User blog comment:WarrenWitch/Dust is not magic/@comment-7472785-20130720082727

Ok, let's be a little analytical:

Dust is mined, so it's tangible matter. Matter has properties. Those properties can be applied, enhanced, controlled. Compare it to magnetism, it's inherent in iron, iron powder can be manipulated to take various forms through magnetic fields. The exact nature of Dust's properties are unknown to us as yet.

Dust obviously can be mixed with other matter, thereby having effects. These could be enhancing properties of the other matter, or even getting new ones through the mixture. The effects seem permanent and contollable.

Whether Dust can be applied to or combined with biological systems to me at this stage remains open. That would be like doping, but it may have side effects or could be addictive or be limited to a limited few, who 'can take it'.

Like iron can be manipulated by varying magnetic fields, Dust could be susceptible to psychic fields (?). Or one needs a catalyst or focus of some sort (finger/hand movements, tools (wand (likes) have been seen so far).

Dust seems to have a powdery form, but crystals also seem to play a major role.

Color of Dust is obviously varying and significant.

As Arthur C. Clarke famously said: " Any sufficiently advanced technolgy is indistinguishable from magic". Under that premise, Dust is technology and (to us) appears magical in its effects.