I have thought of a material that could be used in many ways. In a way it is an alloy, of non metals. You see if I got an experienced mage, to break stone, clay, dirt, cloth, and wood into bits smaller than grains of sand, possibly on a molecular level, And then combine them, it would create a dry brittle substance that would be cheap to make once harnessed correctly.
This material could also be created in some sort of compression chamber. Forcing the molecules to form together.
For now lets just call the material Adobe.
Water might weigh down some of the components of the materials, making it expand or contort as well as possibly loosening the bonds between the elements.
Adobe is both brittle and slightly malleable. it can be bent to a small extent but once put past its breaking point, the part will snap in half. Similar to a baby carrot. It is very difficult to fracture a baby carrot without snapping it in half. Most weapons could easily penetrate the Alloy. Adobe is not suited for combat.
Another downside of Adobe is that if damaged, parts cannot be easily mended and are better off being scrapped to make new parts.
If not fused correctly, Adobe will crumble like sand.
It would weigh whatever its original elements did.
It would look something like this
This is an image of a sedimentary/metamorphic rock. Imagine the different colors of this rock were actually different materials, such as wood, Cloth, stone, clay, dirt.
It would feel very similar to the biodegradable flower pots you may have seen IRL
Only that it would be much thicker and quite a bit stronger.
You could have golems be created with it. Or possibly have it be a new, lightweight ammo for Catapults. It just seems like a way you can make something stable, that doesn’t have to be Metal, stone, or wood.
Sturdy like stone. Light weight like wood. and cheaper than metal.
I have a been thinking of a few names but have not decided. I will not pursue any further if the community is not interested.
I’d like any input you guys have on this. Constructive criticism is welcome. Feel free to say its a dumb idea, or that It needs to be reimagined in any way.