Ki energy flows within the body, and this flow can be enhanced by physical contact with objects whose ki energy has been aligned to one of the seven chakras. While any object can be aligned, gemstones hold ki energy well and are easily aligned to a chakra, making them the preferred material for ki enhancement. Jewelers cut gems to produce this effect. These gems are commonly called keystones to differentiate them from ordinary gems

Each chakra can only be enhanced by one keystone at a time, and the keystone must be aligned to the chakra in order to provide the benefit. Additionally, it is not possible to receive ki benefits from two stones of the same type. A keystone must be worn close to the body for at least 30 seconds before its benefits are activated. If the stone is removed, the benefits will fade after 60 seconds, after which a different keystone can be applied. If a stone is worn with an alignment to a chakra which is already activated, there is no effect

Aligning a keystone to a chakra makes it immune to attempted ki bindings on the gem or stone itself, as the items ki is already actively bound. Keystones that are not aligned may be affected by bindings appropriate for their material. For gemstones, the appropriate binding is earth

Keystones can be placed in any item as long as they are worn close to the body. Some adventurers will place all of their stones in belts specially designed to hold the stones, with slots to hold the stones close to the skin. Keystones may also be worn in necklaces, rings, or even in clothing or shoes

These keystones can also be placed into weapons, providing the same benefits provided the weapon is held in the hand or worn on the body when not in use. Some effects are specifically meant to be placed in weapons and convey certain effects when successfully striking an opponent or ally

Not all gems and stones are well suited for alignment to the different chakras. Similarly, each type of stone is well suited to producing specific effects. Jewelers take this into consideration when choosing which combinations of effects and chakra alignments to instill in their creations. The tables below outline which combinations you can expect to find in your adventures

Keystones have various attributes based on the cut of the gem. A jeweler cuts the gem to create a facet, instilling the desired attribute in the gem. A keystone can have up to five facets, and thus up to five attributes. Some attributes require multiple facets to produce their effect

Example
You have an Amber gem which you align to your Lotus chakra. You select the Blurring Speed attribute which requires two facets. You then select Tough Hide which requires one facet. You select this attribute three times to reduce incoming damage by 9 points. Selecting this attribute three times requires three facets. You have now cut all five facets of the Amber gem and can place no additional attributes on the gem

The benefits of an attribute do not stack if you are aligned to more than one keystone with the same attribute

Keystones embedded within other items take no damage from attacks targeting the outer item. The keystone itself can be the target of an attack, in which case it takes full damage regardless of surrounding material. If an enclosing item is destroyed, a keystone ceases to be aligned to its wearer, but may be realigned immediately. Keystones have 15 item durability points

The following table lists which gems can be aligned to the different chakras

The following list gives details about each attributes, its required facets, and the gems to which it can be added

The stone stores up ki energy which can be released in quick bursts
Benefit: Store 1 swift action per day. You may use this ability in a round, even if you have already spent your actions. Multiple bonuses add to the number of actions you may store
Special: You cannot spend more than one stored swift action per round
Required Facets: 1
Compatible Gems: Pearl; Agate, Quartz

Evens your ki flow, allowing it to recover from deep drains more easily
Benefit: Once per day, you may reduce a cooldown by 1 round. Multiple bonuses increase the round reduction, but do not grant more uses per day
Required Facets: 1
Compatible Gems: Amber, Pearl; Jasper, Agate

Clears your minor ki lines, allowing your bindings to move quickly
Benefit: Improves the speed of all your bindings by 1H
Required Facets: 1
Compatible Gems: Citrine, Tiger's Eye; Agate, Beryl, Jasper, Opal, Quartz

Shifts your ki allowing you to move quickly
Benefit: Increases your base movement speed by 5 feet
Required Facets: 2
Compatible Gems: Amber

Directs the flow of ki to enhance eyesight
Benefit: Grants the wearer Darkvision, 60 feet. Multiple bonuses extend the range
Required Facets: 2
Compatible Gems: Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Obsidian

The ki energy stored in the stone bolsters your tenacity
Benefit: Grants a 1d6 bonus to Will Saves and +2d6 bonus to your defense against Disarm checks. Conditions that would cause you to drop your weapon do not cause you to drop your weapon.
Required Facets: 2
Compatible Gems: Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Obsidian, Sapphire, Turquoise; Agate, Beryl, Jasper, Opal, Pearl, Quartz

