Discovery
Sunmetal was discovered by
Shejlt-Rajh forces when an asteroid full of it landed in the
Greater Amujnalden Region during the
Sazashi Revolution.
The then
Grandmaster of Light, through
Divination, noticed that energy and gravity warped oddly around the metal in the crater. He realized that, with proper configuration and electric charge, the metal generated anti-gravitational properties.
Use
Sunmetal became an arm of the Sazashi offense (and later the Valuser'ran military). At first they made crude vessels, essentially floating islands, but as the technology was further studied and refined they went on to make airships and other aircraft.
Resource War
Sunmetal has been the lynchpin of many resource wars. Less so in modern times, when people know how to make Sunmetal on their own, but the original Sunmetal amount was highly sought after.
(Outlined in
The Rings of Jhoutai.)
Modern Day
Now that sunmetal is understood, it is produced easily enough using noble metals. It is used in
25: Meissner Antigravity to generate the field, and is most commonly produced by the
ValuSelu Pact and
Federation of Free Planets
Summary
Other Names
Shameh-Tel-Rajh (Metal of the Sun)
Uses of Sunmetal
Sunmetal is the basis of anti-gravitational technology, which has seen many uses throughout history.
It is used in Valuser'ran airships, which were naval vessels outfitted with Sunmetal plating to make them flight capable.
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Author's Notes
Summer Camp Prompt 22
Write about a material which is extracted, mined or quarried from the ground.