Copper

Copper is a chemical element that is in common use across the Prime Material Realm. Copper is reddish-orange in its natural state, and usually used for minting coinage, kitchen utensils, enchanting, engineering, jewelry, decorations and more. The metal can used for weapons, and has been in the past, but was mostly replaced in that front by iron and steel.

History & Usage

History

Naturally occurring even on the surface, being easy to melt and shape and the abundant availability of copper led to its embrace in ancient times were it was used for weapons and jewelry. Excavations around the The Estrerran Barrier revealed copper tools and trinkets belonging to the Avarian cultures that lived in the area, leading scholars to believe copper was used even prior to mankind appearance on Edora.

Cultural Significance and Usage

Copper carries different value to different cultures and ethnic groups depending on race, technological advancement and other factors. Some nations using the metal for currency, while others might refuse to even deal with it.
Most dwarves view copper as a messy byproduct of the search for the more lustrous silver and gold. The metal is considered not worthy of being processed into finer items and artifacts, and especially not suitable for coinage. As such, most copper that is mined in the Amadel Mountains is traded away.
The Andorian Alliance take advantage of the availability of copper and have used it to mint their smaller coins, both to reduce the impact of counterfeit forging on their economies and to ease the use of the much more expensive, and often low supply of gold. The Estrerran also use copper in their coins, but mostly due to tradition, as the melting and mixing significantly add to the costs of minting new coins or recycling older ones.

Current Date: 2^nd of Latsum, 1572

²⁹Cu

Type

Metal

Color

Red-orange

Boiling / Condensation Point

2835 K ​(2562 °C, ​4643 °F)

Melting / Freezing Point

1357.77 K ​(1084.62 °C, ​1984.32 °F)

Density

8.96 g/cm3

Common State

Solid