Deepens your ki pool
Requires: Ki Pool class feature
Benefit: Increase the size of your Ki Pool by 1 point
Required Facets: 1
Compatible Gems: Pearl; Quartz

Coordinates your ki granting you superior dexterity
Benefit: You gain a +1 bonus to Dexterity
Required Facets: 1
Compatible Gems: Tiger's Eye, Topaz; Agate

Strengthens your tether to the subtle body, causing your body to grow lighter
Benefit: You gain a 1d6 bonus to Jump(distance) and flying checks
Required Facets: 2
Compatible Gems: Melanite, Ruby; Agate, Diamond, Quartz

Strengthens your ki aura
Benefit: Increases the DC of your Ki Aura talent by +2
Required Facets: 1
Compatible Gems: Aquamarine, Tourmaline, Turquoise

Stores and releases great amounts of raw ki energy in one burst
Benefit: Increases the number of units granted by your Earthen Sigil by 5
Required Facets: 1
Compatible Gems: Obsidian, Pearl; Beryl, Jasper

Hardens your ki, fueling your determination
Benefit: You gain a +1 bonus to Resolve
Required Facets: 1
Compatible Gems: Peridot

Leverages your ki to increase your overall strength
Benefit: You gain a +1 bonus to Strength
Required Facets: 1
Compatible Gems: Peridot

The keystone absorbs ki energy, dampening the severity of incoming ki attacks
Benefit: Grants a 1d6 bonus to hit for the purposes of defending against Ki attacks
Required Facets: 1
Compatible Gems: Garnet, Malachite, Melanite, Opal, Peridot, Ruby, Tiger's Eye; Quartz

Blocks the ki lines to the eyes completely, diverting it to the lotus chakra
Benefit: Once per hour, the wearer may activate Truesight for 3 rounds
Special: Truesight blocks normal sight
Required Facets: 5
Compatible Gems: Obsidian

Separates your ki bindings from the movements of your body
Benefit: Your ki bindings do not require movements in your body, removing any limb requirements
Required Facets: 3
Compatible Gems: Obsidian; Diamond

Transforms small amounts of ki energy into physical light
Benefit: The object in which this gem is set glows with a soft light roughly equal to a lantern, though evenly distributed. Raises the light level by 1 within 30 feet. As a swift action you may touch the item, gathering the light into a small orb which floats above your hand. If you release the orb the light returns to the object. The light may be extinguished as a free action by exerting your will
Required Facets: 1
Compatible Gems: Amber, Citrine, Malachite, Melanite, Obsidian, Pearl, Sapphire, Tourmaline; Diamond, Jasper

Fortune seems to follow you wherever you go
Benefit: Up to three times per day, you may take advantage on skill checks, saves, or hit rolls. Alternatively, you may spend one of your uses to reroll up to three dice that come up as a “1” on a skill check, save, hit roll, or damage roll. You may not use Luck more than once in a segment. This item attribute does not stack with the benefits of the feat Luck
Required Facets: 3
Compatible Gems: Aquamarine, Garnet, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Melanite, Obsidian, Opal, Sapphire, Topaz, Tourmaline, Turquoise

Sharpens your ki energy, allowing you to act quickly
Benefit: You gain a 1d6 bonus to your initiative
Required Facets: 2
Compatible Gems: Amethyst, Garnet, Sapphire, Melanite; Diamond, Quartz

Extends your ki aura, connecting it to those around you, increasing your awareness of incoming danger
Benefit: Add a 1d6 bonus to your Reaction
Required Facets: 1
Compatible Gems: Garnet, Jasper

Enables you to transform your ki energy to contain poisons, making it easier to defend against their effects
Benefit: Adds a 2d6 bonus to fortitude saves made against poison
Required Facets: 1
Compatible Gems: Agate, Amber, Aquamarine, Beryl, Citrine, Emerald, Garnet, Jade, Malachite, Melanite, Obsidian, Ruby, Sapphire, Tourmaline

You infuse your ki into the stone for later use
Requires: Ki Pool class feature
Benefit: As a standard action, you may store a ki point in the gem by expending 1 ki point. The gem can hold 1 ki point per attribute value. Expending stored ki points is a free action
Required Facets: 1
Compatible Gems: Emerald, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Pearl, Peridot, Topaz

Strengthens your ki tether, improving your intellect
Benefit: You gain a +1 bonus to Intelligence
Required Facets: 1
Compatible Gems: Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli; Diamond, Opal

