Saronite
Licensed IP · Uncommon · Timeless
Named for Yogg-Saron, the Old God chained beneath Northrend, and the name is not a metaphor: saronite is the god's blood, risen through the rock and gone solid. It is abundant, it takes an edge, and the Scourge armed itself with it wholesale. Miners work it in shifts, and never alone.
Identity
- Source
- World of Warcraft
- Also known as
- Ore of the Lich King, Blood of Yogg-Saron
- Comes from
- Northrend
Physical Properties
- Appearance
- Deep dark green-black with veins of sickly pale green, cold and heavy
- Luster
- Metallic
- Density
- 10.5 g/cm³
- Melting point
- 1350 °C
- Boiling point
- 2600 °C
- Lighter
- Silver
- Denser
- Titansteel
- Magnetism
- Non-magnetic
- Electrical conductivity
- Medium
Mechanical Properties
- Mohs hardness
- 8
- Tensile strength
- 720 MPa
- Softer
- Tungsten
- Harder
- Chromium
- Workability
- Moderate
- Brittleness
- Moderate
- Malleability
- Moderate
- Ductility
- Moderate
Chemical Properties
- Corrosion resistance
- Very High
- Reactivity
- Low
Lore & Narrative
The Lich King Arthas used saronite extensively to forge the weapons and armor of the Scourge. Smiths who worked it long enough began to hear Yogg-Saron's whispers. Some went mad. Others claimed the voice showed them truths they couldn't unlearn.
- Notable uses
- Scourge weapons, undead armor, siege equipment
- Forge uses
- Weapons, Armor, Siege equipment
- Worldbuilding traits
- Old-god, Corrupting, Northrend, Warcraft
Sources
- Saronite, Warcraft Wiki
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