Given that you've been straightforward with me in the past, I see no reason to not return the favor, as it occurs to me that I've told you relatively little - you've mentioned that those of your race are gifted in more ways than the average human. Accelerated healing, psionics and the like, correct?

Where I'm from, certain humans are capable of a bit...more than others. Transmuting one material into another, crafting weapons out of mundane items, manipulating the kinetic energy flows within things both living and nonliving, altering or destroying large parts of one's surroundings, things along those lines. It's a field of study, rather than an inherent gift; these stones are capable of enhancing those abilities.