Just as mundane metals can be combined to form alloys, such as steel and brass, the perfected metals can also be formed into alloys, if one knows the correct spells and the correct recipe. It is said that the ancient smith-wizards of Atlantis knew how to make dozens of alloys of wonderful properties, but only a handful of these have survived throughout the ages. Sometimes old secrets can be reverse-engineered from recovered artifacts, and sometimes progressive mages manage to come up with new alloys on their own. The most famous alloy is Thaumium, created by combining perfected gold silver and mercury, though many other potent substances are also known.
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Alloys encountered or heard of in-character
- Adamantine; the Adamantine Arrow is named after specifically this alloy
- Apergium; was supposedly one of the materials in the mineral/rock collection of Preyzl Sarka
- Calamita; The silvery metal the majority of the Kalakin engine is made of
- Cavorite; a vital component in the design of the Mayflower II
- Electrum Magicum; required for the final initiation of the Forge Masters
- Naquadah; The emergency-chalice of the archaeomancers
- Primium; found in the doors of the Stradivarius Sanctum
- Repuesto; which the Hand of Nuada is (mostly) made out of
- Thaumium; the metal used to create the Psychopomp
- Zamanzi'baq; Makes up the liquid core of the spoke-components of the Kalakin Engine
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See also: Imbuing Items, Awakened Alchemy, Riders of Pegasus, part III, and The Book, Pages 147, 148, 151, 153, 154 & 164
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