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| ===== The Uncommon Metals | ===== The Uncommon Metals | ||
| - | These metals are listed as uncommon because they generaly would have some sort of special properties that make them unique and special. Granted right now the difference is purely ascetic. What makes them special is listed all the same to help add a bit of flavor to anyones role play. I am sure seriouse crafters will do their own research, and maybe even contribute as time goes by. For everyone else, here are shadowgates | + | These metals are listed as uncommon because they generaly would have some sort of special properties that make them unique and special. Granted right now the difference is purely ascetic. What makes them special is listed all the same to help add a bit of flavor to anyones role play. I am sure seriouse crafters will do their own research, and maybe even contribute as time goes by. For everyone else, here are Sundering Shadows |
| ==== Arandur | ==== Arandur | ||
| - | A rare metal that can be quite hard to find, at least in high standards of quality. The ore itself has a blue-green tint and is often found near deposits of naturally forming glass. While it is a wholly impressive metal, if it is not tempered properly it is no better than normal steel. From the hands of a sub-par craftsman, that battle axe you just purchased may as well be made of glass. Even in the hands of people who know how to work it this day and age, you really won’t find anything about it worth paying the high price for. I you can have the prestige of owning something made from one of the finest rare materials known but the secrets to making it so special are all but lost these days. The metal itself when worked has a rather lovely bluish silver tint to it like mithril, and in dim light it has a greenish hue as well. Even if left to rust over time it will hold an edge like nothing else can. This is however the stuff many swords of ancient legends have been made from. Including those of fabled elven make. One of the most notorious swords of all, the Vorpal Blade and the lesser but still impressive swords of sharpness were most commonly made of arandur due to its incredible ability to hold its edge. The secret to its greatness came from tempering in the blood of certain dragons. It was also told that shields and armor made from the stuff could absorb spells composed of pure magical energy, like that magic missile spell those mages are so crazy about. Of course ever since the great shadow gate incident so it’s told, the metal just hasn’t ever been the same. You might still find artifacts that hold their original properties, but nothing new has been made since. At least that is the story. | + | A rare metal that can be quite hard to find, at least in high standards of quality. The ore itself has a blue-green tint and is often found near deposits of naturally forming glass. While it is a wholly impressive metal, if it is not tempered properly it is no better than normal steel. From the hands of a sub-par craftsman, that battle axe you just purchased may as well be made of glass. Even in the hands of people who know how to work it this day and age, you really won’t find anything about it worth paying the high price for. I you can have the prestige of owning something made from one of the finest rare materials known but the secrets to making it so special are all but lost these days. The metal itself when worked has a rather lovely bluish silver tint to it like mithril, and in dim light it has a greenish hue as well. Even if left to rust over time it will hold an edge like nothing else can. This is however the stuff many swords of ancient legends have been made from. Including those of fabled elven make. One of the most notorious swords of all, the Vorpal Blade and the lesser but still impressive swords of sharpness were most commonly made of arandur due to its incredible ability to hold its edge. The secret to its greatness came from tempering in the blood of certain dragons. It was also told that shields and armor made from the stuff could absorb spells composed of pure magical energy, like that magic missile spell those mages are so crazy about. Of course ever since the great Shadowgate |
| ==== Darksteel | ==== Darksteel | ||
| - | This remarkable steel alloy gets its name from the deep purple layer of tarnish it develops over time. It can be cleaned up and polished to look like regular steel, but most just let it tarnish since it helps slow the eventual rusting that claims most metals in time. As far as its properties go, they say it’s almost as hard as adamantium. The recipe for this alloy is as you might guess a very jealously guarded secret. Rumor has it, darksteel came about when a few dwarven smiths got together to try and make homemade adamantium. Another rumor has it that rumor is a load of bull-hocks. Either way, the best darksteel money can buy is usually considered second rate fair compared to just how good this stuff can be. If the recipe to making it has supposedly been lost to time, you have to wonder how it keeps hitting the market every now and then. Either someone somewhere still has a decent supply or some hands got shook and there is a very rich dwarven clan somewhere raking in on a false scarcity. Who can really say? They say you can take a magic sword made out of this stuff, and melt it down and recast it into something else and it will keep most, if not all of its former magical properties. Legend had it, back before that shadow gate blew up and made half the realm into a bloody desert, darksteel had a natural ability to protect anyone wearing the stuff from lightning and spells that electrocute you. I can imagine the talosians don’t regret the state of the world one bit when it comes to that, cause nowadays it’s just a pretty purple metal that the nobility just goes baby talk over. | + | This remarkable steel alloy gets its name from the deep purple layer of tarnish it develops over time. It can