Metallurgy
The Art of Mixing Metals
The peals of hammers against the metals of anvils ring throughout the caves of the Great Furnaces. Dwarves spend hours bent over their workspace, slabs and slivers of metal being swiftly turned into objects that can be considered art. Smiths of all types can be found throughout the world of Isekai, but only the Dwarves of the mountains are skilled in the art of metallurgy.
The rare metals of Isekai require a large breadth of knowledge to successfully and safely meld and forge two of the special metals into a single, functional item. Many smiths throughout the world tend to only work with single varieties of the special metals as working with two or more together can be volatile under the correct circumstances.
The eleven varieties of special metals can be found in a variety of locations across both Vóreios and Nótios, but the greatest smiths will have these metals mined and sent to the forges. The Dwarves of the Great Furnaces forge their alloys in the depths of the caves, the warmth of the mountains lighting their forges. Here, some of the greatest metalwork that has ever been created comes from the intricate weaving and melding of combinations of special metals and creating alloys that are much stronger than their original parts.
Special Metals
Alloys
Access & Availability
Smiths that have spent years of their lives studying the properties of various metals may have the capabilities to create alloys of the special metals. It is a difficult process, so it is not done by many smiths outside of the Great Furnaces, but it is a technology that the Dwarves had shared with the world.
Complexity
Due to the properties of the special steels, creating alloys of them is extremely complex. Certain combinations are extremely volatile and have been known to explode or cause other injuries when mixed. It is suggested that only master smiths take on the task of creating an alloy, but that is only after having years of study and practice smithing.
Discovery
It is unknown when alloys of the special steels were first created, but it is known that the first alloy of the special metals was created from Flare Steel and Zap Steel. It was named Spark Steel by its creator.
The creator of the first alloys was a Dwarf from the Great Furnaces, a master craftsman and smith that had spent much of his life developing new techniques for his clan. Due to his in-depth study of metals and his invention of the first alloys of the special metals, he was named the Father of Metallurgy, although his name has now been lost to time.
Utility
The alloys of the special metals are much stronger than the individual metals and have extra properties that often have some special effect. Born from curiosity, the alloys are helpful for a variety of things but have been misused in times of war or conflict. Instances of their uses and misuses can be found throughout the history of Isekai.
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