Timarcin
Timarcin - the key to the future
Despite centuries of study and research there is still much left unknown about Timarcin. It is the key to powerful magic and technology, but it is also frightfully rare. It saw the rapid rise of civilizations into an industrial age, but it was also the herald of a three-hundred year war.Properties
Material Characteristics
Timarcin is an indigo blue ore often mistaken for Covellite.
Physical & Chemical Properties
A naturally occurring room-temperature superconductor that allows for transmission of both electrical and arcane energy.
Origin & Source
Found as an exceedingly rare naturally occurring secondary copper mineral. This is why it is so often confused with Covellite during prospecting and mining.
History & Usage
History
Alchemists studying Covellite stumbled upon Timarcin while trying to account for the wide disparity in performance between Covellite samples. In time, further study proved the Covellite samples were intermixed with a previously undiscovered mineral. Eventually it was an Articifer, Rudolph Timarcin, that isolated and studied the unknown mineral. In time, he was able to identify the properties of the mineral were far more impressive than its close cousin Covellite. Unfortunately, those properties were also more difficult to utilize. The final discovery made by the Artificer, and the one that cost him his life, was the first known method to refine the raw ore.
Discovery
Rudolph Timarcin is credited with truly identifying the mineral, its properties, and ultimately how to refine it.
Everyday use
The most common use of refined Timarcin is as a power source for a wide variety of items both magical and mundane.
Industrial Use
Refined Timarcin is the backbone of modern industry. It powered most of the greatest industrial plants across Nesar.
Refinement
In its natural state Timarcin is relatively useless. It must be refined in a process combining both chemical and arcane exposure. The exact process is a closely guarded secret held jointly by the Alchemist and Artificer's of Nesar.
Hazards
In its natural state Timarcin radiates arcane energy. Prolonged exposure can cause unexpected side effects. Once refined, this radiation ends and it becomes a highly stable room temperature superconductor. However, should it reach its maximum capacity it will detonate with extraordinary force.
Reusability & Recycling
Timarcin is prohibitively difficult to re-purpose after initial utilization. More often than not, attempting to re-refine it will result in a catastrophic end.