Dragonjade

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The Jade Wind petrified everything it touched, devastating the southeastern coastal regions. A stone sea holds no food—but it’s absorbed centuries of magic. Canthan innovators have long sought practical applications for the material known as "dragonjade", achieving solutions undreamed of in the rest of the world.

— Official website

A Dragonjade with petrified fish trapped inside.

Dragonjade is a material used in the Empire of the Dragon in Cantha to create advanced technology surpassing even that of the asura. This cornerstone of the future comes from the Jade Sea, where the petrified ocean waves have been infused with Elder Dragon magic.

Usage[edit]

Dragonjade technology in every corner of the Cantha's metropolis.

Dragonjade serves as an energy source for Canthan innovation, powering their advanced Jade Tech. It is used for a wide range of applications, including everyday tasks, transportation such as zip lines, and infrastructure, as well as weapons and armor that embody their cutting-edge technological aesthetic. Dragonjade also fuels bots and mechs, serving as helpful assistants or deadly opponents.^[1] Its adaptability extends to the creation of prosthetic limbs, further showcasing its integral role in Cantha's technological advancements.

Constructs

Jade Bots — Jade Bots are small, customizable companions powered by Dragonjade. These versatile constructs assist players with a variety of tasks, such as scavenging, waypoint assistance, and enhancing movement through energy boosts.
Jade Mechs — Jade Mechs are larger, automated, and more combat-oriented constructs designed to patrol key areas and detect intruders including some small tasks such as delivery and advertising systems. They can be both allies, helping in combat and defense scenarios, and enemies, encountered as dangerous opponents repurposed by the Jade Brotherhood during certain missions. The mechanists seen them as a pal.^[2]
Jade Turrets — Dragonjade also fuels stationary defensive turrets, which are strategically placed to provide firepower in key locations. These automated weapons are capable of engaging multiple threats simultaneously, acting as guardians for Cantha’s infrastructures and vulnerable areas.
Siege Turtles — The Siege Turtle is a living, massive turtle enhanced with Dragonjade-powered artillery mounted on its back. These creatures are bred and trained to serve as both transportation and mobile heavy weapon platforms.

Tools and Transportation

Jade Tech Defensive Protocol and Jade Tech Offensive Protocols — Pieces of Dragonjade technology found throughout Cantha.
Jade Tech Prostheses — Dragonjade enables the creation of highly functional prosthetic limbs, offering Canthans enhanced mobility and precision.
- Known users: April, Elora, Marii, Trader Chung-Cha, Village Leader Ladislaw, and Yao
Jade Technician Backpack — Similar to prosthetic limbs, the Jade Technician Backpack serves as a mechanical extension, functioning as a third arm.
Jade Tech Sled — A floating transportation device powered by Dragonjade, designed primarily for delivery purposes.
Jade Tech Teleporters — Found throughout Cantha, these teleporters enable instant travel between locations, revolutionizing transportation and urban navigation.
Jade Tech Zip Lines — These zip lines allow jade bot users to traverse Cantha’s vertical landscapes with ease.

Decorations

Dragonjade is not only functional but also a key element in Canthan design, inspiring a variety of decorative pieces that bring elegance and brilliance to homes and public spaces. From glowing lights to intricate ornamental displays, these luminous creations serve to illuminate Cantha’s city, creating visual effects that highlight both traditional and modern aesthetics. Whether adorning homes, temples, or communal areas, Dragonjade decorations add a touch of beauty and innovation to any space.

Other uses

Appliances — Dragonjade powers household and industrial appliances, streamlining daily tasks and boosting productivity across Canthan society. Such as a lantern, an oven, or a mixer.
Holoprojector — Found throughout Cantha, used for communication and visual display. Powered by Dragonjade energy.
- Known broadcasters: Han-Gyeol and Mi-Rae.
Skiff Turbo Boost — Dragonjade fuels turbo boost systems on skiffs, enabling faster water travel. This feature enhances navigation and efficiency during fishing and exploration activities.
Weapons and Armor — Jade Tech combines power and beauty, eliminating the need to compromise between battle readiness and style. Canthan artisans are on the razor edge of fashion with weapons and armor that reflect the new technological landscape.^[1]
- Gunsaber — The combination of sword and a gun using the Jade Tech. With cartridges loaded with amber from trees in the Echovald Forest, these weapons cut with explosive power. Exclusive to the bladesworns.^[3]
- Harbinger — They extracted the Dragonjade's energy to empower their magic and use those same energies to make bullets.^[4]
- Jade Sphere — A tools for the catalysts made by Xunlai Jade, uses to charged up magic through spellcasting that catalysts can tap into to summon wells of power.^[5]

History[edit]

The Jade Wind[edit]

In 1382 CC (872 AE), the treacherous assassin Shiro Tagachi used corrupted magic of Dwayna stolen from Emperor Angsiyan to assassinate him in the Harvest Temple during the Harvest Ceremony. Vizu, together with the champions of the Luxons and the Kurzicks, Archemorus and Saint Viktor, stopped Shiro Tagachi. However, the magic unleashed from Shiro's death unleashed the Jade Wind, petrifying the Jade Sea and the Echovald Forest in the process, turning both solid and killing thousands of its inhabitants.

The Luxons took advantage of this newly established resource and created quarries and mines to extract the jade that was in the place, using the turtles as a means of cargo.

Guild Wars: Factions[edit]

After Shiro Tagachi attempted to return to life and was slain by human heroes in 1582 CC (1072 AE), rumors of water stirring below the Jade Sea's surface began to circulate, though most historians deemed these to be mere speculation.

Interim years[edit]

Before Xunlai Jade was the main exporter of jade, there was a company called the Silver Dawn Mining Group that was in charge of mining jade.^[6] It was in 1820 CC (1310AE) when Yu Joon first encountered natural dragonjade. Joon began experimenting with it, placing a piece in her amber lantern and finding that it glowed twelve times brighter when powered by this new jade.^[7] Joon, together with Park Chul-Moo, founded a company named Hyeoksin Jade and eventually expanded its operations via acquiring the Xunlai Guild, renaming the company as Xunlai Jade in 1830 CC (1320 AE).^[8] The company's mission became to extract the jade and use it to bring the Canthan empire to a new era of technology and prosperity. After acquiring exclusive mining rights to the Jade Sea region, Xunlai Jade gained an effective monopoly on the extraction of viable dragonjade.

In 1836 CC (1326 AE) upon the death of the Elder Dragon Zhaitan, some of the magic released from his body flowed south of Tyria, until it reached the Jade Sea in Cantha turning the entire sea from a bluish tone to a greenish tone.^[9]

End of Dragons[edit]

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It is discovered that the magic within Dragonjade is dragon magic, and Aurene reveals that the creation of jade power was as much Soo-Won's idea as it was Joon's. Soo-Won is found to be at the heart of the Yong Reactor, the facility where Dragonjade is energized with magic, of her own volition as part of a deal with Joon. The reactor filters and regulates the ley-line magic that Soo-won consumes, preventing corruption from building up within her, and the magic she sheds as a result of this process is used to energize the dragonjade. The successive deaths of the elder dragons have put increasing strain on Soo-Won and the reactor, resulting in anomalies and strange behaviours cropping up in Cantha's Jadetech. With the destruction of the Yong Reactor, Xunlai Jade was left without a means of efficently charging the dragonjade, throwing Cantha into an energy crisis.

With the death of Soo-Won, Xunlai Jade is exploring new methods of energizing Dragonjade to supply the energy needs of the Cantha, with the assistence of the asura Taimi.