Talk:Demantoid/@comment-33564756-20191128222210/@comment-27725096-20191203182818

actually era 2 doesn't just make gems short

resource shortages have various effects on gems, they can lack height, abilities, powers, and alike

leggy visually looks like an era 1 ruby, but is likely weaker

peridot says era 2 peridots are given limb enhancers to compensate for their lack of kinetic abilities and form shifting, specifically, so while yes, its possible that era 1 peridots may be taller, it is not confirmed, they could very well look visually the same, and simply use their ferrokinesis to work, and thus don't need that height at all