[✗] [World Lore] - The Magegold

[Elennanore 2775]

The Magegold

Arcaurum

“A ward against the most foul of vices.” - A Canonist Priest

Arcaurum, the gold of Magi and the deceit of the fool, but most commonly referred to as ‘Foolsgold’ but the common folk. It is widely known for its strikingly similar appearance to Aurum and rampant counterfeit in Asulon, subsequently causing Descendants to utilize promissory notes and precious stones.

 

Arcaurum Ore(Raw)

          Arcaurum, unlike Aurum, is a common metal that is mostly found in damp, wet environments, such as beaches, caves, swamps, etc. It is a very hard ore that is comparable in weight to iron and is particularly brittle, easily broken by being dropped from waist height. Arcaurum is mostly found as a pale-gold ore, but sometimes can be darker yellows or having hues of grey. Regardless of mineral content within Arcaurum, it is an ignitable material that may potentially create sparks if scraped against something harder than itself. Only to add onto the list of differences, Arcaurum does not form into lumpy veins like gold, but instead as cubical crystal structures that appear nearly flawless.

 

Harvesting Method

Foolsgold is not a particularly strenuous metal to harvest, a pick is a sure enough tool as any to harvest it. However, one might want to take into account the fragility of Foolsgold, as a pick may cause undue harm to the metal itself.

 

Arcaurum(Refined)

            Even more things to include on the list of things that part Arcaurum from Aurum - Arcaurum is not able to be refined in a practical sense. Arcaurum is an odd material, the heat from a forge causes it to ‘decompose’ and turn into iron. If this is some sort of mundane or magical process, it is unclear, it is just known that the heating of Arcaurum is likely a good enough way of entirely ruining the metal. With that said, Arcaurum for the most part is a refined material, every chunk of it is continuously pure Arcaurum and nothing else. Of course, it may be found embedded in a rock, but surely some are capable of removing such stoney materials from the desired gold-like metal.

 

            Just as it is when it is not ‘refined’, Arcaurum is a hard and brittle material. It has some similarities to gold when it comes to its sheen and color, but its sparking properties are far from gold’s unreactive nature. The most unique property of Arcaurum would have to be its unnatural magical affinity to enchantment, particularly enchantments that involve the Soul. Magi are able to create enchantments that are far beyond the norm of other materials such as gold, iron, steel, stones, etc, and these enchantments are more aligned towards ritualistic abilities. With that said, Arcaurum is only known for its widespread use in the creation of constructed creatures like golems and animati. 

Red Lines

-The sparking properties of Arcaurum are comparable to flint and steel.

 

Applications

Arcaurum, or magegold, is a hard and brittle material easily broken by falls from short heights and strikes by harder objects, making it entirely impractical as a combative tool. However, Arcaurum may finds its uses directed towards the uses of Magi.

 

Refining Method

There is no mundane method to ‘refine’ Arcaurum. Though, one is able to take a chunk of Arcaurum and shape it with a chisel as they will.

Redlines

-The sparking properties of Arcaurum are comparable to flint and steel.

 

Purpose

            Arcaurum, better known as Magegold and Foolsgold, is a metal that has been on LotC for quite some time and is used for most enchantments and constructs that use the functions of Souls. Here, it is merely being rewritten to iron it out and add some more flavor into it which it was previously lacking. I’ve also included some elements of real life Foolsgold and added some fantastical elements to it. I give credit to Benbo and Squak, being two people who have written Magegold Lore(or its replacement).

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