[color=#BFFFBF:3usbkcj6]Hello! This is my first post!!!
I have been told that the arkenstone is actually a faceted stone but with artistic licence, every time i've read it I always imagine it the same way.

Basically, I imagine the arkenstone as if it were an albino palantir. Another way I usually describe it is by calling it an opal crossed with a palantir. Do you get what I mean? Unfortunately I can't draw, but i'm seeing someone that can, so I'll ask them to draw what I mean. [/color:3usbkcj6]

I dunno I imagined it to be a kind of translucent pale Diamond that reemits a warm glowing white light. So it glows but only when a light is shining on it.

I cant picture a shape though, I just get a glow. It is supposed to be cut rather than rough though, so what cut would they use? I figure something symetrical.

I always thougt it was like a green emerald.... but that's just what i imagined it would look like, not necccessarily wat Tolkein thought it'd look like...

[color=#00FFBF:2e99sgn4]Hey, thank you Eldorion for sending me the link!! so here it is!! [img:2e99sgn4]http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx16/the-hobbit-movie/Arkenstone.jpg[/img:2e99sgn4] I really want to see what your drawings look like! Please post them!! [/color:2e99sgn4]

I don't really draw so I've got nothing to post. Your drawing looks very nice, though I can't say I ever imagined the Arkenstone looking so rainbow-coloured.

Your drawing is very good GM, I never really imagined it that colourful my self! If your interested in art you should check out the Fantasy and Sci Fi artwork thread, [b:3io98wkq][u:3io98wkq]Gandalfs Beard[/u:3io98wkq][/b:3io98wkq]'s contributions have been rather good, you should take a look.

fantasy-and-sci-fi-artwork-41.html (EDIT)

[u:3io98wkq][b:3io98wkq]Joseph Dwarf[/b:3io98wkq][/u:3io98wkq] as was [b:3io98wkq][u:3io98wkq]B'arelyn Dwarf[/u:3io98wkq][/b:3io98wkq]

Was just passing through on one of my weekly trips to the Ashmolean yesterday, and noticed a display in the basement mentioning Tolkien and the museums displays influences on him. When writing the hobbit he embarked on reguler trips, notebly to the alfred jewel (below)

[img:18mtzl6k]http://booksandbiscuits.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/alfredjewel.gif[/img:18mtzl6k]

Don't think that is the true Arkenstone but there was another picture next to the display, I can only describe it here as a white translucent orb, encapsulated inside 2 bands of gold that meet at the top, crowned with a small dome. I leave my best impression below (only quick but oh well);

[img:18mtzl6k]http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx16/the-hobbit-movie/Photoon2010-01-03at1100.jpg?t=1262517835[/img:18mtzl6k]

dont forget this is all around a centre of white translucentness about the size of 2 fists together

Not the best i know but its quick.

I like Brado's the best. that's how i picture it.

hmn,, I always pictured it more diamond shape with regular quartz colour/clear slightly flawed, however if cut properly would show many diffrent colours, anyone ever see a rainbow moonstone? most Moonstones are peach or creamy white in appearence however the Rainbow Moonstone(I think moonstones are mostly quartz?) shows up a pale blue in most lights however if turned in diffrent directions can show bits of purples, greens, reds, and some times orange and yellow I love rainbow moonstones I have two
thats the best description can come up with for what they look like
maybe The Arkenstone would be something like that?
guess we have to wai and see like everything else ugh lol

well none the less as I mentioned Rainbow moonstone for a comparison
I was able to get two pics of one of my pendants one using a flash and the other without
so here you go granted my digi camera is bad for close ups(even with the macro feature) but here you go

[img:djzqlwo8]http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o109/dizzydreams/Rainbowmoonstone1.jpg[/img:djzqlwo8]
[img:djzqlwo8]http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o109/dizzydreams/Rainbowmoonstone2.jpg[/img:djzqlwo8]
hope the links work