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[✓] [World Lore] - Almari Effervescent Spring Water, and Metal Cloth


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[Common, un-noded not requiring ST signature.]
 


Material Name and Description

Almari Effervescent Spring Water, as the name implies, is naturally occurring, cold bubbly spring water that appears in founts around Almaris, standardly in temperatures varying between 16-19 degrees celsius. 

This water bears a vague blue shade, is vaguely pleasant to drink, and bears a slight chalky taste, yet consumption wise is unremarkable. This liquid can be bottled up, and will still remain effervescent and fizzy indefinitely.

However, the spring water bears remarkable reactive capabilities. Due to a unique, and possibly magical mixture of minerals, micro-organisms, and/or enchantment, the spring water is able to convert metal and metalloids into a rubber like substance.

This is done through submerging the metal within the water, and leaving it there for a day or longer. This can be done in a portion of the spring, or in bottles or barrels of this spring water. The spring water will begin to fizz around the metal piece, eating away at it and causing a thick layer of irrecoverable corrosion to form and fall off of the metal, standardly creating a dark grey layer of dust at the bottom of whatever container the metal-item is converted in, should it not be converted in a open spring. This process is lengthy, and the converted item will at first visibly look exactly the same as it did before, being the exact same shape, thickness, and lustrousness as before. However, after conversion, it will be 1/10th the weight it previously was, soft, and depending upon thickness, stretchy.

This rubber like substance holds the appearance of metal, however, itself is somewhat soft, and extremely hardy and elastic. Though it is well possible to cut and hack into, and not well utilizable for armor given its stretchiness and softness, the use of elastics opens up many doors for crafts and clothing.

Partial submersion, or should the metal be removed from the spring water too soon, will cause the metal to be weak, and crumbly, and will cause it to break apart- or even disintegrate at the lightest touch.

The created cloth will hold the appearance of whatever metal has been converted. If it was a untarnished piece of iron before, it will look akin to untarnished iron there-after. If it was a shined piece of gold before, it will look akin to shined gold there-after. This appearance will hold over with any metal, even those with special qualities or treatments, however, the end product shall always be the same. Any special or magical non-aesthetic qualities of the metal before shall not carry over to the cloth.
The shape of the item likewise will keep, standardly requiring a metal facsimile of whatever garment or item to be made, and than submerged in the water to convert it.

This cloth is stretchy, sleek, and notably unbreathable, akin to rubber, or latex, and is not shape-able once the metal is converted, aside from cutting it apart and sewing or glueing it together. The cloth transmits heat and coolness well, however, much like normal cloth, it is somewhat flammable, and if held up to flame for any extended period of time, will combust. The cloth keeps exceptionally well, and will not fall to rot or corrode, however, it is liable to be chewed into by bugs or small rodents. The cloth, so long as there is no gaps in it, is entirely waterproof, and can stop water completely, making it useful for keeping things dry, or keeping liquids from spreading. However, it is not particularly resistant to acid. And will be eaten through as easily as any other cloth.


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-For all intents and purposes, aside from its ability to convert metal into a different substance, almari effervescent spring water is just bubbly water.

 

-The fizz of the spring water is purely aesthetic, and cannot be used as to pressurize or shoot things at people.

 

-Given metal cloth’s resistance to water, metal cloth itself cannot be effectively treated with oils, or be infused with herbs in boiled water. It is in this same way that any non-aesthetic treatments to the metal shall not carry over, and given its stretchy and smooth surface, beeswax or lard treatments on the surface of the cloth shall slide off, or crumble and fall off quite quickly. Unless directly stated otherwise, metal cloth cannot be treated with any notably botany herbs, such as athin or paddfoot.

-For metal to be converted to metal-cloth, it must be completely submerged in the water for over a day. This water cannot be used to make one’s enemy’s armor less effective in the heat of combat, or to make one’s weapons soft, etc.

-The created cloth isn’t particularly useful as armor or weaponry.

-Once metal is converted to cloth, it is irrecoverable from the cloth state, and will simply burn up if one attempts to melt it down.

-Standardly Almari Effervescent Spring Water, nor the metal-cloth it makes requires ST signatures. However, if metal-cloth is made from a metal standardly requiring ST approval (such as lunarite, thannic steel, etc) despite losing any non-aesthetic qualities in the conversion, will still require ST approval.

-Despite its rubber-like appearance, metal-cloth has no notable anti-electric properties.


Applications

Almari effervescent spring water alone is little more than pleasant, clean drinking water.

Metal-cloth for all intents and purposes acts as a refined form of rubber or latex, with a metallic appearance. Metal-cloth can be used for padding, shock absorption, elastic banding, move-able piping, form fitting or insulative clothing, etc. However, for something to be without seams, it must first have a metal version be forged in the desired shape, and than converted in the water. The cloth itself is exceptionally elastic, hence making sewing-work or adhesives difficult to maintain.

Harvesting Method

Almari Effervescent Spring Water can be harvested from any notable cold spring in almaris with little issue. One must simply scoop and bottle it up. Naturally, should the container remain unsealed for more than a few days, algae will begin to grow in the container, and promptly ruin the water’s effectiveness. One must also store the water in a non-metallic container, lest the container itself be converted to metal-cloth.

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