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Throughout the world of Drage, there can be found many metals, minerals and crystals with different properties.
Crystals in particular are considered a gift of the Creators and the Ancestors, and grow where the earth's veins of magic are closest to the surface. They do not generate magic, merely contain it, and depending on the vein, it can be used for healing, stamina or ejterna replenishing, make jewelry, etc.
Metals
Dragnium is an extremely rare mineral and the most valuable known resource in all of Draigana. It is listed among the strictly prohibited materials for unrestricted mining and can only be found in a single location across the entire territory: Insulam Island. Raw ore extracted from privileged mining sites is then entrusted to the most exceptional master blacksmiths for refinement and crafting.
Structure & Appearance: In its natural state, Dragnium appears as a glossy black mineral due to its high carbon content within its crystalline bonding structure. Highly skilled blacksmiths, particularly veteran craftsmen using advanced temperature control and precise alloy-ratio techniques, can blend it with other metals or materials during the forging process, producing multiple color variants. After casting and slow cooling, the metal’s surface naturally develops subtle wave-like grain patterns caused by phase separation during crystallization, resembling wood grain. In certain exceptionally well-forged blades, such as Monarch’s Flameoath, these patterns fracture further into fine star-like formations.
Advantages: Dragnium is renowned for its exceptional durability and extraordinary sharpness even in a static state, requiring no external activation or enhancement conditions. In addition to its outstanding defensive capabilities, it is surprisingly lightweight, allowing warriors to maintain maximum speed and endurance. Its molecular structure is so perfect that it does not suffer from material fatigue or degradation over time.
Very low weight: Due to a naturally porous molecular structure at the nanoscale, Dragnium is approximately 40–50% lighter than standard Dragon Metal steel. This significantly reduces the weight burden of armor used by Royal Chevaliers, Astral Warriors, and other wespon equipment forged from it.
Weaknesses: Due to its extreme hardness, Dragnium becomes comparatively brittle when subjected to extreme angular bending stress. Its processing requires a high-temperature furnace system capable of maintaining stable heat over long durations, beyond the limits of conventional coal furnaces. Additionally, blacksmiths must execute highly precise timing during quenching; even minor errors can cause fractures in the raw material.
Applications & Legal Regulations: Dragnium is primarily used in the production of armor and equipment for the Royal Chevaliers and Astral Warriors, as well as select weapons granted directly by the Emperor. Blacksmiths must obtain a special license bearing the official seals of both the Emperor and the Council (with mandatory periodic renewal). Unauthorized possession, forging, or processing of Dragnium is considered a serious offense involving strategic military resources and results in immediate arrest.
Draigon Metal is a far more abundant alloy ore, primarily mined along the Linea Mountain Range and in several locations on Belysning Lichten Island. Although its supply is relatively large, the cost of impurity extraction and raw refinement remains expensive, making it costly compared to the income of ordinary citizens. As a result, it has become a common commercial material primarily used by the middle and upper classes.
Structure & Appearance: Draigon Metal is a naturally occurring alloy composed of Titanium, Nickel, and Manganese. Its surface has a muted satin-gray appearance with rough, asymmetrical flowing grain patterns resembling dragons in flight when viewed under magnification. These patterns are caused by the stretching of metallic fibers during the hardening process. Unlike Dragnium, its color and grain are fixed and cannot be altered through alloy coloration techniques.
Advantages: Work-Hardening Mechanism. Similar to real-world austenitic steel, Draigon Metal is relatively flexible under normal conditions, allowing the wearer greater freedom of movement. However, when the surface experiences strong impacts such as slashes or blunt-force strikes, the atoms at the point of contact rapidly shift and lock together, dramatically increasing hardness in that localized area to resist the attack.
Shape Memory Effect: If armor forged from Draigon Metal becomes dented or warped, its Titanium-Nickel structure allows it to recover its original shape when exposed to moderate heat or boiling water. The metal releases internal stress and gradually returns to its intended form.
