[✗] [World Lore] Thulith’tayna

[MayRndz 1130]

Thulith’tayna
The Living Metal


 

Material Name and Description (Raw Form)

 

Buried deep within caves, the material having remained untouched by descendants for the longest time resided a mineral that pulsated with natural energies. Discovered by the Mali communities it eventually bore the name Thulith’tayna, or the living metal. 
 

The mineral bears pungent green markings, deep crevices and cracks running along the material making it appear extremely brittle, near impossible to break off in large chunks. The ore itself bore a dark appearance that contrasted the swirling green streaks. It was incredibly light, but what it lacked in density it made up for in its fragile complexion. Chaotic echoes of sound reverberated off the metal. The unrefined ore is capable of leaving a prolonged ringing in one's ears; irritating and distorting. Often leaving symptoms similar to sea sickness such as headache and nausea to one who leaves their ears unprotected.
 

Red Lines (Raw Form)
 

• The ore is incredibly brittle and must be carefully chizzzled from the surface around it, otherwise it would break into dust in smaller chunks.
• Its extremely light however as mentioned its brittle complexing makes it fragile to handle.
• The echoes of sound reverberating off the ore would be chaotic and loud to those who held the ore, unsettling to keep around for too long.
• The unrefined ore is so loud it is capable of leaving one's ears ringing, causing headache and nausea.
• Wearing something to muffle or prohibit the sound would make it progressively easier to mine the ore.
• This is an open resource that doesnt require ST-Signature
   

Harvesting Method
 

Thulith’tayna is generally found in caves deep within forest and jungle areas that are overgrown and unmaintained by descendants. The deposits have had years to build up being left undisturbed. Though it's not uncommon for the sound of the mineral to lead you to it, many would find themselves simply believing it was a part of the natural forest till they found themselves in close contact. In order to obtain the mineral one would use a chisel and hammer, carefully working their way around the edges of the material to break it free.
 

Harvesting Red Lines
 

• Harvesting this material is a long tedious process to break it free, taking upwards of a couple hours.
• Due to the sounds reverberating off the mineral many would find it hard to concentrate, and upon leaving the caves their ears would continue to ring for a short amount of time.
• Wearing something to muffle or prohibit the sound would make it progressively easier to mine the ore.
• The harvesting method is public knowledge
   

Material Name and Description (Refined Form)
 

The refined living mineral has no set application, varying from smith. The material itself similar to ferrum in terms of strength. once refined and shaped, however when hit against other metals would offer a reverberating echo to all ears in a radius. Example being a sword clapping against another would cause it to echo its song.

The material is no stronger than Ferrum in composition.
 

• Given its complexion, once the metal is shaped it cannot be reshaped without risk of it breaking.
• It can be smithed into practically any item that you can make from Aurum.
• The material reverberates an echo of a song when hit against any other metal.
• The song, while subtly disruptive, offers no additional advantage or effects.

Applications (Refined Form)



 

Jewelry
 

The material itself would be similar to Ferrum in composition in strength when smithed into the refined form. The metal reverberates with a specific ring when hit against other metals, producing a unique echo.
 

• The echo itself once refined offers a subtle ring in one's ear but does not leave lasting damadge to one's ears etc.
• The material has the same strength and composition of aurum.
   

Instruments
 

Given the unique song of the metal itself, it is able to be made into instruments that produce various tones and songs based on the size and shape of the item. Offering a truly unique instrument for bards and alike to use.
 

Akin to mundane instruments producing unique and varying sounds through different sizes and shapes, the metal can be used to produce interesting instruments such as drums, and flutes.

Refining Technique 
 

Harvesting the living metal is fairly straightforward, so long as one carries a steady hand and the right tools. Requiring one to first locate the location of the metal deep within a cave, prepared to be met with its reverberating tone. Once successfully harvesting a chunk of the material they then require a furnace capable of at least reaching the forging point of ferrum. 
 

The smith must put the material into a crucible and melt it down at temperatures around 930°C scraping off excess impurities from the top as it begins to become hot and molten. If one doesn't scrape off the excess impurities then the metal will begin to crumble before they can cast and shape the metal.
 

Once melted it will need to be casted into a bar before being able to be put through the long process of hammering, shaping, and stretching the material to its desired shape. Given the song of the metal and its fragility, the hammer must be swung at a constant tone almost like an echo of the song the mineral lets off. The musical art allows it to be shaped undisturbed by the conflicting sound. If the process isnt followed while forging, the echo of the metal itself will begin to distort with the ring of the hammer, causing dents and breaks in whatever the final desired result had been.
 

Refining Red Lines 
 

• One is required to remove the impurities as they work, less the metal will become brittle and start to crumble once heated.
• The cleanest way of shaping and forging is through casting an ingot and beginning to shape what is desired from such shape.
• The refined metal takes a black green tint.
• Does not require an ST signature, can be found, refined, and forged through mundane methods.
• Purpose (OOC)
• The major part of it was to add a flavorful material that could be used and shared by everyone. Overall it was a personal idea that originated from one of my own mali’ame culture projects.
   

[Ragnio 499]

I love flavorful materials like this! You can craft many nice things with it, without having the fear that it is something overpowered! Just nice aesthetic stuff! Good job!

[Songwitch 1441]

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