be cleaned up and polished to look like regular steel, but most just let it tarnish since it helps slow the eventual rusting that claims most metals in time. As far as its properties go, they say it’s almost as hard as adamantium. The recipe for this alloy is as you might guess a very jealously guarded secret. Rumor has it, darksteel came about when a few dwarven smiths got together to try and make homemade adamantium. Another rumor has it that rumor is a load of bull-hocks. Either way, the best darksteel money can buy is usually considered second rate fair compared to just how good this stuff can be. If the recipe to making it has supposedly been lost to time, you have to wonder how it keeps hitting the market every now and then. Either someone somewhere still has a decent supply or some hands got shook and there is a very rich dwarven clan somewhere raking in on a false scarcity. Who can really say? They say you can take a magic sword made out of this stuff, and melt it down and recast it into something else and it will keep most, if not all of its former magical properties. Legend had it, back before that Shadowgate |
| ==== Dlarun | ==== Dlarun | ||
| - | Dlarun, or dlaran as some folks pronounce it is a bit of an oddity. It’s not really a metal, but then again it is. To get dlarun, you have to find yourself a nice patch of clay near a riverbank. They say you can find the most of it on the banks of rivers that flow through areas touched by the feywild. They say a lot of things, maybe you noticed that. Don’t know who they are but they like to talk. Once the clay is roasted, someone goes through what is left and collects the chips of dlarun and then gathers them into a crucible. A lot of heat later you have yourself a nice chunk that is about as hard as soap. Halflings are the undisputed masters in this area and it’s said they know a secret mix of alchemical agents you can add in with the clay to get better material out of the crucible. A lot of smiths who like to make really ornate and decorated items love this stuff because even though finished works are almost as tough as steel, the soap like ingots can be easily shaped and carved into just about anything you want. A second killing will cause it to harden into a nice bone-white metal that can be easily mistaken for bone white ivory since it can take a nice polishing. For this reason someone gave it the nickname icesteel. Finished pieces have a very dim greenish tint in candle light as well. Once upon a time, if you had what amounted to about a pound of the stuff touching your bare skin it would help protect your noggin from all sorts of mind magic and the like. You’ve heard it before, so say it with me, then that blasted | + | Dlarun, or dlaran as some folks pronounce it is a bit of an oddity. It’s not really a metal, but then again it is. To get dlarun, you have to find yourself a nice patch of clay near a riverbank. They say you can find the most of it on the banks of rivers that flow through areas touched by the feywild. They say a lot of things, maybe you noticed that. Don’t know who they are but they like to talk. Once the clay is roasted, someone goes through what is left and collects the chips of dlarun and then gathers them into a crucible. A lot of heat later you have yourself a nice chunk that is about as hard as soap. Halflings are the undisputed masters in this area and it’s said they know a secret mix of alchemical agents you can add in with the clay to get better material out of the crucible. A lot of smiths who like to make really ornate and decorated items love this stuff because even though finished works are almost as tough as steel, the soap like ingots can be easily shaped and carved into just about anything you want. A second killing will cause it to harden into a nice bone-white metal that can be easily mistaken for bone white ivory since it can take a nice polishing. For this reason someone gave it the nickname icesteel. Finished pieces have a very dim greenish tint in candle light as well. Once upon a time, if you had what amounted to about a pound of the stuff touching your bare skin it would help protect your noggin from all sorts of mind magic and the like. You’ve heard it before, so say it with me, then that blasted |
| ==== Mithril ==== | ==== Mithril ==== | ||
| + | Mithral ore appears as a silver-and-black mineral in its natural form, and becomes a shining silvery-blue when it is forged. Mithral is produced through a process similar to that of steel-smelting. Items cast from mithral weigh only half as much as similar items forged from steel. Since pieces of armor made from this valuable metal were very light, they allowed the wearer to make better use of their natural agility and were less restrictive on spellcasting. Among some bardic circles it was said that mithral combined with steel could create adamantine, but according to dwarves this claim was laughable. It was believed by some that dwarves simply did not wish to perform this difficult feat of metallurgy for anyone outside their race, unless they possessed an exceptionally good reason | ||
| ==== Adamantium ==== | ==== Adamantium ==== | ||
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| + | Adamantine is a jet-black alloy of adamant and other metals. Usually black in color, adamantine has a green sheen when viewed by candlelight or a purple-white sheen when viewed by magical light. It was found only in veins of ore near earth nodes and areas of faerzress in the Underdark. Adamantine is extremely difficult to produce, requiring high forging temperatures and a very delicate procedure. As an alloy, it is composed of five parts adamant, two parts silver, and one part electrum. Most smiths that specialized in producing adamantine were dwarves It is also possible to produce adamantine as an alloy of mithral and steel through the application of several magical procedures, although the process to do so is exceedingly complex. | ||
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