![[Nelvine pic.png|250]] **Nelvine**, also known as **pigeon stone**, was the Realms name for a variety of [feldspar](https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Feldspar "Feldspar") called [albite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:albite "wikipedia:en:albite") which was found in large quantities in older rock formations. ## Description The [gem](https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Gem "Gem") quality version of these [ornamental stones](https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Ornamental_stones "Ornamental stones") had a blue iridescent flash Nelvine was soft enough to be easily cut with even crude tools, but it was too fragile for fine detail work. The base stone was usually white, cream, fawn, or brownish pink and was therefore sometimes called a "pigeon stone". A typical stone had a base value of 10 gp-25gp ## Powers Nelvine was used as a component in spells that disguised a person or object without changing the target's true nature. It was also powdered for the magical [ink](https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Ink "Ink") to inscribe such spells on scrolls