Weaknesses & Inferiority Compared to Dragnium: Greater Weight. Although lighter than ordinary steel by approximately 15–20%, it is still significantly heavier than Dragnium. Wearing a full set of Draigon Metal armor places considerably more physical strain on the user compared to the nearly weightless properties of Dragnium armor.
Physical Delay and Structural Limits: Because the alloy must first absorb impact before its atoms can shift into a hardened state, the armor experiences a brief moment of initial compression. Against a Dragnium blade, with its absolute static hardness and microscopic sharpness, Draigon Metal can be cut apart before its hardening mechanism fully activates.
Material Fatigue: No metal is eternal. Constantly forcing the crystalline lattice to restructure itself, hardening under stress and relaxing again under heat exposure, gradually creates microscopic fractures within the material. Over long periods of use, Draigon Metal suffers from material fatigue, slowly losing durability before eventually becoming brittle and prone to breaking. Unlike Dragnium, it cannot reliably be passed down through generations.
Applications: Despite being more common, Draigon Metal remains a mid-to-high-cost material and can still be considered expensive. As a result, full armor sets are most commonly owned by Clans, Houses, wealthy families, while ordinary citizens usually only possess smaller reinforced pieces protecting vital areas. It is also frequently used for ceremonial armor, military equipment, and decorative armaments. Unlike Dragnium, its manufacturing process relies on vacuum casting into prepared molds or sonic-wave compression of refined ore powder, eliminating the need for the extreme high-temperature furnace systems required for Dragnium forging.
Obsidian Steel is a naturally occurring metallic ore formed in regions where underground iron veins meet ancient silicon-rich lava flows. Classified as a mid-tier material alongside Ílios’s Gold, this ore does not require additional volcanic glass infusion during refinement, as its atomic structure already possesses a naturally stable hybrid property between metal and glass.
Structure & Appearance: Obsidian Steel is a highly uniform ore with natural hardness and reflective qualities even before refinement. In its raw state, the surface appears as a dark matte black, but once polished, it reveals a deep mirror-like black sheen. Its most distinctive feature is the presence of natural flowing veins in dark violet or blackened emerald-green tones, giving the material an elegant and luxurious appearance without the need for artificial coloration.
Advantages
Innate Molecular Sharpness: Due to its amorphous internal structure, artisans can sharpen Obsidian Steel into incredibly fine edges capable of cutting through material with exceptional precision and smoothness. This level of sharpness is impossible for lower-grade ores such as Lav Bronze or Arduvaz Silver.
Unique Aesthetic Beauty: Obsidian Steel is often regarded as “the artisan’s treasure.” Its mysterious black reflective surface and naturally glowing veins make it one of the most desired materials for luxury jewelry, decorative hairpins, elegant weapon hilts, and ornamental display pieces within middle- and upper-class households.
Surface Durability & Corrosion Resistance: Unlike common metals, Obsidian Steel possesses extremely high natural oxidation resistance. It can maintain its polished shine for decades without requiring complex preservation methods.
Weaknesses
Natural Brittleness: Despite being metallic, Obsidian Steel inherits the brittleness of glass due to its geological formation. It performs poorly against lateral impacts and bending force. If forged into combat weaponry, it can easily chip or shatter when striking harder materials.
Limited Combat Applications: Because of its fragile physical nature, Obsidian Steel is never used for armor or standard military weaponry. Attempting to forge it into swords or shields is considered wasteful, as such equipment would rarely survive more than a few minutes in real combat.
Applications & Classification
Primary Uses: Obsidian Steel is primarily used in luxury craftsmanship, high-end cutting tools, and most famously, medical instruments such as surgical blades and precision tools requiring exceptional refinement. It is also widely used for jewelry accessories and decorative inlays on ceremonial armor and formal attire.
Ílios Gold is a unique mineral ore classified as a mid-tier material. Despite its name, it is not a rare precious metal comparable to real-world gold, but rather a naturally occurring alloy infused with mineral impurities capable of producing strong optical effects. Due to its relatively abundant supply in mining regions along the Linea Mountain Range, Agnitera Burn island and some at Belysning Lichten island, it has become a widely accessible material with an affordable cost, allowing even ordinary citizens to own it.
