Moonstone (Tamriel)
Licensed IP · Uncommon · Medieval
The primary metal used in Elven smithing traditions across Tamriel. Moonstone produces the characteristic lightweight golden armor and weapons associated with the Altmer and their cultural descendants. It accepts enchantment readily.
Identity
- Source
- The Elder Scrolls series
- Aliases
- Elven moonstone, Altmeri silver
Physical Properties
- Appearance
- Pale ivory-gold with a warm inner luminescence, lighter and more graceful looking than steel
- Luster
- Metallic
- Density
- 4.5 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 1200 °C
- Boiling point
- 2400 °C
- Lighter
- Heartwood Metal
- Denser
- Titanium
- Magnetism
- Non-magnetic
- Electrical conductivity
- Medium
Mechanical Properties
- Mohs hardness
- 7
- Tensile strength
- 600 MPa
- Softer
- Vanadium
- Harder
- Tungsten
- Workability
- Moderate
- Brittleness
- Moderate
- Malleability
- High
- Ductility
- High
Chemical Properties
- Corrosion resistance
- high
- Reactivity
- low
Lore & Narrative
Altmeri moonstone is said to retain a memory of its origin: the same ore that a master smith uses for a lifetime will gradually attune to their style, producing better results over decades. A smith's tools and a smith's moonstone are considered inseparable in Altmeri tradition.
- Notable uses
- Elven armor, elven weapons, magical foci, jewelry
- Forge uses
- elven armor, elven weapons, magical components
- Worldbuilding traits
- elven, enchantable, graceful, tamriel
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