Talk:Desert Glass/@comment-28509530-20160319213521/@comment-5999967-20160512005747

I have two theories here.

1. Corrupting is a punishment meted out by the Diamond Authority, something like a less severe version of Shattering. Corrupted Gems can then be used as power sources for Gem technology. When they break free or are freed, often not muh of their sanity is left.

2. Corrupting is something like a severe and extended form of shock and/or PTSD for Gems, where they basically shut down higher thought and revert to more animalistic or simplistic forms.

As for desert glass... I think it should be Desert Glass. After all, Desert Glass is potentially a gem trapped as a power source for a Gem device that once had a purpose, much like the mirror Lapis was trapped in.