Structure & Appearance: Ílios Gold is not pure gold. Instead, it is a metallic base ore naturally infused with highly reflective mineral particles possessing strong optical properties.
Solar Effect: Its most recognizable characteristic is its exceptional light-reflecting capability. When forged into jewelry or decorative objects, Ílios Gold displays a level of shine and brilliance far beyond ordinary metals. Under sunlight, the material appears to “capture” light and radiate shimmering rays due to the refraction produced by the embedded mineral particles, which explains its nickname: Sun Gold.
Advantages
Luxurious Appearance: Its reflective brilliance and radiant glow make any object crafted from Ílios Gold appear elegant, eye-catching, and far more expensive than its actual market value.
Chemical Durability: Although it is not true gold, the mineral particles create a natural protective layer that prevents oxidation, tarnishing, and environmental moisture damage. This makes it especially suitable for jewelry and accessories worn daily.
Affordable Cost: Because the ore exists in large quantities and does not require overly demanding extraction methods, Ílios Gold has become a “common luxury” material widely used for jewelry and accessories among both commoners and the middle class.
Weaknesses: "A Glamorous Exterior, A Modest Core"
Softness and Brittleness: Like Obsidian Steel, Ílios Gold is intended primarily for decorative purposes. It is far too soft to withstand heavy physical stress and lacks the elasticity necessary for weapon forging. Any attempt to craft swords or armor from it would result in immediate deformation or cracking upon impact.
Poor Heat Resistance: The mineral particles responsible for its “Solar” glow are highly sensitive to extreme temperatures. If exposed to intense forging heat, such as the furnace systems used for Dragnium refinement, the particles lose their crystalline structure, causing the material to become dull, lose its signature brilliance, and eventually turn brittle.
Applications
Jewelry & Accessories: Ílios Gold is the preferred material for rings, necklaces, earrings, brooches, and decorative accessories. Its brilliant shine allows wearers to stand out during festivals, ceremonies, and public gatherings.
Decorative Objects: It is also commonly used in households for decorative purposes such as picture frames, dining ornaments, ceremonial items, and aesthetic interior decorations that brighten living spaces.
Market Classification: Together with Obsidian Steel, Ílios Gold represents the signature materials of the middle class: they lack the extreme rarity of royal, yet still provide high aesthetic value, durability, and broad accessibility.
Arduvaz Silver, commonly known as Slate Silver, is a widely used metal favored by many social classes. It is primarily mined from sedimentary mountain regions and shallow riverbeds.
Arduvaz Silver is relatively lightweight. Its high malleability allows it to be easily bent, hammered into thin sheets, or drawn into wires without requiring extremely high forging temperatures. However, because of its light and flexible nature, it cannot withstand heavy impacts or exceptionally sharp cutting force.
Lav Bronze, also known as Magma Bronze, is a naturally occurring copper-based alloy ore formed from ancient cooled magma flows. It is well known for its durability and remarkable heat resistance, although it is highly susceptible to oxidation over time.
Once forged, Lav Bronze displays its signature dark reddish-brown coloration. While it can be used to craft armor and weaponry, its mechanical durability is relatively modest, and prolonged exposure to air often causes the surface to develop distinctive green oxidation stains.
Because of these limitations, Lav Bronze is rarely used as a standalone material. Instead, artisans commonly utilize it as a primary component when alloying with other metals. This combination improves malleability and casting efficiency, making it an ideal intermediate alloy for the mass production of machinery components, gears, rotating shafts, industrial friction parts, and common electrical wiring.
Crystals
Red Crystal
Used for healing wounds.
When shattered, these crystals release small healing pellets that fly toward injuries and restore them. This energy can only be absorbed by living beings.
This healing energy may also be transferred to other objects.
Green Crystal
Used to restore stamina.
When shattered, these crystals release restorative energy pellets of replenishing energy that may be absorbed by living beings.
