Dwarvenstone

Dwarvenstone is almost exclusively found deep within the hearts of mountains, typically only where Dwarves dare to venture in search of the materials necessary to their various trades. It is much less porous than other rocks, making it considerably heavier and more durable.

Properties

Material Characteristics

Smooth, dense stone similar to marble. Much heavier and more durable than typical stone, even that of high quality. Colors vary from white to grey.

Physical & Chemical Properties

Armour: Armour Made of Dwarvenstone is considered heavy. While wearing Armour made of Dwarvenstone you have resistance to Bludgeoning, Piercing or Slashing Damage.

Weapon: Light Weapons made with Dwarvenstone lose the Light property. Weapons that do not have the Light or Heavy Property are considered Heavy. Attacks Made with a Weapon made with Dwarvenstone deal an additional 1d4+2 Bludgeoning Damage.

History & Usage

History

Though first known to be commonly used by Dwarves, it finally made its way to the rest of the world via trade. Its quality as a building material has made it very popular among those that can afford it.

Discovery

Unknown. Pre-history discovery.

Everyday use

Weapons and armour are not common uses of dwarvenstone, but they occasionally do happen. The most common uses are for the construction of defensive structures (walls, towers, keeps, etc), structures of great importance and siege machines. Due to its density and incredible weight, it is quite effective when used as the heads of battering rams. It is not uncommon that special catapaults and trebuchets to launch massive chunks of darven stone during sieges. The siege machines must be specially designed and reinforced to withstand the weight of dwarvenstone.

Cultural Significance and Usage

While being quite important to Dwarves, making their fortresses near impenetrable, it is not a material that they covetously hoard. Quite the contrary, it gives them great pride to walk through the cities of other races and see structures of importance (be it cultural, defensive or otherwise) constucted of material from their homeland.

Manufacturing & Products

Dwarvenstone shot.

Byproducts & Sideproducts

The excavation and shaping of dwarvenstone yields dwarven stone powder. Dwarvenstone powder is used to make composite projectiles for firearms, slings and slingshots. It is added to a lighter metal to make it capable of piercing, but the added weight from the dwarvenstone powder gives it a much stronger momentum and impact. Though not commonly used for the heads of arrows and crossbow bolts, it is quite frequently used in the production of the heads for ballista bolts. It does reduce the range of the ballista marginally, but reduces the range of bows and crossbows considerably.

Type

Stone

Value

750 GP per Unit

Rarity

Rare

Color

Shades varying from white to light grey, similar to marble but without the striations.