Darksteel
TTRPG Fictional · Rare · Medieval
Steel infused with shadow-essence from the Shadowfell during the forging process. The resulting metal never rusts, never tarnishes, and remains perpetually cold. Even in direct flame it takes minutes to warm.
Identity
- Source
- Tabletop RPG tradition
- Aliases
- Shadowforged steel, Umbramet
Physical Properties
- Appearance
- Deep charcoal black that seems to swallow ambient light, always cold to the touch
- Luster
- Metallic
- Density
- 8.2 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 800 °C
- Lighter
- Inconel
- Denser
- Brass
- Magnetism
- Non-magnetic
- Electrical conductivity
- Low
Mechanical Properties
- Mohs hardness
- 9
- Tensile strength
- 950 MPa
- Softer
- Chromium
- Harder
- Divine Bronze of Hephaestus
- Workability
- Difficult
- Brittleness
- Tough
- Malleability
- Moderate
- Ductility
- Moderate
Chemical Properties
- Corrosion resistance
- absolute
- Reactivity
- none
Lore & Narrative
Darksteel blades cast no reflection. Holding one in full sunlight produces a faint unease in most people, and animals refuse to be near them. Those who carry darksteel for long periods report increasingly vivid dreams of grey, lightless landscapes.
- Notable uses
- Assassin weapons, shadow-ritual tools, ghost-touching blades
- Forge uses
- weapons, ritual tools, armor
- Worldbuilding traits
- shadow, cold, anti-reflection, dreamlike
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