Special materials

Metals

Cambrinth

A dull rust-colored metal. Cambrinth is brittle, heavy, and not at all lustrous. The metal is generally too volatile to make up the body of a weapon or piece of armor, but has been worked in small amounts into decorative (and useful) embellishments in recent times.

Lumium

Looks sort of like the dull side of tin foil. Not very pretty, and not used much for jewelry purposes, because, well, it looks like cheap silver, and if you're going to have something that looks like cheap silver, you might as well just have silver, get it scuffed up, and use this in a weapon anyway! This is classified as "very rare". Very soft, extremely rigid, extremely light.

Niniam

This is a sort of sedimentary substance, sort of like the limestone you'd find in the cracks of old igneous rocks. Its crystal form is a white powder, while its metal form is a dark blue-grey. It takes a LOT of heat to work with, and isn't in the least suitable for jewelry. Another "very rare" substance. Hard, somewhat brittle, very light.

Damite

In its raw form, this is black, sort of like granite, only not as pretty, and very difficult to work with. In large quantities, it's even harder to work with. It isn't at all suited to jewelry use, but makes for nice weapons and maybe even armor, or so the rumor goes. This is also "very rare". Very hard, very flexible, and extremely heavy.

Glaes

This is a gorgeous metal -- sort of a glossy, near-translucent blue-black. If a smith is god-like in his abilities, it will go white in the forging process, at which point it can be colored with crushed gems. It is found in veins of lava, in extremely tiny quantities. It is qualified "extremely rare". Extremely hard, extremely flexible, extremely heavy.

Kertig

These are tiny blobs of silvery-black metal that comes from meteors and comets, so keep your eyes on the skies! Or, since it weighs a lot more than lead, maybe keep digging deeper, because when this hits the ground, it usually ends up several feet below it. Beautiful enough to be used for (weighty) jewelry, this extremely rare metal is much more commonly used by forgers. Absurdly hard, fairly flexable, very heavy.

Silks

Spidersilk

Silk harvested from spiders, particularly the larger ones.

Shadowsilk

A special form of silk that absorbs light rather than reflecting it.

Nightsilk

A unique form of spidersilk, harvested specifically from the black spiders that live within the mists of the Forest of Night.

Steelsilk

A strong silk used for the reinforcement of seams and containers.

Watersilk

A supple fabric-like material that drapes and shimmers beautifully, holding the lustre of silk and movement of water.

Firesilk

A fabric containing red silk threads that cause the fabric to shimmer with red fire as the light catches it.

Moonsilk

A very pale blue silk with an opalescent sheen, stone-washed to give it a heavy texture and a slight nap.

Stormsilk

A fabric containing spun platinum and tarnished silver warp threads ranging in color from black to grey to silver that give it a stormy look, making the fabric appear to crackle with electricity when the light catches it.

Gems

Diamonds

Pink Diamond

From far southern mines.

Blue Diamond

Rare and exceptional.

Smoky Diamond

Has prismic earthy tones.

White Diamond

The purest of all.

Rubies

Midnight Ruby

The most glamorous of the deep-red rubies, the midnight ruby has a black lustre which gives the gem a velvet-like texture. Often found in ground beneath obsidian, it shows best in full daylight, where its claret personality can overcome daunting ebony overtones. This gem does not do well when paired with other stones, and works best as a brooch or pendant. It is found in good, large qualities of 2 or more carats. This gem is often offered as a talisman to ward off evil.

Moonspun Ruby

A shaft of silver generally runs through the center of a moonspun ruby, giving it a distinctive appearance which many mistake for a pink topaz. The color range for this gem is anywhere from pale pink to deep rose, and the best are cut so the silver shaft resembles a crescent moon. This "flaw" of the mineral emits sharp silvery glints that "erupt" from the surrounding shade. The moonspun ruby is exceptionally rare, and never found in finished pieces of more than a half-carat.

Starlight Ruby

A luscious pink ruby.

Emeralds

Glacier Emerald

A very rare pale green emerald from deep in the mountains of Ker'Leor.

Winter Emerald

Deep green, which flashes with hints of gold and silver.

Sapphires

Twilight Sapphire

Usually colored a deep blue, has at least three stars upon its polished surface.

Crimson Sapphire

Truly rare, is of a delicate rose to peachy color, usually featuring one or two stars.

Star Sapphire

Ebony, with one large star in its center.

Imperial Sapphire

Rare is the sapphire whose star has seven rays, called an imperial sapphire in tribute to the Seven Star Empire.

Topazes

Starfire Topaz

A particularly vibrant bicolored blue and white (clear) topaz.

Smoky Topaz

Traditional and high-quality.

Saffron Topaz

Has a fiery crimson and gold shimmer.

Opals

Sunset Opal

This painfully rare pale pink opal, with its mixture of deep blue, forest green, gold, silver and crimson flecks, catches the light and creates a fiery, sunset-like explosion in any jewelry setting.

Pearls

Moon Pearl

Coveted for its rarity, this pearl can only be harvested by the Merelew, from oysters that live in the deepest depths of the ocean. Its lustrous pale blue sheen is reminiscent of Xibar's moonlight and is enhanced by the sparkling gems set into the precious metal surrounding the perfect sphere.

Damaryn Pearl

Once known as the 'Eye of Damaris', this pearl is a pale shade of grey with faint blue striations that shimmer within its depths.

Damilyo Pearl

The damilyo pearl is the prize of Surlaenis. Named for its luminous sheen, the tiny jewels deserve their name of 'starfire'.

Idopun Pearl

Black as night, the idopun pearls have an exquisite lustre.

Geshi Pearl

The 'ice' pearls are as white as the snow on the mountain rim.

Dafora Pearl

As bright a yellow as the heart of the sun. These pearls are best set off by a platinum or silver setting.

Talan Pearl

The talan pearls are a rose pink color that darkens to crimson in weak light.

Magic Enhancers

The below materials are found in items created by the merchant Halsyrr, student of Imadrakhet. [1]

Ithridu

An alloy of several lesser alchemical radicals with neitrice, a small quantity of ithridu worn on the body can improve one's ability to cast a spell.

Negnetha

Water and Earth elementals are employed in the production of Oil of Negnetha, which is then added to a vitreous damarisine fluid and quick-hardened to produce a dark, shiny metallic material which can improve one's aim with a targetted spell.

Keismin

Through a secret process handed down through the generations, our family extracts alchemical-grade ismenite from star-iron, then bonds it with aethereal radicals to produce keismin, a substance which can be used to accelerate the preparation of a spell.

Dhhresh

Discovered by the brilliant alchemist Q'zhialamon, dhhresh is a unique ceramic compound which accelerates the targetting of attack spells.