You use your ki energy to redirect the flow of blood in your body, stopping a wound from bleeding
Benefit: Once per day as a standard action, you may stop the bleeding from your wounds by touching this gem. Each additional bonus increases the uses per day by 1
Required Facets: 1
Compatible Gems: Amber, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Emerald, Garnet, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Melanite, Obsidian, Pearl, Peridot, Ruby, Sapphire, Tiger's Eye, Topaz, Tourmaline, Turquoise

Shifts your ki energy to improve focus and coordination
Benefit: Grants a 1d6 bonus offensive or defensive hit formulas. When the user attunes to the keystone, they choose whether to apply the bonus to offensive or defensive formulas
Required Facets: 2
Compatible Gems: Agate, Beryl, Jasper, Opal

You lace your ki energy throughout your body to dampen the effects of incoming blows
Benefit: When you suffer damage from an incoming attack, it is reduced by 3 points
Required Facets: 1
Compatible Gems: Agate, Amber, Jade, Jasper, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Obsidian, Opal, Pearl, Quartz, Tiger's Eye, Turquoise

Connects you to the subtleties of your ki flow, allowing you to easily spot disturbances in another's ki flow
Requires: Detect Lies class feature
Benefit: The bonus to Sense Motive granted by the Detect Lies class feature increases by 1d6, or 3 pips
Required Facets: 2
Compatible Gems: Sapphire

Tether a portion of your existence to the physical plane
Benefit: Once per day you may leave a portion of your consciousness at your current location. For the next 24 hours or until you sleep an hour or more, you can hear what happens at that location as if you were there, regardless of how far from that location you bring your physical body. You may only have one ward active at a time. Adding this attribute to a gem multiple times increases the uses per day by one each time it is selected
Required Facets: 1
Compatible Gems: Amethyst, Aquamarine, Lapis Lazuli, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Turquoise

The bonuses in the list below are designed to be placed directly in a weapon and only function when used in this way. They function as with the other abilities and stones, except that they must be used in a weapon.

Your attacks may only apply one type of condition. If you have the ability to apply more than one condition, choosing which condition to apply is a free action, which may be decided no later than directly before the hit is determined to be successful. If not explicitly determined, the last used effect is applied. If no previously applied condition exists, no effect is applied.

Ranged and melee weapons may both acquire the following effects.

Your strikes create a ki surge in minor ki lines, preventing clear sight for a short time
Benefit: When you successfully hit an opponent with the affected weapon, they must make a Insight Save DC 15 or they become blinded for 1 round. If the target has the Ki Pool class feature, they recover one ki point. Creatures that have truesight are unaffected by this condition
Required Facets: 2
Compatible Gems: Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Diamond

Your strikes block minor ki lines, preventing clear thought for a short time
Benefit: When you successfully hit an opponent with the affected weapon, they must make a Insight Save DC 15 or they become disoriented for 1 round
Required Facets: 2
Compatible Gems: Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Diamond

Your strikes block minor ki lines, preventing hearing temporarily
Benefit: When you successfully hit an opponent with the affected weapon, they must make a Insight Save DC 15 or they become deafened in both ears for 2 rounds
Required Facets: 1
Compatible Gems: Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Diamond

Your strikes drain the target of their ki energy
Benefit: When you successfully hit an opponent with the affected weapon, they must make a Will Save DC 15 or they become exhausted for 1 round
Required Facets: 3
Compatible Gems: Emerald, Jade, Peridot

Your attacks siphon ki energy
Benefit: If you have the Ki Pool class feature, when you successfully hit an opponent with the affected weapon, you take a portion of their ki energy, regaining 1 point in your ki pool. If the target has a Ki Pool, they may make a Will Save DC 15 to prevent this loss
Required Facets: 3
Compatible Gems: Sapphire

Your targets never even catch a glimpse of you
Benefit: The range increment is increased by 5 feet with the affected weapon
Required Facets: 1
Compatible Gems: Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Diamond, Quartz

Your strikes are enhanced by the ki energy in this stone, making conditions you apply with your strikes harder to avoid
Benefit: When you successfully hit an opponent with a weapon that applies a condition, the DC to avoid this condition increases by 2
Required Facets: 1
Compatible Gems: Agate, Amethyst, Emerald, Sapphire

Your strikes drain the target of their ki energy
Benefit: When you successfully hit an opponent with the affected weapon, they must make a Will Save DC 15 or they become staggered for 1 round
Required Facets: 2
Compatible Gems: Emerald, Jade, Peridot

Your strikes infuse the target with a blast of ki energy, temporarily stunning them
Benefit: When you successfully hit an opponent with the affected weapon, they must make a Will Save DC 15 or they become stunned for 1 round. If the target has the Ki Pool class feature, they recover one ki point
Required Facets: 3
Compatible Gems: Emerald, Jade, Peridot

The bonuses in the list below are designed to be placed directly in armor and only function when used in this way. They function as with the other abilities and stones, except that they must be used in armor.

