Kadarsi Ore and Qalashi Steel

Kadarsi Ore and Qalashi Steel Art by: Classification: Phase: Color: Gray/Silver Rarity: Uncommon

Used in the creation of Qalashi Steel, Kadarsi Ore is a relatively uncommon ore. Found mainly in desert climates, it appears to be crystalline, dark, and opaque, allowing light to pass through similarly to bog water, it can be found running through sands similarly to veins rather then as opposed to crystalline formations.

History

Kadarsi Ore is used mainly in alloying various elements, a very rare element, generally found in the desert climates. Because of it's weak properties, the Ore doesn't generally have many properties outside of a decorative nature, the only other well known property is alloying.

Appearance

A solid but brittle ore, appearing to be a dark and opaque crystal like ore, which forms more as if a vein or river rather then a crystalline formation. Once smelted into Qalashi Steel, it appears more as a gray or silver colour. If refined properly, the Qalashi Steel should have a gray wavy appearance. If struck by a great enough force the Steel would bend instead of breaking, the bending permanent until repaired.

Rarity

Kadarsi Ore is relatively rare, found in desert climates sitting under the sediment. Relatively hard to harvest due to the fact that the crystalline structure is very brittle, which also proves that it is somewhat valuable.

Usage

Kadarsi Ore, once refined into Qalashi Steel, is a good replacement for regular Steel due to the fact that instead of breaking or shattering like Steel, it prefer to instead bend and warp, making it much easier to repair given a bit of extra Qalashi Steel is provided, although it is not particularly stronger then regular Steel.

Due to it's brittle and weak crystalline form, the stone around the Ore needs to be slowly chipped away so as not to break the Ore.

The forging process is often a long and tedious one, which doesn't often provide much payout apart from the unique patterning and flexibility of the metal. Although some stone may be left on the Ore during the process, this generally contributes to the weakening of the alloy and further impurities. The forging process begins with first firing the Ore until it take on a dulled-rose colour, when this is achieved a flux is then applied to the center of the steel, which greatly increases the heat, it must reach the same colour across the entire piece of metal. At this stage you are now able to begin forming the steel by hammering and heating it, however excessive hammering will cause breakage and further aggravate impurities. During this hammering process, the steel is to be folded over it's self continually, which includes several other metal pieces, creating an alloy.

When in it's raw form, it reflects light similarly to bog water, and breaks very easily upon forceful contact due to it's crystalline formation. In it's refined form, it is not particularly strong in terms of breakage, however it's flexibility makes up for easier repair. Alloying this material with other metals removes the aforementioned properties, however gives it steel like properties, while still behaving like Qalashi Steel.