Ayar
TTRPG Fictional · Legendary · Ancient
An invented solar metal named after the Ayar brothers of the Inca founding legend: this catalogue makes it gold mixed with a mineral drawn from the sun, whose use only the Sapa Inca could allow. No Inca or Spanish source mentions it.
Identity
- Source
- Original by MGS
- Also known as
- 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
Gold that holds ayar resists the furnace far longer than plain gold, and ingots cast from it stay warm for days.
- Notable uses
- Sun temple ornamentation, royal regalia, sacred offerings
- Forge uses
- Ornamentation, Regalia, Ritual offerings
- Worldbuilding traits
- Solar, Divine, Inca, Sacred
Sources
- Original to this catalogue, Michael Ghelfi Studios
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