Lunargent
TTRPG Fictional · Legendary · Ancient
An invented metal halfway between silver and moonlight, always found and never smelted. Worked pieces stay cool to the touch whatever the weather, and fade to nothing on a moonless night.
Identity
- Source
- Original by MGS
- Also known as
- Moonsilver, Argent de lune
Physical Properties
- Appearance
- Pale blue-white, visibly shifts in luminosity with the moon's phases: brightest at full moon, nearly invisible at new moon
- Luster
- Metallic
- Density
- 8 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 1100 °C
- Boiling point
- 2000 °C
- Lighter
- Stainless Steel
- Denser
- Korvaire Steel
- Magnetism
- Non-magnetic
- Electrical conductivity
- High
Mechanical Properties
- Mohs hardness
- 6
- Tensile strength
- 350 MPa
- Softer
- Steel
- Harder
- Damascus Steel
- Workability
- Moderate
- Brittleness
- Moderate
- Malleability
- Moderate
- Ductility
- Moderate
Chemical Properties
- Corrosion resistance
- Very High
- Reactivity
- Very Low
Lore & Narrative
It is gathered only on the three nights of the full moon, from reflections in still water. An object made of it burns the hand of anyone who lies while holding it.
- Notable uses
- Ritual objects, truth-revealing mirrors, sacred jewelry
- Forge uses
- Ritual objects, Sacred mirrors, Jewelry
- Worldbuilding traits
- Lunar, Celtic, Truth-revealing, Phase-changing
Sources
- Original to this catalogue, Michael Ghelfi Studios
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