Salem opened his hand, revealing a large yellow-orange gemstone, a little over an inch in diameter. "Ennish protection gem. As a pacifist, I thought you might appreciate it, and as someone who can channel energy, you might be able to use it better than I can. When I hold it, I can sense changes in the world around me, but it's designed for mages. It's supposed to be able to prevent changes- harm in particular. It's supposedly effective out to about five meters. This one's medium quality and artificial- easier to use, but not as powerful. The pure, high-powered natural ones take a lifetime to be able to use. I think you could just put some energy through it and concentrate on something, and it would be... relatively safe from harm, with almost no effort on your part. And hey," he smiled, "if it doesn't work for you, you could always give it to someone you care about. Or stick it in a ring."
He glanced at Al. "Lookin' good. I need to get out of this thing," he muttered, indicating his camo-jumpsuit.
Looking back at Thordon, he held out the gem. "What do you say? Think an ascended being would have any use for this?"