Bloodsteel

Bloodsteel at a Glance
	Material Type	Metals, Steels
	Colors	Grey, Silver
	Innate Qualities	Innately magical
	Rarity	Quest-Only
	Cultural Relevance	Kaldar
	Required for Alterations	Yes (additional rules)

Bloodsteel was first developed by followers of Sraxaec, who perfected an exacting smelting process undertaken only beneath clear skies in outdoor crucibles when the planet Sidasas is visible. The careful timing of each stage, the precise regulation of the furnace, and the introduction of powdered truegold and specially selected colored gemstones blessed by a Cleric of Sraxaec give the procedure an almost ritualistic quality. The unusual properties of the finished metal are attributed by non-believers to the faintly glowing powder and gemstone dust incorporated during smelting, though its creators vehemently insist that the true source is the influence of Sraxaec and Sidasas in the sky above them while they work.

Common Description

Glossy rivulets of <color> bleed across the bloodsteel blade in an endless glistening trickle.

Atmospheric Messaging

• Across the broken bloodsteel hearts dangling from your grimwood longbow, slender streams of obsidian branch into delicate tributaries before merging into broader, glistening currents.
• Across the broken bloodsteel hearts dangling from your grimwood longbow, thin veins of obsidian seem to well up, spreading into narrow streams that never escape the solid metal.
• An intricate pattern emerges as the glossy markings on the broken bloodsteel hearts dangling from your grimwood longbow slowly converge, their obsidian tributaries dissolving into wandering rivulets.
• For a brief moment, the ceaseless trickling across the broken bloodsteel hearts dangling from your grimwood longbow intensifies, its glistening obsidian currents weaving together in an elaborate pattern.
• Glistening rivulets of obsidian trickle across the broken bloodsteel hearts dangling from your grimwood longbow, their winding paths shifting endlessly without leaving a trace of moisture.
• Like freshly spilled blood, a puddle of obsidian spreads across the broken bloodsteel hearts dangling from your grimwood longbow before its branching streams slowly separate and wind away in new directions.
• The obsidian veins coursing across the broken bloodsteel hearts dangling from your grimwood longbow briefly gather in a single broad artery before dividing back into countless smaller capillaries.
• Tiny beads gather on the broken bloodsteel hearts dangling from your grimwood longbow, stretching into narrow trickles of obsidian that creep across the metal without ever dripping.

Alteration Rules

This material is required for alterations.

The steel itself will remain some usual steel shade of silver/grey. Any color references apply to the hue of the effect bleeding across it. The glossy appearance resembles liquid trickling across the surface, yet the material remains completely solid and dry. The verb "bleed" can be used to describe the movement of color, but "bloodsteel" must appear in the same field. The metal may be matte, tarnished, etc., but the color effect is always glossy/glistening in the related atmospheric messaging.

Items

Item	Source is	Rarity is
Crescent-bladed throwing axe made of bloodsteel trickling rivulets of obsidian	Aesthene's Close 458/End Loot	end loot
Grimwood longbow dangling broken bloodsteel hearts bleeding obsidian tears	Aesthene's Close 458/End Loot	end loot
Scarred grimwood shield branded with a bleeding bloodsteel handprint	Aesthene's Close 458/End Loot	end loot
Stained grimwood javelin tipped with bloodsteel coated in obsidian rivulets	Aesthene's Close 458/End Loot	end loot

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