Price (Item Level): 300 gp (2nd) (least); 1,000 (4th) (lesser); 4,000 gp (8th) (greater)
Body Slot: — (weapon crystal)
Caster Level: 5th
Aura: Faint; (DC 17) transmutation
Activation: —; see text
Weight: —
This crystal is the color of a cloudless sky.
A crystal of return allows a weapon to leap into its owner’s hand.
Least: This crystal allows you to draw the weapon to which it is attached as a free action.
Lesser: As the least crystal, and in addition you can call the weapon (if unattended) to your hand from up to 30 feet away as a move action.
Greater: As the lesser crystal, and the weapon also gains the returning property. This property functions only for a weapon designed to be thrown.
Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, mage hand.
Cost to Create: 150 gp, 12 XP, 1 day (least); 500 gp, 40 XP, 1 day (lesser); 2,000 gp, 160 XP, 4 days (greater).
Source: Magic Item Compendium, page 65.