Hiromin
| Hiromin at a Glance | ||
|---|---|---|
| Material Type | Metals | |
| Colors | Silver, White, Violet, Purple | |
| Innate Qualities | Glowing, Supernaturally cold | |
| Rarity | Auction-Tier | |
| Cultural Relevance | ||
| Required for Alterations | Yes (additional rules) | |
The most notable characteristic of hiromin is not how it looks, but rather how it feels. Hiromin is cold, preternaturally so. The metal is imbued during the forging process, emitting a chill proportional to the product's mass. A medallion forged from hiromin would have a slight briskness to it, while a dire mace would be bitingly frigid.
On the surface, hiromin is a silvery-white substance with the slightest hints of violet. These hues intensify toward the core which, with sufficient volume, glows a vibrant purple. This incandescence does not permeate the surface of the metal, requiring a craftsman to employ engraving and other techniques to breach the facade to draw out a dim luminance.
The material may be smelted and reformed without losing its special properties. Once it has been "ignited," only a substantial reduction in size will dampen or extinguish the core.
Hiromin is ill-suited to projects that don't have some heft. Dainty applications are considered wasteful, lacking the critical mass necessary to invoke its frozen heart.
Hiromin translates as ‘frost silver’ in Gamgweth.
History
Hiromin dates back to approximately 2700 BL, created by the Elves in the decades following the death of the Dwarven Mountain King.
Perfected deep within the Dragon's Spine, the exact technique and elemental incantations used to create hiromin are unknown to outsiders, though the methodology likely escaped Elamiri with the exodus of the Bone Elves. What is known is that the process is highly ritualized.
Alteration Rules
This material is required for alterations.
Barring exceptionally dense pieces (which would likely be stationary, like a forge, architectural elements, or some industrial tool), hiromin will not glow unless the surface has been compromised in some way, exposing the core. Even when reworked, a "skin" (for lack of a better term) will form and obscure any light.
Raw Material Sources
Items
| Item | Source is | Rarity is |
|---|---|---|
| Chilling hiromin axe carved in dimly luminescent purple elemental symbols | Hollow Eve Festival 450/Auction | auction |
| Chilling hiromin war shield bearing dimly luminescent claw marks | Aesthene's Close 449/Raffle | auction |
| Delicate hiromin snowflake set with an Imperial sapphire cabochon | Aesthene's Close 449/Raffle | auction |
| Delicate seashell necklace hung on a braided strand of exotic metals | Hollow Eve Festival 436/Auction | auction |
| Enormous dragon bone balaclava set with cabochon Imperial sapphires | Item:Leathery sack composed of overlapping icy blue and black scales, Droughtman's Challenge 433/Raffle | auction |
| Ghostly white enaada cocoon fastened with a slender hiromin buckle | Taisidon Mystery 443/Raffle, Item:Moleskin bag pinned with an uthamar beast | auction |
| Glittering icesteel pike staff with a blade of hiromin | Droughtman's Challenge 441/End loot, Droughtman's Challenge 437/End loot | end loot |
| Hiromin-edged maelstone fragment | Su Helmas 434: The Forbidden Temple/Raffle | auction |
| Hiromin-eyed leviathan sculpted from grazhite | Hollow Eve Festival 436/Auction | auction |
| Icesteel vambraces embedded with blades of hiromin | Droughtman's Challenge 441/End loot, Droughtman's Challenge 437/End loot, Droughtman's Challenge 433/End loot | end loot |
| ... further results | ||
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