Abyssum
TTRPG Fictional · Legendary · Medieval
A metal this catalogue invents out of the alchemists' prima materia, the formless first matter from which, in their theory, every metal took its form. Abyssum is that first matter made solid: a base from which any metal can be drawn, and into which any metal can be undone.
Identity
- Source
- Original by MGS
- Also known as
- Bottomless metal
Physical Properties
- Appearance
- Absolute darkness, neither reflecting nor giving back any light
- Luster
- Dull
- Magnetism
- Non-magnetic
- Electrical conductivity
- None
Mechanical Properties
- Workability
- Impossible
- Brittleness
- Tough
- Malleability
- None
- Ductility
- None
Chemical Properties
- Corrosion resistance
- Absolute
- Reactivity
- None
Lore & Narrative
An alchemist who reduces a metal to abyssum strips it of its form down to the void beneath, and can raise any other metal from it. Few who try get the metal back, and fewer get themselves back.
- Notable uses
- Theoretical transmutation base, philosophical construct, ritual dissolution
- Forge uses
- Transmutation, Philosophical
- Worldbuilding traits
- Void, Alchemical, Primordial, Philosophical
Sources
- Original to this catalogue, Michael Ghelfi Studios
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