Motif · Book 7, This Inevitable Ruin

Memorial crystals

Formed only when a god dies, and kept by the Guild of Suffering: the queen's necklace at the masquerade is a memorial crystal for Apito, which Prepotente calls impossible, since as far as anyone knows the goddess is not dead; Emberus's quest is updated to obtain it, and a Curupira ranger named Osvaldo carries it off.

Segment appearances

• Chapter 64 — The crystal shows itself
• Chapter 67 — Hey, Dickless
• Chapter 78 — The Scavenger's daughter is with us now

Progression

Emberus's quest still wants the 'Soul Crystal—Apito' (ch. 2); it blazes a prismatic beacon from Osvaldo's hands that he cannot stow, and the trees grow taller under it (ch. 64); it shines up out of the pile and strobes like a disco light in the ball (ch. 66, ch. 67); it passes to Prepotente without a fight, and Emberus fears the Epicure (ch. 78). Burcu had a quest for it too (ch. 67).