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|officialname = Pyrignis | |officialname = Pyrignis | ||
|nicknames = Fool’s Gold, Poor Man’s Gold | |nicknames = Fool’s Gold, Poor Man’s Gold | ||
|proficiency = Requires 5 points in [[ | |proficiency = Requires 5 points in [[Metallurgy Arts]] | ||
|origin = [[Essalonia]] | |origin = [[Essalonia]] | ||
|uses = Military, Decoration, Utility, Entertainment | |uses = Military, Decoration, Utility, Entertainment | ||
|rarity = Common | |rarity = Common | ||
|accessibility = | |accessibility = Commoner | ||
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Pyrignis is a common material found in [[Essalonia]] and was once | Pyrignis is a common material found in [[Essalonia]] due to its wide variety of terrain and varying climate. The material isn’t very useful for weaponized applications as the only purpose it holds is for jewellery amongst commoners and poorer citizens who couldn’t afford actual [[Gold]]. Those with a mining occupation despise the resource as it regularly fools them into feigned discoveries of gold. For this reason, Pyrignis was once often discarded. When the [[Regalian Empire]] arrived, however, the mineral was then capable of use by their gunpowder artillery as the base materials to fire off weaponry. This assisted in the economic growth and rehabilitation of coastal colonies still recovering from the [[Bone Horror Crisis]]. A local holiday of festivities and celebration now exists in Essalonia colonies where Pyrignis is used as the main symbol. This local holiday is referred to as “Dandies Goldtag”, a celebrated holiday where “Sparklers” are used in street performances, plays and public celebrations are had, and fireworks are launched from naval vessels on the coasts. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Pyrignis is a | The history of Pyrignis, it’s trade, extraction, and production within Essalonia is noted to be a strenuous one. Between the [[Cataclysm]], Bone Horror Crisis, and Regalian political affairs, products made with or by Pyrignis have faced growth, expansion through rapid extraction and production, and recessions due to local or worldwide conflicts. Pyrignis was initially discovered by the peoples of [[Arlora]] and neighboring [[Torse]]. In the past, Pyrignis was extracted or mined in regions outside of Essalonia such as the landmass of Dexai, the Regalian archipelago, and Anglia, though at a much more uncommon rate. Torse and Arlora, the two nations of Essalonia at the time didn’t take too much use to Pyrignis, becoming a despised resource due to the common misinterpretation of it being gold by miners. Attempts at using Pyrignis between either nation as a false currency is vaguely mentioned. Fake gold currency and goods were never successful due to the difference in Pyrignis and Gold as Pyrignis is a much harder metal than Gold. Instead Pyrignis became a sour method of criminal dealings between minor thugs and gang associations in Essalonia between the two nations. The material remained an unpopular mineral for nearly two centuries rarely being traded off of the continent. This was until the Regalian Empire reached the region after 240 AC. | ||
While original surveys conducted by officials did not examine geology too much, later colonists paid attention | While original surveys conducted by officials did not examine geology too much, later colonists paid attention and found an abundance of the material in the [[New Ceardian Colonies]]. Despite the dismissive attitude Arlora and the other Essalonian nations conveyed to the Regalian Empire, the [[Iron Bulwark]] was not ready to dismiss the mineral. More interested in exploring its ability as fake gold, to trick enemies of the Empire, blacksmiths accidentally encountered the sparkling nature of the material when one or two apprentices got bored on the job. Engineers were called in during the time, and shortly the Bulwark unveiled new cannonry crafted to work with Pyrignis. The mineral has grown in popularity since, resulting in being commonly found in survival backpacks, entertaining fireworks, sparklers, commoner jewelry, and military facilities. It is unlikely that supplies of the material will run low due to its commonality. | ||
Over the next few years, in 300 AC, Pyrignis was massively mined by individual Essalonian nations, namely Torse and Arlora which resulted in a competitive trade conflict for Regalian merchant routes and companies. This growth immediately stalled as Essalonia erupted in chaos due to the effects of the Bone Horror Crisis. Mines in Arlora were completely eradicated and destroyed, pushing the infrastructure of the good decades back if not to a nadir. This event caused any trade routes with Torse and Arlora to be completely halted. It wasn’t until the crisis devolved and stabilized that Pyrignis was once more extracted thanks to coastal colonies sprouting in the area, but a much less steady rate due to the devastated populations and mines. In 306 AC, wealth from the minerals trade was advertised enough to kick Regalian trade companies into investing new operations to extract the mineral. Colonies benefitting from this trade have recently started their own Essalonian holiday over the past years, known as “Dandies Goldtag,” where commoners decorate themselves in Pyrignis jewellery, parade village roads to wave around sparklers, and even sit along the coasts to watch naval vessels shoot off fireworks sparked over the shores at the end of the night. This celebration and use of Pyrignis has brought about several goods and products. Some of which include the already mentioned sparklers, which are flammable hand-held sticks ignited to create an ongoing sparkle effect from its end, and ‘firecrackers’ which create a loud ‘crack’ and flash of sparkling light once thrown against a hard surface. | |||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
