Adamantine

For Knights and Mages

Imagine owning a steel sword or some iron armor. Not that impressive, and if you are a magically-inclined individual, you might dread having to even touch iron armor. If you somehow forget you're wearing said iron armor, and try to cast a spell, you could seriously strain or even hurt yourself quite badly. Adamantine, on the other hand, is even stronger than iron and practically twice as light. That does come at a quite literal cost though, since adamantine is only found deep underground, in small veins. There's also the old taboo of adamantine being a metal used by elves and therefore being dishonorable if used by a human. Thankfully, that old taboo has...mostly gone out of fashion these days, now that elves are practically extinct.

Properties

Material Characteristics

It is much like iron, except that it has a light blue tint to it. It also comes in much smaller veins than iron, making it more expensive.

Physical & Chemical Properties

Adamantine is just slightly harder or just as hard as iron (Depends on quality), but it's also a lot lighter, making it much more useful. One can also enchant and imbue magic into adamantine with much more ease than with iron. This makes it one of the most valuable metals to forge magical weapons and armor from, and, unlike iron, it won't block spell-casting abilities.

Geology & Geography

Adamantine ore is found deep beneath the earth, far beneath iron, though it may occasionally be found close to larger veins of iron ore. Adamantine ore is more likely to be found buried within mountains rather than just deep beneath any old biome.

History & Usage

History

Adamantine was widely used during the First Era by the Elves and, rarely, by humans. Adamantine was viewed as an Elven metal made specifically to be used by Elves. But, when the cities of the Elves all fell, so did Adamantine. After many years, Adamantine stopped being an "Elven metal" and humans began using it again. Many ancient Elven artefacts made from Adamantine have now been melted down and reforged, but some still remain.

Manufacturing & Products

Adamantine is used to forge strong and unique weapons and armor. This adamantine gear is very powerful simply because it can be made a whole lot bigger and bulkier than normal gear could ever be. It's also common to forge certain, heavier parts of weapons and armor out of adamantine to keep the gear light and swift. Another use for adamantine gear is to protect mages without cancelling their spell-casting abilities, like with iron.

Distribution

Trade & Market

Being a very rare and valuable material, Adamantine is only sold in small quantities by the most prestigious and wealthy traders, usually only to wealthy lords and mages with enough coin to purchase just about enough to make a single tool or piece of armor.

Storage

The item, being very valuable is usually protected and stored with other valuable items, but it can be stored anywhere, and will never rust.

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Type

Metal

Value

Very Expensive

Rarity

Very Rare

Odor

None

Taste

Unknown

Color

Light blue

Boiling / Condensation Point

5,293 F° or 2,923 C°

Melting / Freezing Point

2,900 F° or 1,593 C°

Common State

Solid

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