the fangs of a snake. Interestingly, these formations are always hollow—as if to inject an unseen venom.

To the Lizardkin, who are often credited with its discovery, the crystal holds particular significance: their elders posit that it's the shed scales of an unknowable, ancient avatar. Snake’s Eye is often worn by men of Lizardkin faiths along their ceremonial masks. It is a frequent tool amongst their apothecaries—one widely adopted by other races for its immediate health benefits. Through faith and fangs, the witchdoctors say, the woes of the world abated. 

Kamohlt

Kamohlt knows the appraisal of both eyes and ears—sometimes called mourning metal. Initially used by indigenous jungle tribes in weather vanes and instruments, it has since been adopted by the aristocracy. Its noble purple sheen makes it a sought-after jewelry material second only to gold itself. 

The metal knows a musical resonance, reverberating like the mournful calls of a wind instrument when met with wind. Depending on their shape, these sounds can be further augmented to the point that indigenous peoples believed they were literally the songs of nature itself. Understandably, the most prestigious bards find Kamohlt in good spirits, with it making frequent appearances amongst court musicians.

Rare and often challenging to appropriate, the metal is often derived in proper quantities from deep below ground. That which remains in panning rivers is fought over for the vain chance of striking it rich. A trial of bloodshed and destruction follows its mournful song—but if you can look past that, great riches await. 

Alaxite

The constant deluge of rain makes erosion a fact of life in the jungle. What this reveals is a specific stone wavered by a constant tide, filed down to a consistency smoother than any marble. Alaxite is a smooth, black-orange rock that is always entirely spherical in nature. The sizes of this stone vary, but the largest ever recorded was twice the length of a typical wagon and nearly eight times its weight. Despite their enormous sizes, they seldom become stuck as they are without friction upon the surface and roll as easily as a man might down a hill.

Historically, ancient kings and lords used Alaxite as the purest form of noble expression. No rock is better for carving one’s smooth likeness into immortalized stone. But most don’t remember the kings themselves, but instead fear what their tombs are guarded by. Large Alaxite boulders, often affixed in secret traps, are used as unstoppable wardens against thieves and vagabonds. While it is true they can roll so long as momentum builds, they don’t stop for anything—even those caught in their wake. For this, they’re often called blood-greased, and it’s easy to see why: some of the most infamous Alaxite stones can tell the stories of dozens of would-be prospectors just by the bloodstains alone.