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Chrono Trigger

As Melchior stated, Dreamstone is an ancient mineral taking the color of crimson that was once used as currency in antiquity; even in 65000000 B.C., it is prized by the people of Ioka as a symbol of leadership. Naturally occurring on the planet, Dreamstone is important because it is an exceptional conductor of the elemental energy of Lavos, even able to channel it for external use and store it for periods of time. The position of chief over Ioka included guarding a piece of the rock; later, in Zeal, it was kept as a royal family heirloom. After the power of Lavos was discovered, the Mammon Machine was constructed using Dreamstone, as well as the Masamune and Pendant by the Gurus of Zeal. Through the Mammon Machine, Zeal was able to tap the infinite reserves of power below, prompting the construction of the Ocean Palace; meanwhile, Sealed Doors were created throughout the magical kingdom that could only be opened by a pendant charged with energy from the Mammon Machine.

After the Fall of Zeal, the Dreamstone of the royal family of Zeal apparently largely was destroyed or disappeared, as the mineral became impossible to find in later eras, only appearing in the form of the pendant around Marle's neck. This posed a problem when the Masamune required repairs; the party ventured millions of years in the past to obtain some from Ayla. Melchior later revealed that the Dreamstone required processing to be used in blades and fine materials.

Chrono Cross

There is no appearance of Dreamstone in Chrono Cross, but Ultimania claims that the Frozen Flame and Dreamstone are one in the same. While an interesting debate, it nonetheless stands that the Frozen Flame is a shard of Lavos, while Dreamstone naturally occurred on the planet. Both do conduct Lavos's energy in a way, but it is most likely the Frozen Flame that is spoken of in Chrono Trigger's Zeal:

 [Book]
   It all began aeons ago, when man's
   ancestors picked up a shard of a
   strange red rock...
  
   Its power, which was beyond human
   comprehension, cultivated dreams...
   In turn, love and hate were born...
   
   Only time will see how it all ends.

While Dreamstone certainly is powerful, it was in possession by humans long before the creation of Zeal, and its ability to expand the human mind in the ways mentioned is thus curbed. The Frozen Flame, of course, is responsible for the abnormal growth of the human brain when it made contact with humans in 3000000 B.C., confirming it as the likely candidate that "cultivated dreams," leading the apes out of the caves to create Zeal and begin modern civilization afterward. However, Dreamstone did probably play a role in differentiating the royal family of Zeal from the others, and perhaps in its construction as well. Both possibilities are somewhat equal, and the question becomes a matter of whether Masato Kato had planned the Frozen Flame's existence at the time of Chrono Trigger's completion.

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From: Key Items (Chrono Trigger)

--ZeaLitY 07:56, 10 Jan 2005 (CST)