Whale Fat

Hahaha, no! the white gold is not some kind of alloy! Here, we name white gold the whale fat and oil industry. Here, you will find a great amount of buyers for it, and the dangerous aspect of it's gathering allows ship companies to ask a huge price for such a material in demand.

Properties

Physical & Chemical Properties

Visquous and soft to the touch, the lard can be easily manipulated with hands.

Compounds

When transformed, the lard is used for varied things such as wax (usually made in candles), soaps, and as a cooking product like margarine. the oil element of it can also be used on things like perfume and other oil-based products

Geology & Geography

Oceans. Only the largest bodies of water can hold the cetaceans having this fat to farm on. But the biggest market to find it is the Kingdom of Tränenfeld , which engineering genius can find great uses to this material.

History & Usage

Everyday use

It's primary use was for fuel for lantern and other components were flamability was important.

Refinement

Putting the fat in a certain temperature will separate the oil of the lard, making it the two usual refined way whale fat can be found.

Byproducts & Sideproducts

All fish oil can be used for magical catalyst, mostly for giving the user swimming or water-breathing properties. Abjurers and Transmuters are the biggest buyers among the different specialists.
A way more rare use of the oil for components is also used by evokers, which can manage to use fire around water by surrounding their igniting catalyst with Grand Blue Whale Fat.

Hazards

The oil can spread rather fast and create dangerous hazards when combined with fire in open air. The fact oil does not mesh well with water to extinguish it makes it a bigger ordeal to salvage burning parts. Because of this, Companies holding large amounts of whale fat and oil are required by laws to have strict protection equipment and procedure to avoid such dangers.

Environmental Impact

While the oil itself does not impact the environment, the market around it does. Being a high risk/high reward market, the whale population is diminishing quite fast, worrying many environmentalists, fauna enthusiasts and druids.

Odor

The fat keeps a fishy smell for a long duration. The process of separation with the oil usually reduces that smell.

Color

Usually creamy/beige colored. becomes more white during a separation process.

Common State

Solid, but also commonly transformed in oil