Starmetal

Where other magical materials originate beneath the earth, starmetal comes from the sky. Creation’s anima — formed of Essence expenditure by terrestrial and celestial gods — gathers among the constellations like fishes in a net. Masses of this gathered power fall from the heavens as meteors. Meteoric ore appears identical to ordinary iron, and is refined using the same techniques. Purified starmetal resembles polished steel, albeit harder and lighter, and it flashes with the Five Maidens’ colors when it catches the light.
No other magical material is scarce as starmetal meteors fall but rarely, and their size cannot compare to veins of subterranean ore. The Sidereals claim most of it, their astrology leading them unerringly to freshly fallen meteorites. Artificers use it sparingly, forging it into slim unadorned designs, or applying it as inlay or filigree to artifacts of other magical materials.
Gathering as it does among the constellations, starmetal has an affinity for the thrumming threads of the Loom of Fate, and for the magic of the Sidereal Exalted. Starmetal is associated with fate, destiny, luck, time, knowledge, foresight, mysteries, esoteric forces, and ephemeral things. Some meteors retain qualities of the constellations they fell from, or the astrological Houses of Journeys, Serenity, Battles, Secrets, or Endings.
Coming as it does from the heavens, starmetal holds influence over gods and other spirits. Some starmetal artifacts possess Evocations that replicate spirit Charms.