Thanks, Ed!
On a completely unrelated note, since your active right now, and I've tried to ask you this question before, but you've seemed to have missed it (which is understandable, cuz ur a busy person!).
How much do Bloodstone Trade bars weigh? I know that they are 25gp, (1)— Alex McClay (@AlexMcclay2000) March 29, 2021
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Although they share a descriptive term, bloodstone trade bars are far different from the “trade bars” of metal that change hands so often in trading across Faerûn. Bloodstone trade bars are flat plaques of dark gray alloy… )
…(that’s how a Damaran year and noble house symbol can be stamped into them, as opposed to being graven into them, without shattering them) that incorporate the least useful (usually flawed or shattered) pieces of bloodstone…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 29, 2021
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…you have on hand (such as the chips and dust left behind after a bloodstone has been cut, either faceted or cabochon). That’s why something larger than a cut gem can be worth less than the gem.
The alloy is halduthra, is of… 4)
…ancient gnomish invention, incorporates nickel, zinc, copper, tin, and some secret mineral ingredients, and is fairly light (though bloodstone is not).
A common sort of 25 gp bloodstone trade bar is flat, smooth, with rounded…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 29, 2021
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…edges, is about 6 inches long, an inch and a half across, and three-quarters of an inch thick. And it will weigh in at about 0.65 lbs or .3 kg.
Many older bars were larger, and so, heavier.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) March 29, 2021