Soul Slate Masonry, Carved Tiles, and Pillars

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Soul slate forms dense metamorphic stone strata throughout soul sand valley biomes that can be carved into decorative nether masonry.

Quarrying Pale Soul Slate

Deposits of Pale Soul Slate form thick strata across the soul sand valley, appearing in seams with a placement count of 78 underground and count 10 along exposed cliff surfaces. Breaking Pale Soul Slate with any pickaxe drops raw Soul Slate.

If builders need to convert raw Soul Slate back into natural pale slate, arrange 4 Soul Slate around 1 netherrack in a cross pattern inside a crafting table to produce 4 Pale Soul Slate blocks.

Shaping Soul Slate Bricks and Pillars

Raw soul slate can be refined into durable fortress bricks:

Soul Slate Bricks: Arranging 4 Soul Slate in a two-by-two square yields 4 Soul Slate Bricks.
Cracked Soul Slate Bricks: Smelting 1 Soul Slate Bricks in a furnace produces 1 Cracked Soul Slate Bricks.
Soul Slate Brick Pillar: Stacking 2 Soul Slate Bricks vertically yields 2 Soul Slate Brick Pillar blocks.
Etched Soul Slate Bricks: Arranging 8 Soul Slate Bricks around an empty center in a three-by-three ring creates 8 Etched Soul Slate Bricks.
Inscribed Panel: Placing 1 Wraithing Flesh in the center surrounded by 4 Soul Slate Bricks in a cross pattern crafts 4 Inscribed Panel blocks.

Inscribed panels feature eerie glowing carvings that warn of nearby spirit entities and sanctum vaults.

Carving Soul Slate Tiles

Refining pale slate yields elegant stone tiles suitable for grand fortress halls:

Soul Slate Tiles: Arranging 4 Pale Soul Slate in a two-by-two grid produces 4 Soul Slate Tiles.
Etched Soul Slate Tiles: Arranging 8 Soul Slate Tiles around an empty center in a three-by-three ring crafts 8 Etched Soul Slate Tiles.
Chiseled Soul Slate Tiles: Stacking 2 Soul Slate Tile Slab blocks vertically crafts 1 Chiseled Soul Slate Tiles.
Chiseled Soul Slate Bricks: Stacking 2 Soul Slate Brick Slab blocks vertically crafts 1 Chiseled Soul Slate Bricks.

Architectural Trims and Template Duplication

Every soul slate family supports full architectural profiling:

Slabs: Arranging 3 blocks horizontally yields 6 slabs (such as Soul Slate Slab, Soul Slate Brick Slab, or Soul Slate Tile Slab).
Stairs: Arranging 6 blocks in a stair pattern crafts 4 stairs (such as Soul Slate Stairs or Soul Slate Brick Stairs).
Walls: Arranging 6 blocks in two horizontal rows of 3 yields 6 walls (such as Soul Slate Wall or Soul Slate Brick Wall).
Stonecutting: A stonecutter converts 1 Soul Slate directly into 1 stair, wall, pillar, brick, or slab variant.

Soul slate also serves as a durable base for duplicating ancient patterns. Combining 7 diamonds, 1 smithing template, and 1 Soul Slate (or 1 Pale Soul Slate) in a crafting table duplicates the template, yielding 2 copies of Smithing Template.