Mage Stuff

Adept

High Elf
Phoenix Guard


Shadow Warrior



Copper  

It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; a freshly exposed surface has a reddish-orange color. It is used as a conductor of heat and electricity, a building material, and a constituent of various metal alloys. Beacuse of the manner in which it can be incorporated into gnomish electronics and wiring, it is prized among tinkers as a low-budget wire that can be found easily in large spools across toolshops.

However, it should be noted that the metal, while abundant in many regions, is incredibly soft, and as a bronze alloy, is still relatively soft in the face of other metals. Bronze blades will noticeably dull and warp after a few swings, especially so if they are making contact with hard objects such as cuir bouilli, thick wood, or metal armors. While bronze is the most common alloy, the use brass is also heavily used among civilized populations like the humans, dwarves, gnomes, and likely blood elves. This alloy could, and is commonly used for nearly everything: plates, doorknobs and handles, tools, needles, dinnerware, bowls, and much more.

Tin  

This silvery, malleable post-transition metal is not easily oxidized in air and is used to coat other metals to prevent corrosion. Used with copper to create the bronze alloy, it is abundant in various regions of Azeroth and it, too, is prized among the gnomes as use of a soft solder among the menagerie of inventions, contraptions, and machines. In addition to this, it can also be made with copper to form another alloy known as Pweter.

Pweter is generally 80% to 95% tin, and the remainder of the alloy is typically copper, but is not always the case. Pewter is commonly used for pots, pans, cauldrons, and a plethora of cooking-ware used near a flame or heat. Pweter is also known as a "poor man's silver,"  because if it is cared for and kept in good health, it looks nearly identical to silver, and is commonly used in the crafting of petty valuables like rings and jewelry of the common man. In addition to this, pewter is relatively easy to melt back down into a molten form due to its incredibly low melting point.

Silver  

A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal. The metal occurs naturally in its pure, free form (native silver), as an alloy with gold and other metals, and in minerals. Silver is also prized by tinkers and engineers for its electrical conductivity, however it is an incredibly precious material and is costly to use, so it is often reserved for inventions that a tinker may consider his mechanized magnum opus, rather than a simple device (unless it is called for).

Silver is commonly used in coinage among all walks of life upon Azeroth, as well as dinnerware among those with the wealth to have them. Also, silver is a precious metal that is often incorporated into jewelry and other symbols of high status or wealth. Silversmiths and goldsmiths also tend to use this agreeable metal in any manner of artistic expression, from ornate vases and armor, to platters engraved or embossed with the images of gods and kings.

Iron  

Iron is by far the most abundant element to be found on Azeroth aside from air and dirt, as the composition of the planet is made from large quantities of the material. It often is found in veins when digging deep into mountains or the earth, but can also be found in places where it has crept to the surface by way of earthquakes. A rather impure kind of iron tainted primarily by phosphorus can also be found in bogs in relatively small quantities. If one is able to separate the two materials during refinement, the phosphor could be used in things such as incendiary charges, smoke bombs, and smoke grenades. Iron metal has been used since ancient times, though copper alloys, which have lower melting temperatures, were used first in history.

Pure iron is soft (softer than aluminium), but is unobtainable by smelting. The material is significantly hardened and strengthened by impurities from the smelting process, such as carbon. A certain proportion of carbon (between 0.2% and 2.1%) produces steel, which may be up to 1000 times harder than pure iron. Crude iron metal is produced in blast furnaces, where ore is reduced by coke to pig iron, which has a high carbon content. Further refinement with oxygen reduces the carbon content to the correct proportion to make steel. Steels and low carbon iron alloys with other metals are by far the most common metals in industrial use, due to their great range of desirable properties and the abundance of iron. With it, Iron is also coveted by blacksmiths to create weapons and armor of all kinds, as well as durable tools.

Steel  

Steel is an alloy that uses iron, carbon, and traces of other materials in its making, but this is not necessary. Generally, the more carbon found within the steel composition, the harder it will become. However, if the threshold of carbon makes up more than 2.1% of the quantity, then it is officially a type of iron known as cast iron. Nearly every item one could craft with iron, could be crafted with steel and to a greater quality with a higher resistance to rust and corrosion.

Despite common belief, steel, as an armor or weapon, is both costly and held usually by professional men-at-arms rather than a generic infantryman. This is in part due to the difficulties of creating quality steel in any quantity suitable for such things. However, when crafting steel, the carbon being imbued into the metal must be evenly distributed or else it will become imperfect, more than likely developing a fracture in early use and breaking in the future. Also, the improper distribution of carbon within steel can also cause it to become brittle and useless.

Gold  

Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water.  It is one of the least reactive chemical elements solid under standard conditions. The metal therefore occurs often in free elemental (native) form, as nuggets or grains in rocks, in veins and in alluvial deposits. Less commonly, it occurs in minerals as gold compounds. Like silver, it is valued for electronic wiring, plugs, jacks and other mechanical miscellany. Aside from that, gold is the most valuable coin-type currency used in Azeroth to-date and is commonly used in large-scale transactions of extremely valuable or vast goods.