This restoring energy may also be transferred to other objects.
Blue Crystal
Used to restore magical energy (Ejterna).
When shattered, these crystals release Ejterna energy pellets that can be absorbed by living beings.
This Ejterna energy may also be transferred into other objects.
White Crystals
Used for illumination.
These crystals are relatively common and abundant throughout the world, possessing no special properties other than their ability to react to element or magic.
When supplied with energy, they produce a stable source of light far better to candles or torches.
Heat Crystals
Used for heating.
These crystals only grow near volcanic vents and possess no special properties other than their ability to react to element or magic.
When supplied with energy, they generate a stable source of heat much better to furnaces or campfires. The amount of heat they produce depends on how much element or magic is infused into them.
Frost Crystals
Used for cooling.
These crystals only grow near snowy mountains and regions with extremely low temperatures, possessing no special properties other than their ability to react to element or magic.
When supplied with energy, they generate a stable source of cold. They are commonly used to preserve food and chill drinks, and because they cannot melt, they are highly practical for long-term use. They are also sometimes used simply to keep living beings cool during summer. The intensity of the cold depends on the amount of element or magic infused into them.
Fängsla Crystals
Used for jewelry and decoration.
These crystals are extremely rare and grow only in the deepest regions beneath the Eastern Sea, where crystal formations interact with the Elements and magical energy, absorbing and reflecting that power.
When infused with magic, a Fängsla crystal emits a faint violet glow. The light produced by Fängsla is remarkably bright, yet its coloration closely resembles the darkness of the deep ocean floor. However, once brought to the surface, the crystal shines vividly and becomes highly noticeable. This contrast, combined with its dark violet-black coloration, makes Fängsla exceptionally difficult to discover in its natural habitat.
Spirit Crystals
Spirit Crystal may appear similar to Frost Crystal at first glance, but it possesses far greater clarity and a noticeably bluer hue. It is regarded as the most transparent crystal in existence and is often referred to as the king of all crystals.
Unlike Frost Crystal, which can only generate cold and does not emit light, Spirit Crystal produces no temperature effects at all. Instead, when infused with element or magic, it radiates a soft ocean-blue glow. Its light is not as intense as White Crystal, but gentle and steady, only providing enough illumination to brighten the area surrounding it.
Spirit Crystal is believed to possess a spiritual connection to both the Ancestors and the Creator due to its extraordinary transparency and extreme rarity. The crystal is said to bring blessings while strengthening harmony, unity, and cooperation among those nearby.
Large Spirit Crystals are commonly placed before statues of Aurynel in wedding halls, within The Great Hall of Unity, The Hall of Planetarium, and several other sacred locations. Any establishment wishing to possess or display this crystal must hold official authorization bearing the seals of both the Emperor and the Council. If discovered without proper documentation during inspections, the crystal will be confiscated and the owners severely punished. Because of the seriousness of this offense, very few dare to illegally possess such a precious crystal.
Elemental Crystals
Elemental Crystals exist in only six known forms, each corresponding to one of the Six Primordial Elements. They naturally grow in locations most closely aligned with their respective element. For example, Calorath Crystals form near active volcanic veins and living volcanoes, Taraneth Crystals appear in regions constantly struck by electromagnetic storms, while Anemor Crystals grow in places where powerful winds endlessly rage.
Although they are not exceptionally rare, their sacred status is considered second only to Spirit Crystal. Because of this, they are used within the Unity Ring and upon statues of the Leaders of Dragonkind. As a result, the possession and use of these crystals require official authorization bearing the seals of both the Emperor and the Council.
The colors displayed by Elemental Crystals are unique and never change. One of their most extraordinary traits is that when the crystals exist as large formations, the elemental force within them can visibly be seen moving inside. Even if shattered into smaller fragments, the elemental image remains perfectly intact within every piece rather than becoming divided or fragmented.
Elemental Crystals may glow when reacting to element or magic. However, regardless of whether they are activated by element or magic, they cannot store that energy. Only Chi is capable of being retained within the crystals themselves.
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