#this isn't what i should be doing bc i have bookclub chapters due today but here i am

[raayllum]

Quick thoughts on the Scale of Shiruakh:

It seems at first to be a carrier primarily of Sun magic, hence why it emits light, turns Runaan's arrow to ash, and de-corrupts Claudia's face (similar to Viren consuming sunray butterflies for the same thing). However, just summoning the amulet does make her eyes glow the telltale dark magic purple, so who knows.

We do know, alternatively, that the scale armour Claudia summons is dark magic adjacent if not it outright, because the spell to summon it is what turns more of her hair white. It also drains the green out of the leg Terry made for her, replacing it with purple (which, dear lord the symbolism of her entire character design at this point).

The fact she can use the scale without destroying it, though, and for repeated uses, does mean something interesting. It's the closest we've ever seen anything else function like a primal stone beyond an inherent primal connection itself. This makes sense, since archdragons are the embodiment of their primal in a lot of ways, but it does open up an interesting alternative to the arduous task of making primal stones (which, if even just Moon always requires grounded up unicorn bones, may not actually be a long term solution for a lack of an arcanum connection). Perhaps one day dragons could lend their scales willingly as a replacement...