Mithril  

Mithril is a rare, silvery, glistening metal that is lighter than iron but just as hard. When worked like steel, it becomes a wonderful material from which to create armor; it is occasionally used for other items as well. Most mithril armors are lighter than other metals. An item made from mithril weighs half as much as the same item made from other metals. In the case of weapons, this lighter weight does not change the weapon’s ease with which it can be wielded (whether it is light, one-handed or two-handed). Items not made primarily of metal are not meaningfully affected by being partially made of mithril.

Mithril is one of the toughest ores in Azeroth, and is often mined by the dwarves of various region. As a result, an order known as the Mithril Order (an association of Mithrilsmiths — artisan blacksmiths who specialize in working with Mithril) was forged, and is primarily part of the Thorium Brotherhood. Despite this, their memberships spans across all walks of life; Horde, Alliance, and everything in between.

Rethban   

This curious iron-like material is native to one land, and one land alone: the Redridge Mountains. More specifically, this ore is found in the Rethban Caves of the region. This ore, rather than be used for weapons, tools, or armor, is more prized by scribes for its pure black color to dye inks. Atop this, Rethban-grade inks do not smear and are quick to dry, making them ideal for any manner of scripture.

Thorium  

This rare metal combines the weight of lead with the strength of steel. Orcs prize it for weapons because the extra weight allows a skilled user to strike with more force. Thorium armor is amazingly heavy and strong — only adamantine pierces it with any degree of reliability. While Thorium can be found in various locations across Azeroth, their concentration is primarily in the Blasted Lands, Un'Goro Crater, and Felwood. Due to the weight and durability of Thorium, efforts in mining and transporting the ore is both costly and time-consuming in regards to labor. Armor crafted from this material is not for the faint of heart, and even great heroes find it difficult to support themselves beneath the massive weight of this metal. As such, it seems to be reserved for major plates of protection rather than form full suits.

Truesilver  

Found anywhere silver can be mined, truesilver is also called "perfect silver" or "puresilver." Veins of this rare material are almost unknown. When found, truesilver deposits are usually situated deep within an exceptionally dense collection of ordinary silver. The substance can be immediately indentified by its azure color, in striking contrast to the duller ore around it.

Like lightforge iron, truesilver must be smelted in such a way that all impurities are removed. However, the material is much more forgiving. Still, there are additional difficulties inherent in using truesilver. Once it cools, it solidifies permanently and cannot be re-used. Attempts to reheat it simply turn it into a liquid state similar to that of mercury — and it never solidifies again. Thus, items forged of truesilver must be completed the first time. Thus, while truesilver is the most common of the rare materials, it is the most frustrating to work with. The floors of blacksmith shops across Azeroth are littered with truesilver junk.

Once forged, truesilver resembles ordinary silver except for a faint azure sheen. Truesilver possesses an unnatural attunement to the arcane. Weapons made of truesilver have an almost supernatural ability to slip through magical defenses. Armor made of truesilver increase the chances of the wearer casting a successful spell. Truesilver items must be magic; the fluid nature of the metal requires an enchantment of some sort to stabilize it.

Dark Iron  

Found only in the deepest core of the greatest mountains, dark iron is inherently volcanic in origin. It can be forged only in the hottest of environments, and only when such places are uncorrupted magic. The deep-dwelling dwarves of Blackrock Mountain employ a forge constructed directly into a river of molten lava, the only place they could find that could generate the required amount of heat. There are also rumors that a similar forge exists in the heart of the Elemental Plane, where dark iron is much more common. A journey to this site would not be for the faint of heart.

Dark iron is inherently sensitive to magic. If corrupted by incorrectly cast spells, it fractures into useless powder. Magical enhancements can be added to dark iron arms and armor only as the newly forged item cools to just the right temperature and consistency. Once the item is complete, no further enhancements or enchantments can be added. Such attempts simply fail, wasting any ingredients used in the attempt. For obvious reasons, magic dark iron items must be created at the time they are forged.

Items made of dark iron are a shadowy gray color. They appear more like charcoal than metal, and if struck give a flat, dull tone instead of a metallic clang. Although they have a fragile appearance, dark iron items are exceptionally tough and resilient in battle.

Incendicite  

Incendicite is an ore native to the swampy region known as the Wetlands. Found scattered about in various caves and mines of the marsh, this ore has been known to explode from the sparks of mining picks clashing against stone, and as such, is incredibly difficult to obtain without any casualties. In fact, it is a very common occurrence, and not at all unheard of, to have a menagerie of mining injuries incurred by this highly reactive substance.

Due to the dangerous volatility and temperament of this ore, it is literally impossible to smelt. Any attempts to do so will cause it to violently react with the heat of the forge and detonate without warning. However, should it be retrieved from the earth safely, it can be then broken down and ground into a powder used to create premium-grade explosives, such as Seaforium.

