Ores, Gems and Alloys

Common Ores - Metals and Alloys - Precious Gems - True Elements

Common Ores and Pure Metals

These are the common raw ores and metals that are mined in Arascon.

Gold

The metal occurs as nuggets or grains in rocks, underground "veins" and in alluvial deposits. It is one of the coinage metals. Gold is dense, soft, shiny and the most malleable and ductile of the known metals.

Silver

A soft white lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical and thermal conductivity for a metal. It occurs as a free metal (native silver) as well as various minerals such as argentite and chlorargyrite. Most silver is produced as a by-product of copper, gold and ardien.

Ardien

A hard, lustrous purple ore, it is highly valuable for its usefulness. It is found underground in what are known as 'pod' deposits, often large spherical deposits found in granite and quartz.

Iron

Iron is a lustrous, silvery soft metal. Iron is a metal extracted from iron ore, and is almost never found in the free elemental state. In order to obtain elemental iron, the impurities must be removed by firing the metal with heat and adding a ion so it separates from the ore form.

Copper

It is a ductile metal with excellent electrical conductivity, and finds extensive use as an electrical conductor, heat conductor, as a building material, and as a component of various alloys.

Tin

This silvery, malleable poor metal that is not easily oxidized in air and resists corrosion is found in many alloys and is used to coat other metals to prevent corrosion. Tin is obtained chiefly from the mineral cassiterite, where it occurs as an oxide.

Teracien

A black, dull metal, it is commonly found in Bersik Ore and Feri Ore. This is a very light and pliable metal when oxidized to remove the extra ion by adding heat. Teracien is very pliable and used as a filler in many metals to make it lighter. It tends to be prone to corrosion and must be taken care of to prevent breaking.

Aluminum

Aluminium is too reactive chemically to occur in nature as the free metal. Instead, it is found combined in over 270 different minerals. The chief source of aluminium is bauxite ore. Aluminium is remarkable for its ability to resist corrosion (due to the phenomenon of passivation) and its light weight.

Metals and Alloys

Metals are ores that have been cleaned and impurities removed for the pure metal within the ore. Alloys are two metals that have been blended together to form another substance. This is usually done for strength or pliability. Aside from the pure versions of the ores listed above, these are some of the alloys made from the pure forms- either by tempering or by mixing.

Electrum

A blend of 50% gold and 50% silver.

Bronze

A blend of 88% copper and 12% tin.

Dralumiun

A blend of 89% copper and 11% aluminum. It is used to make ship fastenings because unlike bronze, it doesn't corode or rust in the salt water.

Ardruol

A blnd of 22% ardien and 78% copper. It is often used for jewelry and wire because of the blend of pliability and strength. When blended, it has a light purple sheen.

Aron

A blend of 76% Ardien and 24% Iron. Unlike Purple Steel, this alloy is mostly Ardien. This metallic purple alloy is strong and hard, but tends to be brittle, cracking easily. It is mostly decorative, using in statues and busts.

Steel

A blend of mostly iron and between 0.5%-2.3% carbon. The more carbon in the iron, the more brittle the steel is. Optimal blend of carbon is 0.7-1.1%.

Teradium

A blend of 50% ardien and 50% teracien. This is a very dark purple metal that is durable, pliable, strong and very light. It is used in seige engines and chainmail.

Yellow Steel

A blend of 97% steel and 3% gold. This is a strong metal with added elasticity from the gold. It is a pale yellow color.

Soft Steel

A blend of 95% steel and 5% silver. This lowers the melting point slightly and makes the steel more pliable and easier to shape. However, the shape doesn't always hold well.

Black Steel

This is twice fired steel blended with 17% teracien. This black metal is very strong, very durable and the lightest of the steels. This is the most common steel used in armors.

Purple Steel

A blend of 3% ardien, 1% carbon and 96% iron. If anything is off in the measurements, the material will not blend and it will break. Purple steel is very strong and durable. It also has a slight amount of give to prevent it from cracking under a sudden force. It is used to make armor and weapons.

Precious Gems

Telocy

A light blue stone with white bands that is very hard. Usually smoothes into orbs or cabochon cuts for bezel settings. Not very rare, but prized for its color, beauty and association with the sky.

Trinitite

A semi-common, light green stone that is fairly hard and known for a granular look. Often cabochon cut and set into belt buckles.

Vericite

A dark green stone with black and white veins spidered throughout the stone. It is very hard and polishes well.

Sapphire

Traditionally thought of as a lucid blue stone. But Emerald and Ruby are also a member of the Sapphire family of stones. Blue Sapphire is rare and often faceted or cabochoned for jewelry.

Emerald

Sparkly green gems often cut at hard angles to make really sparkly. Also cabochon cut for bezel settings, very soft stones. Techinically part of the 'Sapphire' family.

Ruby

Sparkly red gems often cut at hard angles to make really sparkly. Also cabochon cut for bezel settings. Technically part of the 'Sapphire' family.

Goshenite

A semi-translucent, white stone that sparkles with irregular cystaling through the center. This irregular crystaling gives the stone variety and a lot of sparkle.

Egol

A bright, clear orange stone when polished, it is highly prized for its vibrance and bright color.

Bensol

A very rare gem, it is generally clear yellow with tiny flecks of orange and red inside that seem to sparkle. Sometimes called flame stone.

Aviva's Tears

These are semi-precious, multi-colored stones. They are always round or drop shaped and need no polishing or smoothing. When the stones catch the light, the colors seem to shift in the translucent stones.

True Elements

True elements are the embodiment of the element they are named after. A skilled mage can pull the spirit out of those elements and use it as a material for spells connected to said element. They are also used to add strength to magical items.

True Fire

This is the most common of the true elements. They are red stones and naturally warm, giving off heat. They are usually flat and round, but can vary in size and shape. They are found deep in the mines of Kach and imported from Rosedese where they are apparently plentiful.

True Air

This element is soft and light blue, almost like a physical cloud. This spongy element is rare in Arascon, but not impossible to find. This light stone is used for its ability to make ships fast.

True Earth

True earth is another fairly common element. They are found in the belly of common dragons. True earth is used in a lot of magical armor and weapons to make them stronger and it is worth about 10 gold coins for a stone the size of a marble.

True Water

Dark blue liquidy stone. It literally flows like water through your fingers, but congeals back together when done. It is found in the depths of the oceans and occasionally washes ashore.

True Ether

An exceedingly rare element. It is light white and airy, often found in the belly of Evening Mother dragons. It is highly magical and valued for its potency in magical items.

True Darkness

Also an exceedingly rare element. It is dark and airy and no one is sure where it can be found. Like true ether, it is valued for its magical potency.