Amber

[G E M   T Y P E]::  AMBER

[C L A S S I F I C A T I O N]:: ORGANIC GEMSTONE

[H U E]::  

:: ORANGE, BROWN, RED

:: GREEN, BLUE, BLACK, VIOLET

:: YELLOW

[H A R D N E S S]:: 2-2½

[R E F R A C T I V E   I N D E X]:: 1.54

[S P E C I F I C  G R A V I T Y]:: 1.05-1.096

[F R A C T U R E]:: CONCHOIDAL-BRITTLE

[D I S P E R S I O N]:: NONE

[H E A T   S E N S I T I V I T Y]:: EXTREMELY HIGH

[B I R E F R I N G E N C E]:: NONE

[C R Y S T A L  S T R U C T U R E]:: NONE

[F A C ET // C U T]:: NOT APPLICABLE. HEATED AND COOLED TO CHANGE HUE AND/OR REMOVE IMPURITIES.

[G E M  P L A C E M E N T]:: :: HEAD

BACK OF HANDS, PALMS, MOUTH

:: CHEST, NECK, STOMACH, ARMS, NOSE, BACK

:: LEGS, FEET, EYES

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AMBERS ARE EXPERIMENTAL GEMS CREATED FROM ORGANIC MATTER FOUND ON THE PLANET EARTH. THEY ARE WEAPONLESS, BUT CAN SHAPESHIFT AND CHANGE THE HARDNESS OF THEIR BODIES IN ORDER TO ENSNARE FOES IN VISCOUS, TACKY RESIN. 

AMBERS ARE NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION, AS HOMEWORLD HAS NO INTEREST IN EARTH. THE FEW AMBERS THAT REMAIN ARE SOCIAL PARIAHS-- OUTCASTS DUE TO THEIR ORIGINS AND PURPOSE.  MOST AMBERS HAVE BEEN REPURPOSED AS SOLDIERS, SPIES, OR ASSASSINS, WITH A NOTABLE FEW RISING IN THE RANKS AND GAINING TITLES AND COMMENDATIONS.