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GrandpaMunster wrote: @pumpkinator

1. Actually glowstone must have power, however i didn't mention it here because it is a vanilla object, but because it has a constant sustained glow, and does not gain energy from a lightsource, and then for a short time glow like a glow in the dark sticker, we can say it must have energy.

2. The silmarils made by the elf, that are gems, proves my points.

3.The arkenstone seems to have the power to corrupt ones mind to lust for wealth.

4. Palantir being made by an elf again proves my point. Everyone understands they were Tolkien's crystal balls, they're gems, and to quote a certain person, "everyone knows it."

In regards to your last two sentences: '''5. 'The materials that the elves' used to craft their mastercraft objects are certainly still to be found in middle earth, whereas it is the knowledge that has been "lost", I am merely suggesting that there are those, who by studying lore, have discovered a remnant'' of the knowledge, and can thus use the materials still there. As far as the evil factions having it, certainly Sauron remembers.

@Notverygoodusername

It is not a fancy slingshot. It's supposed to absorb the energy of the crystals, and then shoot said energy. If you simply don't like the crafting recipe, then perhaps you have something to suggest? 1. Actually the Glowstone doesn’t need to have power, torches glow as well, and they don’t have power. The point is chemical reaction are still a thing.

2. Barhir is correct, most of the power of the Silmarils come from the light of the trees (made by a Valar) and the prophecy of Mandos (also a valar). The gems themselves are simply vessels, like barrels holding holy ale.

3. The arkenstone is just a pretty rock. Ignore all movie-based misconceptions, the lust is all Ring of Power-based.

4. Something that is alike to a crystal ball is not a crystal ball. And something most people know is that the Palantirí are called stones, not crystal balls. They don’t call it the Crystal Ball of Orthanc, they call it the Stone of Orthanc.

5. Any remaining knowledge about the crafting of such things was probably lost in Eregion when Sauron destroyed it in the late Second Age. Celebrimbor and the Noldorí smiths there were likely the last that had any knowledge of such crafting. There might be some lore or knowledge in the matter left over but if neither Elrond nor Galadriel nor any other powerful and wise Elven lord saw a reason in looking for such knowledge, then it is highly unlikely that there is any “lost lore” to be found of worth.

6. Last I looked the President of the USA is not a certified Tolkien expert.

7. Appearing to be made of solid glass or black crystal doesn’t mean it is made of either solid glass or black crystal. The sets of Star Trek appear to be made of some futuristic building material but are actually made of plywood. If people knew what the Palantirí were made of, I’m sure there would be more than just Seven of them.

Also, Gandalf says that the “It is beyond his [Saurman’s] art, and beyond Sauron’s too” about the Palantirí. If the palantirí were simply balls of solid glass or black crystal I highly doubt the crafting of them would be beyond their art.

 @Pumpkinator