The Violet Crystal seems to mainly amplify extreme emotions in a person such as Moric's thirst for power, Gaspar's short temper, Melchior's short attention span, Balthazar's critical nature, Anu's superiority and Rohoph's self-righteousness and stubbornness. In Dreamstone #17, Qualna notes that each member notices the changes in others but are blind to their own. He also explains that there seems to be an active mind in the Crystal using the Governors for its own ends, a claim supported by the fact that there appears to be some kind of being or artifact encased in the Crystal.