Dementrium

Properties

Material Characteristics

Dementrium is a deep purple-pink metal with white shards in it. The metal is also very heavy and tends to be cold.

Physical & Chemical Properties

Dementrium has a very rare and sought after ability, it is extremely resistant to magic. Where lead has a minor resistance to magic, dementrium can not only resist magic but nullify magical abilities and block spells and magical effects.

Compounds

No material can mix with dementrium as it is a very unique metal, alloys made with it becomes fragile useless alloys that often tears itself apart.

Geology & Geography

Dementrium is a very rare metal and its ore is only found deep within the Underdark. Mining it has, therefore, become very dangerous and there are only a handful of mines in the entire world.

Origin & Source

Dementrium ore comes from a very rare ore known as pink ore. It is easy to spot the ore but finding it is hard. It is called pink ore because of it the very bright pink of the stone it is found within.

History & Usage

History

Dementrium was first used in the first age by Thornheart to capture sorcerers. After Thornheart was disbanded the metal was used by different people like guards, mercenaries or bounty hunters to protect themselves against magic or to capture magic users.

Discovery

Thornheart had a mining expedition into the Underdark where they found a pink ore and refined it and eventually discovered its properties and made both armor and shackles out of it to improve their hunting of magic.

Everyday use

There is not a common use for dementrium, but bounty hunters, mercenaries or high ranking guards might carry a set of shackles or have their armor imbued with dementrium.

Refinement

The refinement process of dementrium is long and tedious. Melting it requires an extremely hot blast furnace which are hard to make and expensive so there are only a few places dementrium can be refined.

Byproducts & Sideproducts

When dementrium is melted down a light pink sludge comes out of the ore which is siphoned from the blast furnace. It is very poisonous and can be used for the creation of poison. The sludge is called Pink Sludge.

Hazards

When melting dementrium some gas is let out from the machinery which is very toxic and if not careful can lead to sickness and eventually death.

Environmental Impact

The gas from melting down pink ore can kill creatures and plantlife so the blast furnaces made for dementrium are often located away from life.

Reusability & Recycling

Dementrium does not weaken over time so it can be melted down and used again, but the refinement process is dangerous.

Distribution

Trade & Market

Dementrium is extremely rare but useful, this makes dementrium a very exotic and rare metal. There are only a few places in the world where it is found and the process is very dangerous so it is not a metal often sold or bought, but is very sought after when available.

Type

Metal

Value

75 gold per lbs

Rarity

Rare

Taste

Salty sting with an after taste of lead.

Color

Dark purple and pink with white shards in it.

Melting / Freezing Point

The melting point of dementrium is 2883 degrees.