Ayar
Mythological · Legendary · Ancient
The sacred solar metal of the Inca, believed to be a mixture of gold and a mineral extracted from Inti himself. Priests of the sun described it as 'captured daylight made solid'. Only the Sapa Inca could authorize its use.
Identity
- Source
- Inca mythology
- Aliases
- Solar metal, Metal of Inti
Physical Properties
- Appearance
- Blinding pure gold with a warm internal glow, said to retain sunlight even underground
- Luster
- Metallic
- Density
- 17 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 2800 °C
- Lighter
- Daedric Metal
- Denser
- Siltgold
- Magnetism
- Non-magnetic
- Electrical conductivity
- Very High
Mechanical Properties
- Mohs hardness
- 8
- Tensile strength
- 1200 MPa
- Softer
- Tungsten
- Harder
- Chromium
- Workability
- Difficult
- Brittleness
- Tough
- Malleability
- High
- Ductility
- High
Chemical Properties
- Corrosion resistance
- absolute
- Reactivity
- none
Lore & Narrative
When the Spanish conquistadors melted down Inca golden artifacts, they reported that some pieces resisted the furnace far longer than ordinary gold, and that the resulting ingots had a strange warmth that lasted for days.
- Notable uses
- Sun temple ornamentation, royal regalia, sacred offerings
- Forge uses
- ornamentation, regalia, ritual offerings
- Worldbuilding traits
- solar, divine, inca, sacred
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