The six magical inks Amber, Amethyst, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, and Steel, were released in a mixed-up chaotic form, resulting in a mysterious flood which damaged the Great Illuminary. When storyborn or dreamborn glimmers encounter this mixed ink, they surge with a power that changes them, transforming them into floodborn glimmers
You can use the effects on Items and Locations right away after playing them
Then there's Calhoun Marine Sergeant, who has a kamikaze ability that gains her 2 lore when she takes another character down
Add the cards Shift ability to the mix - which enables players to place it for four ink, instead of the usual seven, if they already have a Milo Thatch card on the board - and Milo Thatch, King of Atlantis proves to be a rather formidable Lorcana emerald card.