In an effort to reduce paperwork (ok, virtual paperwork) and prepare for some upcoming changes to cities and houses, we're pleased to announce an overhaul to the way master crystals and refining are handled! The details of the changes are as follows:

* Magi now have a personal tally of facets that they can refine from a master crystal, which replaces the single massive pool shared among all house members. There is a hard limit of 5,000 facets per person.

* Houses that own a master crystal still have a pool of facets, which is increased by 1 facet for each pearl folded in by house members. These facets can then be allocated to individual house members by those with the CRYSTALS power (which is assignable by the house leader). There is a hard limit of 200,000 facets in the communal pool.

* The number of facets per pearl folded in has been increased.

* Personal facets can also be transferred between house members with GRANT <person> <number> FACETS while standing at the master crystal.

* HOUSE CRYSTAL(S) has been expanded upon, allowing house members with the privilege to:
* HOUSE CRYSTAL STATUS - Show details of the house's communal pool.
* HOUSE CRYSTAL LOG - Show additions and withdrawals to the crystal.
* HOUSE CRYSTAL ALLOCATE - Move facets from the communal pool to a house member.

* We have "reset" all existing master crystals to reflect these changes, so everyone who is magi class and a member of a house that owns a master crystal has been given 50 facets to get you started. Every house pool has been gifted with 10,000 facets.

Penned by My hand on the 25th of Glacian, in the year 645 AF.