Mithril

Mithril is a magical metal around the strength of Steel or a little bit stronger.

Appearance

Mithril has a gleaming white-silver appearance, and doesn't age like other metals. Mithril alloys gain a green tinge over thousands of years.

Properties

It is lightweight but extremely expensive and malleable. It is commonly used in lightweight armor but is too expensive to make into regular or plate armor. Pure Mithril is not usually crafted into swords because it is too light and requires too much effort to get weight behind your blows. The most effective way to use Mithril as outlined by Dawil Ironbreaker, is to refine and then mix it into a greater and stronger alloy. Dawil compares Mithril as a lesser counterpart to Adamantium, Orichalcum, and Star Metal.

(For more see: Metals and Minerals)

Forging

While requiring a very high temperature to work, it needs less heat than titanium. Mithril needs to be cut with a stronger alloy.

Trivia

• Reclis du Marquin remarked that it's not common and more costly in peaceful eras.