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WarpstoneWarpstone is a substance found in the Warhammer world, and also in the Warhammer 40,000 world during the first/second edition. Warpstone is a greenish-black crystal, described as somehow being able to "suck all the light from around itself, leaving it black, whilst still emitting its own green glow"; the end result is a rather complex optical illusion. The substance is apparently solidified Chaos Energy/Magic, and as such it holds tremendous transmutatory powers. During the time period detailed in Games Workshop's campaign game Mordheim, Warpstone, which is referred to by Humans and most other races as Wyrdstone, is discovered to be the catalyst in a working philosopher's stone; Warpstone can be used to turn base metal into gold! After being devastated by a comet made of the stuff, Mordheim is quickly besieged by adventuring gangs hoping to strike it rich. After Emperor Magnus the Pious ascends the throne, it is discovered that Wyrdstone, once believed to have all manner of beneficial properties, is actually a creation of Chaos, and so its use is outlawed. The recipe for the transmutatory elixir has been forgotten, though some still attempt to rediscover it, and now it is mostly wizards who have any dealings with the stuff, as it is a key ingredient in many magical spells. Warpstone has a special tie to the Skaven race, who simultaneously use it as fuel and regard it as sacred. Unlike the Beastmen, which they are often classed as being by ignorant Human scholars, Skaven are not a degeneration of Man, but rather an evolution of Rat, created by exposure to Warpstone.
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