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Pyrignis is a silver-yellow material that forms in a cluster of a certain shape (from cubes to dodecahedrons) attached to other minerals. The material weakly reflects light when polished and refined. | Pyrignis is a silver-yellow material that forms in a cluster of a certain shape (from cubes to dodecahedrons) attached to other minerals. The material weakly reflects light when polished and refined. | ||
===General Uses=== | ===General Uses=== | ||
Pyrignis has a variety of uses, but its primary use is in the military. It is used to ensure the ignition of a cannon | Pyrignis has a variety of uses, but its primary use is in the military. It is used to ensure the ignition of a cannon or similar artillery due to its ability to produce sparks that light substances like gunpowder when reacting to flint or steel trigger or lever components in the artillery. This, of course, can be integrated to most detrimental alchemy as well, such as [[Maiden's Bane]] globes, [[Firebite]] vials, or any throwable concoction to create a controlled activation of the alchemical vessel within. Lesser uses for the material are in commoner jewellery, where the material is often raw or suspended on view for others to see in a necklace, though in more deceitful jewellers can incorporate it into rings and small items. In the case of the more overt uses of the metal, it can be used as an excellent firestarter to those camping or in frontier conditions. They usually page a piece of the material in their pack or attached to their body as a piece of functional jewellery. The final use of Pyrignis is one developed over the past few years by alchemists. Colonial alchemists are the reason many Dandies Goldtag festival goods exist, have placed tiny amounts of the material onto small puttied sticks creating “Sparklers,” or through the design of small paper “Firecrackers.” The rods force interaction between Pyrignis and Iron shavings to create sparkling when ignited, and the Firecrackers do very much the same in a more abrupt manner. These are often used in street performances or plays as a special effect, though some also use them as a tool of celebration during festivals. | ||
===Abilities=== | ===Abilities=== | ||
Pyrignis has the natural ability to create sparks when struck with a piece of iron or flint, a pop of light expected from even the smallest amounts making contact. | Pyrignis has the natural ability to create sparks when struck with a piece of iron or flint, a pop of light expected from even the smallest amounts making contact. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *Pyrignis is only legally used for fireworks under the [[Regalian Government]]’s permission and supervision. This typically isn’t permitted aside from special holidays. | ||
*With the destruction of Arlora and Torse following the [[Battle of Curag Fields]] and the Bone Horror Crisis, the New Ceardian Colonies are working overtime to produce this material. | *With the destruction of Arlora and Torse following the [[Battle of Curag Fields]] and the Bone Horror Crisis, some townships of the New Ceardian Colonies are working overtime to produce this material. These settlements are called “Fool’s Towns” for how many people focus on the Pyrignis trade, but these people often do not know the tidy if not small profit these towns produce for themselves. | ||
*Pyrignis never works with small, handheld firearms. The Iron Bulwark experimented just this potential, but hand-damaging explosions were so common that they ceased all experimentation and this has remained the case until today. | *Pyrignis never works with small, handheld firearms. The Iron Bulwark experimented just this potential, but hand-damaging explosions were so common that they ceased all experimentation and this has remained the case until today. | ||
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Revision as of 00:19, 7 July 2019
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| Official Name | Pyrignis |
| Common Nicknames | Fool’s Gold, Poor Man’s Gold |
| Origin | Essalonia |
| Uses | Military, Decoration, Utility, Entertainment |
| Rarity | Common |
| Accessibility | Commoner |
Pyrignis is a common material found in Essalonia due to its wide variety of terrain and varying climate. The material isn’t very useful for weaponized applications as the only purpose it holds is for jewellery amongst commoners and poorer citizens who couldn’t afford actual Gold. Those with a mining occupation despise the resource as it regularly fools them into feigned discoveries of gold. For this reason, Pyrignis was once often discarded. When the Regalian Empire arrived, however, the mineral was then capable of use by their gunpowder artillery as the base materials to fire off weaponry. This assisted in the economic growth and rehabilitation of coastal colonies still recovering from the Bone Horror Crisis. A local holiday of festivities and celebration now exists in Essalonia colonies where Pyrignis is used as the main symbol. This local holiday is referred to as “Dandies Goldtag”, a celebrated holiday where “Sparklers” are used in street performances, plays and public celebrations are had, and fireworks are launched from naval vessels on the coasts.
