Odrian Smelting
Utility
The Vogrhian dwarves were looking for a way to use the relatively rare ore of mythril on a larger scale while still gaining it's benefits. This resulted in an alloy that's stronger than steel while keeping a similar, although slightly lighter weight, but is not quite at the level of pure mythril, that is also a lot cheaper to produce than pure mythril too. It was a good compromise.
The alloy is used in a lot, if not most of the dwarven metal work due to its advantages over steel. This includes weapons and armour, as you would expect, but the alloy is also used in other more mundane things, such as pickaxes and other tools as well as the wheels of minecarts.
Manufacturing
The alloy is made using a mix of mythril, iron and copper. The exact proportions and process is a closely guarded secret by the dwarves of Hin Lodar, but it is speculated that the mythril content is relatively low compared to the other materials due to the material's relative scarcity compared to iron and copper. It is also speculated that there is some carbon in the alloy too, to give the material it's steel-like qualities. Due to Mythril's relatively high melting point, it is speculated that the temperature to smelt Odrian is even higher, to allow the metals to mix more easily, but what that temperature is, is known only to the dwarves.
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Access & Availability
The metal is kept mostly within the borders of Vogrhia, and even then, mostly kept to the capital of Hin Lodar. Odrian is used in most dwarven metal work giving their architecture a nice bronze-gold colour to it. The Vogrhian dwarves want to keep the technology and alloy to themselves as it gives them an edge on the battlefield and also in trading.
Discovery
Odrian was created through experimentation of dwarven smiths in Vogrhia who were trying to gain the benefits of the uncommon mythril ore on a larger scale.
