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| Widowglass at a Glance | ||
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| Material Type | Metals | |
| Colors | Black, Red | |
| Rarity | Rare | |
| Cultural Relevance |
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| Required for Alterations | Yes | |
Widowglass is jet-black and flawless. Though resembling polished obsidian or black glass, it reflects almost nothing. Only when illumination strikes at the right angle does its secret emerge: a deep, blood-red reflection that seems to float beneath the black exterior. The red is not scattered like a shimmer or halo but concentrated and jewel-like, often compared to wet blood. It is exceptionally easy to polish, but it always swallows reflections except for its uncanny crimson undercurrent.
Widowglass is smelted from rare ore found only in the abandoned burrows of tomiek-iguji broodlings, the monstrous spider-progeny once spawned by the Massive Arachnid of Hollow Eve. The ore forms slowly in the damp, collapsed tunnels where the creatures once laired, as seepage from their abandoned egg-clutches mingles with minerals in the stone. Over decades, the strange humors left behind by the broodlings altered the stone, creating strata of blackened ore laced with translucent red veins. Miners describe it as “stone that remembers blood,” and some claim the reflections are the lingering essence of the brood.
Note: Unlike tomiek chitin, widowglass is not harvested from the broodling itself but from the scarred earth of its nesting grounds.
First appeared during Hollow Eve Festival 454.
Common Description
The jet-black metal reflects nothing despite its flawless polish. Oblique illumination draws out a deep red gleam, dense and liquid as pooled blood.
Alteration Rules
This material is required for alterations.
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