Materials

These are some of the native materials of Elsemorn.

For the use of materials as a resource, see the page on natural resources. You can also read about the native animals and plants of Elsemorn.

Materials of Elsemorn

Barrowstone is a quarried granite once used to build palaces, towers, libraries, and academies. It is largely a grey stone, with prominent brown and green colorations, and veins of silver and gold minerals. Most of the ancient barrowstone buildings have been deconstructed and the stone repurposed for ship ballasts and tombs. Barrowstone is also called hodsyl and ealstan or eelstone.

Dreamedder is a metal found in geological veins, particularly dolomite. The metal is inherently magical and is a component of many enchanted items. Early peoples recognized dreamedder as special and locations with exposed veins were often held to be sacred. Dreamedder is also known as adrafas, arefax, elf's hair, and troll's hair. The craft of mining and spinning dreamedder is known as feaxedry.

Dreamstone is the common name for any stone where dreamedder, tidingglass, or other magical materials are found. After they are removed, such stone often retains a latent magical aura. This makes it an ideal material for enchanted stonework: teleportation circles, shielded vaults, and so on. Dreamstone is also known as gatestone, runestone, and in some ancient texts as dwemrstan.

Falbrass or Felbrass is a brass alloy once used to make coins, statues, and metalwork for ships. It is somewhat softer and easier to work than steel, though more resistant to corrosion. The precise composition and method of production is now considered lost, although existing falbrass can be reforged. Falbrass is also known as teafis and is sometimes called leaf-steel or straw-steel, which has led to many misconceptions about the alloy.

Hastamyr is a metal, alloy, or ore reputed to have been mined from falling stars, or meteorites. There is considerable debate among scholars and blacksmiths about hastamyr—its appearance and properties, and whether or not it actually exists. It is said that hastamyr excels at striking in great arcs and so many legendary axes and hammers were made of it. Hastamyr is also called hastweorc, hastiron, and starmetal.

Ofhyrria is a rare, magical material used in spellcasting and the creation of magical objects—particularly buildings. It is sand-like but somewhat moldable, like fragile clay. Ofhyrria is also called Hyrrian dust or Hyrrian sand.

Tidingglass is a crystalline material that can hold and release magical essences. There are many varieties of tidingglass, some that become mundane crystals after release and others that can be reused. Particularly pure tidingglass is said to hold a magical charge indefinitely—or for hundreds of years, at least. The material comes in many colors, each tied to a specific type of magic. Tidingglass can also be found in a range of sizes, from fine dust up to gem size, though legends tell of even larger pieces. Tidingglass is also called residuum, or given colloquial names based on its size: spelldust, spellsand, spellshards, spellgems, and so on.

Wherefall is a common name for unstable tidingglass-rich geodes. These geodes readily accept magical charges but, rather than behaving like tidingglass, release their charges in a damaging burst. At best, the release can be triggered in a specific direction. At worst, the entire geode explodes violently. The name wherefall is a corruption of weorphol, the name still used by scholars. Wherefall geodes are often called witchstones and wizardstones.

Rumored Materials

The following material is rumored to exist:

Skystone is a rumored glowing stone suspected to have been discovered (or perhaps forged) by dwarves.