"You humans cut stones to unlock their beauty, but trolls cut stones to unlock their power."
— Vendel, "The Shattered King", Trollhunters
A large star sapphire gem, the symbol of her power, levitated from her table nearby and flew to her hand. Its power reinforced her own, and she formed a psi-shield against him.
"It kind of feels like it needs to be in the right place at the right time with people who know how to use it. Other than that, it might just be a really big, super magical rock. Like this big. Like a cheese wheel, but if it was worth 40,000 platinum and is irreplaceable."
— Beau on the threshold crest, Critical Role, "The Neverending Day"
"But Dr. Cortex, to reach full power, we need not only your Master Crystal, but also, the remaining 25 Slave Crystals, from the surface. How do you expect to retrieve them, when we don't have any earthbound operatives left?"
— Dr. N. Gin, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