Your armor deflects particular incoming attacks
Benefit: Choose an attack type from the following list: Air, Earth, Electricity, Fire, Ki, Bludgeoning/Piercing/Slashing, or Water. You gain a 2d6 bonus when defending against attacks of this type when you are wearing the armor and you are the target of the attack

Required Facets: 2
Compatible Gems: Garnet, Malachite, Melanite, Opal, Peridot, Ruby, Tiger's Eye; Quartz

Your Ki deflects incoming grabs and holds
Benefit: You gain a 2d6 defensive bonus against grapple maneuvers
Required Facets: 1
Compatible Gems: Amber, Citrine, Malachite, Ruby, Tiger's Eye, Topaz; Agate, Diamond

Like the rose
Benefit: Attacks that attempt to siphon ki energy from you cause a loss of ki equal to the amount they attempted to take from you, and you suffer no negative effects
Required Facets: 2
Compatible Gems: Amber, Citrine, Tiger's Eye, Topaz; Agate, Diamond

The following is a list of each gem and the attributes associated with it

Description: Volcanic rock characterized by a fine grain and bright color
Associated Attributes: Action, Balanced Ki, Blurred Bindings, Defiance, Dexterity, Feather, Potent Strikes, Reject Poison, Repulsion, Repulsion, Greater, Striking, Thorns, Tough Hide
Associated Chakras: Heart, Navel, Sacral, Root

Description: Unique among the gemstones, amber is fossilized tree resin. It is transparent and usually has a warm orange color, though rarely blue or green amber can be found
Associated Attributes: Balanced Ki, Blurring Speed, Light, Reject Poison, Repulsion, Repulsion, Greater, Stanching, Thorns, Tough Hide
Associated Chakras: Lotus, Sacral, Root

Description: A clear gem with various shades of purple, amethyst is a special form of quartz
Associated Attributes: Blinding Strike, Confusing Strike, Darkvision, Deafening Strike, Long Shot, Lowlight Vision, Potent Strikes, Quicken, Sharp Mind, Stanching, Ward
Associated Chakras: Lotus, Crown

Description: Aquamarine is a transparent gem with light blue color. It is a type of beryl
Associated Attributes: Fierce Aura, Luck, Reject Poison, Stanching, Ward
Associated Chakras: Throat

Description: Beryl is a family of gems usually cut into regular hexagonal shapes to best enhance the ki. Beryl can be red, yellow, blue, or green
Associated Attributes: Blurred Bindings, Defiance, Foundations, Reject Poison, Striking
Associated Chakras: Crown, Throat, Heart, Navel, Sacral

Description: Clear gemstone with a pale yellow color, citrine is a form of quartz. Darker and more brilliant citrine is rare and often mistaken for topaz
Associated Attributes: Blurred Bindings, Light, Reject Poison, Repulsion, Repulsion, Greater, Stanching, Thorns
Associated Chakras: Navel

Description: Diamond is an extremely strong gem due to its dense structure. This structure also prevents impurities, making diamonds with coloration very rare and the colors are very faint.
Associated Attributes: Blinding Strike, Confusing Strike, Deafening Strike, Feather, Ki Transcendence, Light, Long Shot, Repulsion, Repulsion, Greater, Sharp Mind, Thorns
Associated Chakras: Lotus, Root

Description: A deep green gemstone from the beryl family, emerald is relatively weak compared to other gems. Jewelers use its delicate structure of emeralds to their advantage, bringing out subtleties in the ki flow.
Associated Attributes: Exhausting Strike, Potent Strikes, Reject Poison, Reserves, Staggering Strike, Stanching, Stunning Strike
Associated Chakras: Heart

Description: Garnet is a transparent gem which is usually dark red in color, though garnets in orange, yellow, and black do exist. Very rare garnets exist which seem to change color when exposed to moonlight and sunlight.
Associated Attributes: Ki Resonance, Luck, Protection, Quicken, Reaction, Reject Poison, Stanching
Associated Chakras: Root