History
The history of Pyrignis, it’s trade, extraction, and production within Essalonia is noted to be a strenuous one. Between the Cataclysm, Bone Horror Crisis, and Regalian political affairs, products made with or by Pyrignis have faced growth, expansion through rapid extraction and production, and recessions due to local or worldwide conflicts. Pyrignis was initially discovered by the peoples of Arlora and neighboring Torse. In the past, Pyrignis was extracted or mined in regions outside of Essalonia such as the landmass of Dexai, the Regalian archipelago, and Anglia, though at a much more uncommon rate. Torse and Arlora, the two nations of Essalonia at the time didn’t take too much use to Pyrignis, becoming a despised resource due to the common misinterpretation of it being gold by miners. Attempts at using Pyrignis between either nation as a false currency is vaguely mentioned. Fake gold currency and goods were never successful due to the difference in Pyrignis and Gold as Pyrignis is a much harder metal than Gold. Instead Pyrignis became a sour method of criminal dealings between minor thugs and gang associations in Essalonia between the two nations. The material remained an unpopular mineral for nearly two centuries rarely being traded off of the continent. This was until the Regalian Empire reached the region after 240 AC.
While original surveys conducted by officials did not examine geology too much, later colonists paid attention and found an abundance of the material in the New Ceardian Colonies. Despite the dismissive attitude Arlora and the other Essalonian nations conveyed to the Regalian Empire, the Iron Bulwark was not ready to dismiss the mineral. More interested in exploring its ability as fake gold, to trick enemies of the Empire, blacksmiths accidentally encountered the sparkling nature of the material when one or two apprentices got bored on the job. Engineers were called in during the time, and shortly the Bulwark unveiled new cannonry crafted to work with Pyrignis. The mineral has grown in popularity since, resulting in being commonly found in survival backpacks, entertaining fireworks, sparklers, commoner jewelry, and military facilities. It is unlikely that supplies of the material will run low due to its commonality.
Over the next few years, in 300 AC, Pyrignis was massively mined by individual Essalonian nations, namely Torse and Arlora which resulted in a competitive trade conflict for Regalian merchant routes and companies. This growth immediately stalled as Essalonia erupted in chaos due to the effects of the Bone Horror Crisis. Mines in Arlora were completely eradicated and destroyed, pushing the infrastructure of the good decades back if not to a nadir. This event caused any trade routes with Torse and Arlora to be completely halted. It wasn’t until the crisis devolved and stabilized that Pyrignis was once more extracted thanks to coastal colonies sprouting in the area, but a much less steady rate due to the devastated populations and mines. In 306 AC, wealth from the minerals trade was advertised enough to kick Regalian trade companies into investing new operations to extract the mineral. Colonies benefitting from this trade have recently started their own Essalonian holiday over the past years, known as “Dandies Goldtag,” where commoners decorate themselves in Pyrignis jewellery, parade village roads to wave around sparklers, and even sit along the coasts to watch naval vessels shoot off fireworks sparked over the shores at the end of the night. This celebration and use of Pyrignis has brought about several goods and products. Some of which include the already mentioned sparklers, which are flammable hand-held sticks ignited to create an ongoing sparkle effect from its end, and ‘firecrackers’ which create a loud ‘crack’ and flash of sparkling light once thrown against a hard surface.
Characteristics
Appearance
Pyrignis is a silver-yellow material that forms in a cluster of a certain shape (from cubes to dodecahedrons) attached to other minerals. The material weakly reflects light when polished and refined.
General Uses
Pyrignis has a variety of uses, but its primary use is in the military. It is used to ensure the ignition of a cannon or similar artillery due to its ability to produce sparks that light substances like gunpowder when reacting to flint or steel trigger or lever components in the artillery. This, of course, can be integrated to most detrimental alchemy as well, such as Maiden's Bane globes, Firebite vials, or any throwable concoction to create a controlled activation of the alchemical vessel within. Lesser uses for the material are in commoner jewellery, where the material is often raw or suspended on view for others to see in a necklace, though in more deceitful jewellers can incorporate it into rings and small items. In the case of the more overt uses of the metal, it can be used as an excellent firestarter to those camping or in frontier conditions. They usually page a piece of the material in their pack or attached to their body as a piece of functional jewellery. The final use of Pyrignis is one developed over the past few years by alchemists. Colonial alchemists are the reason many Dandies Goldtag festival goods exist, have placed tiny amounts of the material onto small puttied sticks creating “Sparklers,” or through the design of small paper “Firecrackers.” The rods force interaction between Pyrignis and Iron shavings to create sparkling when ignited, and the Firecrackers do very much the same in a more abrupt manner. These are often used in street performances or plays as a special effect, though some also use them as a tool of celebration during festivals.
Abilities
Pyrignis has the natural ability to create sparks when struck with a piece of iron or flint, a pop of light expected from even the smallest amounts making contact.
Trivia
- Pyrignis is only legally used for fireworks under the Regalian Government’s permission and supervision. This typically isn’t permitted aside from special holidays.
- With the destruction of Arlora and Torse following the Battle of Curag Fields and the Bone Horror Crisis, some townships of the New Ceardian Colonies are working overtime to produce this material. These settlements are called “Fool’s Towns” for how many people focus on the Pyrignis trade, but these people often do not know the tidy if not small profit these towns produce for themselves.
- Pyrignis never works with small, handheld firearms. The Iron Bulwark experimented just this potential, but hand-damaging explosions were so common that they ceased all experimentation and this has remained the case until today.
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