Celestial Bronze
Celestial Bronze is mined and smelted from ores in the immortal realms of the gods. It is deeply magical and bound to the life forces of immortals, and therefore is often used in weapons made to attack divine and abyssal beings. Supposedly originally created by Rhemnys, the secret has been discovered by mortals who have begun to share it. The material is still extremely hard to get though, as most gods do not allow mortals into their realms to mine the ores needed.
Material Characteristics
Celestial Bronze never truly alloys like normal copper and tin, so it has a dark yellowy sheen with cracks of silvery blue running through it. The odd crackling is sought after by some jewelers, and its unique signature look has become popular with collectors.
Physical & Chemical Properties
The properties of Celestial Bronze work best against those creatures that are not native to Terra’s surface: Abominations, Aberrations, Demons, Celestials, and Undead. The weapons made of Celestial Bronze do radiant damage to creatures of that subtype. Alternatively, the drawing of mortal blood by such a weapon causes the material to become brittle, causing it to deteriorate as if struck like a rust monster.
Ignan Brass
Ignan Brass, also known as Fire Steel or Flame Metal, is a metal that contains the elemental form of fire, always hot to the touch—sometimes painfully so, and requiring weapons made of the material to have special heat-resistant hilts if they are to be used by creatures that can't tolerate the heat. Ignan brass is a favorite of efreet and fire giants, used to make jewelry and art objects as much as weapons and armor.
Material Characteristics
Ignan Brass appears like a very warm-colored red and gold.
Physical & Chemical Properties
Ignan Brass is always extremely hot, causing it to have the effect of a permanent Heal Metal spell (DC 13), though it does not glow. This requires heat-resistant scabbards and handles to be able to handle and carry such items. Melee weapons and ammunition made of Ignan brass deal 1d8 extra fire damage. and armor made of Ignan Brass grants its wearer Resistance to Cold damage, though the wearer must find some magical means of circumventing the powerful heat, normal insulated padding is not sufficient to protect them from it.
Mithril
Mithril, also spelled mithral, is known as Truemetal amongst the dwarves. Found in the deepest mines, mithril was associated initially with the dwarven nobility, as the dwarves were loathe to trade it for anything but the most valuable products on the surface. Today, it is still rare, but newer mining methods and magical summoning have made the material more available to markets. While some do use mithral in jewelry, it is often thought of as flaunting wealth, considering the more applicable uses of the metal.
Material Characteristics
Mithral ore appears as a silver-and-black mineral in its natural form, and becomes a shining silvery-blue when forged.
Physical & Chemical Properties
Mithril’s primary property is that it offers the same strength as steel, but at half the weight. This allows wearers of the armor to make better use of their natural agility and be less restrictive on spell casters who desire to wear armor.
Moonsilver
Moonsilver is the metal granted by the goddess Sephira to her followers to battle the monsters of the night. So far, no other faction has been able to recreate the process of blessings and rituals necessary for the priests of Sephira to create the luminescent metal. Used in the forging of weapons to fight the creatures of the night, the metal has, in more recent days, been repurposed like many metals into jewelry for the rich. Its ability to hold the moon’s light is valued by those who cannot see in the dark as well.
Material Characteristics
Moonsilver is a silver alloy, that eventually turns a shade of lilac during the enchanting process. When laid out under the light of the full moon, it will begin to glow as it is infused with the moon’s light, turning to a pale white.
Physical & Chemical Properties
Moonsilver is used primarily for use against and by shapeshifters. When laid out under a full moon, any item made of moonsilver gains 10 charges. If a weapon made of moonsilver is used against a shapeshifter, a charge can be expended to deal 1d8 radiant damage. In addition, the shapeshifter must make a Con save DC 10+radiant damage or be forced back into its true form. Jewelry such as amulets or pendants worn by shapeshifters protect them from forced changes. When worn in such a fashion, the jewelry loses its charge at the end of the full moon phase.
Orichalcum
Often called “Morwen’s Blood” by those who know of it, Orichalcum is a metal used for the bolstering and enhancement of items of magical origins. It reached its prime notoriety and function during the mage wars for its abilities to enhance the high magic used during that time period.
Material Characteristics
Orichalcum is a dark rusty-colored metal when found in ore form, and retains its look of dried blood even when alloyed with other materials.
Physical & Chemical Properties
The material is often used in weapons, armor and amulets for its ability to magnify the effects of the magic placed upon it. Orichalcum-fused wands ease the flow of magic through the caster, and spells wrought upon magic items hold their bond longer.
Quicksilver
Quicksilver is one of the trickier materials to work with, as it is not in a solid state at common temperatures. Often used in alchemy and as components for spells, the use of quicksilver in jewelry or other solid materials is rare. One of the penultimate uses of quicksilver amongst magi is for the creation of a quicksilver golem.
Material Characteristics
Quicksilver takes on a ruddy appearance of non-alloyed silver, but in liquid form. It has the consistency of a melted milkshake.
Physical & Chemical Properties
The liquid metal is used primarily in temporal magic and chronurgy. Spells that speed up or slow down time use quicksilver as a component. Remarkably, clockmakers have also incorporated quicksilver into watches and clocks, as the metal seems to keep them running without error or need to wind them.
Infernal Iron
Amongst the darker denizens of Terra, and those used to trade in foul materials, it is said that Soulcoins hold their value even better than gold, for they are the coins used by Barasios and his ilk when plying their trade. They are made of Infernal Iron, which is rarely found in volcanoes and deep beneath the earth, but more commonly found in the lower planes such as the Abyss or Hell.
Material Characteristics
Varying in coloration between maroon-brown and grey-black, infernal iron is as versatile in its uses as normal iron, but also far less brittle, as well as being highly resilient to heat and cold alike. According to some reports, only the very fires of the hells are capable of re-melting Infernal Iron once it has been forged.
Physical & Chemical Properties
The indestructible nature of Infernal Iron once forged has become a commodity in eletech, specifically those parts that hold elementals. It also is used in many binding rituals, and seems very capable of holding souls. It is resistant to cold and heat, but its color is dull and rough, even when sanded with the finest grit. Not many jewelers use it for fine craftsmanship because of its unbecoming luster.