Description: An opaque stone which is green in color. Shades range from brilliant to dark green.
Associated Attributes: Defiance, Exhausting Strike, Reject Poison, Reserves, Staggering Strike, Stanching, Stunning Strike, Tough Hide
Associated Chakras: Heart

Description: An aggregate of quartz and other minerals, jasper is opaque and is usually red, though it can also be yellow, orange, or brown, and very rarely green
Associated Attributes: Balanced Ki, Blurred Bindings, Defiance, Foundations, Light, Reaction, Striking, Tough Hide
Associated Chakras: Navel, Sacral

Description: An opaque stone with a bright blue color
Associated Attributes: Blinding Strike, Confusing Strike, Darkvision, Deafening Strike, Defiance, Long Shot, Lowlight Vision, Luck, Reserves, Sharp Mind, Stanching, Tough Hide, Ward
Associated Chakras: Crown

Description: An opaque copper carbonate that is green in color
Associated Attributes: Ki Resonance, Light, Luck, Protection, Reject Poison, Repulsion, Repulsion, Greater, Reserves, Stanching, Tough Hide
Associated Chakras: Heart

Description: Melanite can be transparent or opaque and is smokey gray or black in color, respectively
Associated Attributes: Feather, Ki Resonance, Light, Luck, Protection, Reject Poison, Quicken, Stanching
Associated Chakras: Root

Description: Volcanic glass that is black or deep purple in color
Associated Attributes: Darkvision, Defiance, Foundations, Ki Sight, Ki Transcendence, Light, Lowlight Vision, Luck, Reject Poison, Stanching, Tough Hide
Associated Chakras: Lotus

Description: This multicolored and reflective gemstone is a form of silica. It contains 5-10% water, though this is not enough to move the gems via bindings.
Associated Attributes: Blurred Bindings, Defiance, Ki Resonance, Luck, Protection, Sharp Mind, Stanching, Striking, Tough Hide
Associated Chakras: Crown, Throat

Description: An opaque, crystalline, product of mollusks needs little shaping as it has already been crafted by a living organism to allow ki enhancement, however because of this pearls are not versatile
Associated Attributes: Action, Balanced Ki, Defiance, Depth, Foundations, Light, Reserves, Stanching, Tough Hide
Associated Chakras: Lotus, Heart

Description: This transparent gem has an olive green color and is among the few gems that occur in a single color. The shade of the color varies from a lighter green with elements of yellow, to a darker deep olive green
Associated Attributes: Great Resolve, Great Strength, Exhausting Strike, Ki Resonance, Protection, Reserves, Staggering Strike, Stanching, Stunning Strike
Associated Chakras: Heart

Description: This mineral is extremely abundant in Terra's crust, and as such its potential for ki enhancement is extremely versatile. It is transparent and often completely colorless. It can have shades of color, though when it does it is often only suitable for alignment to a single chakra
Associated Attributes: Action, Blurred Bindings, Defiance, Depth, Feather, Ki Resonance, Long Shot, Protection, Tough Hide
Associated Chakras: Lotus, Crown, Throat, Heart, Navel, Sacral, Root

Description: A transparent gem that ranges from pink to blood red in color
Associated Attributes: Feather, Ki Resonance, Protection, Reject Poison, Repulsion, Repulsion, Greater, Stanching
Associated Chakras: Root

Description: A transparent gemstone which ranges from deep blues to deep purple color
Associated Attributes: Defiance, Ki Stealing, Light, Luck, Potent Strikes, Quicken, Reject Poison, Stanching, Truth, Ward
Associated Chakras: Lotus, Crown

Description: An opaque gemstone that is stratified and orange or red-brown in color. Extremely rare blue variants exist, which is often referred to as Hawk's Eye
Associated Attributes: Blurred Bindings, Dexterity, Ki Resonance, Protection, Repulsion, Repulsion, Greater, Stanching, Thorns, Tough Hide
Associated Chakras: Sacral

Description: A transparent, prismatic gem which ranges from orange to yellow in color
Associated Attributes: Dexterity, Luck, Repulsion, Repulsion, Greater, Reserves, Stanching, Thorns
Associated Chakras: Lotus, Navel

Description: A transparent gem ranging from blue green to deep blue in color
Associated Attributes: Fierce Aura, Light, Luck, Reject Poison, Stanching, Ward
Associated Chakras: Throat

Description: An opaque mineral with blue-green coloring
Associated Attributes: Defiance, Fierce Aura, Luck, Stanching, Tough Hide, Ward
Associated Chakras: Throat