The Ember-stone was a gift given to Alanna from the hand of the Great Mother Goddess herself. The Goddess took an ember from Alanna's campfire in the beginning of "In the Hand of the Goddess" and asked Alanna to accept it. When Alanna to it, the ember was cold and seemed to burn inside a crystal shell. The shell had a loop in it from which Alanna could hang a chain later should she desire. The ember-stone sometimes warns her of coming dangers.