Elementium  

This metal is extremely rare, found only in some of the most remote regions of Azeroth. It is believed by archaeologists to have been formed during the prehistoric reign of the Old Gods, in places where there were high concentrations of elemental creatures. In fact, elementium isn't native to Azeroth, and is found only near high concentrations of elemental creatures because they bring it from the Elemental Plane where it is actually quite common.

The unique properties of elementium allow it to absorb and channel elemental forces. Skilled smiths temper elementium in blistering forges, adding to the quality of the item. All such objects are masterwork quality and are immune to cold, fire and electricity damage. Elementium is the hardest known metal. Elementium is so heavy that to craft armor from it would leave the wearer virtually immobile, so the metal is usually only used to craft weapons. Elementium has no market price. It's too rare to be available. It's not something you buy — it's something you go get.

Obsidian  

While this material is more stone than it is metal, this mysterious and powerful resource tends to only be found in the deepest hives of the Silithid race. To find it in a traditional hive not in direct proximity of the great kingdom of Ahn'Qiraj would be incredibly rare and even when found, be small in quantity. What little is known of this material is that it serves to repel magic, and when crafted into weapons and arms, serves as anti-magic armaments. As such, this material is the stuff of legend to typical smiths, and to see an individual abound with items forged of it would truly show them as a gallant and powerful hero.

Arcanite  

This grayish metal looks dull even when tempered, but it holds a keener edge than any other metal on Azeroth. Arcanite is extremely flexible and can be worked into a springy armor that turns aside the mightiest blows. Only weapons, armor, and shields normally made of metal can be fashioned from arcanite; a warblade can be made of arcanite, but a tauren totem cannot.

This material is valued deeply by warriors from all walks of life across the whole of Azeroth, and is often used to craft a popular weapon dubbed by fighters and gladiators as the "Arcanite Reaper." It is said that to have one made is a rite of passage for only the greatest champions. To create this, one must find an enchanter or wizard skilled in powers of alchemy and transmutation, and for each bar of Thorium, you must carry with you a mystical arcane crystal. This process is long, tedious, and time-consuming, as it takes a great deal of energy to transmute these reagents. As such, only one bar can be crafted once every twenty-four hours.

Fel Iron  

It is found in rocky regions, as well as those heavily populated by demons. This is because Fel Iron is likely a corrupted version of the Iron found in Kalimdor and Eastern Kingdoms. Aside from the taint of fel, this material holds no other notable properties that make it any more valuable than ordinary iron. However, it is a crucial component in the creation of Felsteel.

Indurium  

Indurium is as durable and long-lasting as it is light. While the metal would never hold shape when made into weapons or armor, when pounded into sheets to be used as plating or chassis for vehicles, it is of great use. Mostly known in the use of crafting advanced, lightweight chassis for the racing vehicles of both goblin and gnomish tinkers, it is also vaguely known of by the dwarves for its place of origin: the Titanic Vaults of Uldaman. Not very much is known how it exists only in this place, or why, but it is used nonetheless.

Adamantite  

This ore is not native to Azeroth and can only be found on the shattered remnants of the orcish homeworld of Draenor found beyond the Dark Portal. Human soldiers that had been trapped on the world in the Second War professed a great deal about this valuable metal, but it is impossible to find it in any place on Azeroth, even when crafted into weapons and armor. Like Thorium, it is incredibly heavy and durable. One could consider it the next step up from Thorium.

Lightforge Iron  

Lightforge iron is almost never found deep within the earth. Instead, it appears in clusters of ordinary iron that find their way to the surface during earthquakes or eruptions. Sometimes the ore bubbles up from underground streams or gas pockets that erupt in swamps or moors. This tendency only lends credence to the myriad lightforge iron legends. Deposits have been seen all over the face of Azeroth, but most commonly appear in Dustwallow Marsh, Desolace and the Searing Gorge.

Items crafted of lightforge iron are unnaturally shiny. They gleam brightly in ordinary light, and seem to take on an unnatural radiance when exposed to the full glare of the sun. Even when dirty or dusty they still somehow seem regal in nature. Crafting lightforge iron requires an exceptionally clean environment, almost as though the material expects to be handled in a manner befitting its divine status. The ore must also be precisely purified, or the resulting item will quickly fracture wherever any impurities lie. Most smiths simply do not have the patience to work with such a temperamental material.

Weapons crafted of lightforge iron gather up ambient light and throw it back in an unnatural shine, producing light equal to that of a torch at all times, except in total darkness. Another important thing to note about this divine material, is that it cannot be created by the blessings of paladins, clerics, and even the greatest of saints will do no more than enchant the material with the ability to fight the enemies of the dark more effectively. Lightforge Iron will only "naturally" occur in the sense that iron is borne on the wings of the Holy Light by its divine touch.