Red Salt
Red Salt is a material produced through a transformative process occurring in the Jayu Desert of Caer Oorun. Objects touched by beams of light emanating from the region’s Tumult Singularity are converted into red salt.
Formation Process
Transformative Light Beams
In the Jayu Desert, beams of light emerge from the Tumult Singularity. These beams possess a transformative property that converts any matter they touch into red salt. The transformation appears to be instantaneous and complete.
Tumult Singularity Connection
The red salt transformation is directly linked to the presence of a Tumult Singularity in the Jayu Desert. This phenomenon represents one of several strange manifestations reported from the area, including rings of light appearing in the night sky.
393 AC - Discovery and Reports
January 393 AC - Field Reports
In January 393 AC, troops stationed in the Jayu Desert reported the red salt transformation phenomenon to their superiors. The accounts described beams of light that turn everything they touch into red salt, creating an extreme hazard for exploratory forces.
Disturbing reports reached Waru Toowoom through his network of informants regarding these phenomena. Investigations were ongoing as of January 393 AC to understand the nature and extent of the transformation effect.
Strategic Implications
The Council of Factions hesitated on the nature of forces to deploy to the Jayu Desert given the anomalous and dangerous conditions. Temera Singh faced the delicate task of balancing numerous requests while making deployment decisions.
Physical Properties
Based on available reports, red salt appears to be:
- The result of complete material transformation
- Produced instantaneously upon contact with light beams
- Universal in effect (affects “everything” touched)
- Stable in form after transformation
The specific chemical or physical properties of red salt beyond its formation method remain undocumented as of January 393 AC.
Research Status
As of January 393 AC, investigations into the red salt phenomenon were ongoing. The relationship between the transformation effect and other Jayu Desert phenomena (such as rings of light in the night sky) remained under study.
Relationships
- Jayu Desert: Location where red salt transformation occurs
- The Tumult: Source of Singularity producing transformative light beams
- Caer Oorun: Province containing the Jayu Region
- Waru Toowoom: Received reports about red salt phenomenon (393 AC)
- Temera Singh: Deliberated on force deployment in response to phenomenon
- Council of Factions: Hesitated on response to dangerous conditions
- Rediscovery Endeavor: Expedition encountering red salt phenomenon