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 While materially gold may be more fashionable among the wealthy, silver is far more popular among the magicians of Miranda. Silver possesses the highest magical conductivity of any of the noble or [[wp>​transition metal]]s. This makes silver the most common metal found on any number of magical devices or used for magical research. While it is possible for a magician to make due with copper, it makes drawing and controlling magic more difficult. While materially gold may be more fashionable among the wealthy, silver is far more popular among the magicians of Miranda. Silver possesses the highest magical conductivity of any of the noble or [[wp>​transition metal]]s. This makes silver the most common metal found on any number of magical devices or used for magical research. While it is possible for a magician to make due with copper, it makes drawing and controlling magic more difficult.
  
 +Opposing the noble metals are [[lore:base metals]]. ​ Iron, Nickel, Lead, Zinc, Aluminium, Tin, and other more exotic metals are considered base metals. These metals cause disruptions and eddies in the flow of the [[lore:​Shadow Realms]] over the world. This causes problems for [[creatures:​spirits]] and magicians.
 ===== Metals ===== ===== Metals =====
  
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   * **Copper**   * **Copper**
-  * **Silver**+  * **[[lore:Silver]]**
   * **Gold**   * **Gold**
-  * **Mercury**+  * **[[lore:​Quicksilver|Mercury]] (Quicksilver)**
  
 ==== Platinum Group ==== ==== Platinum Group ====
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 ==== Magesilver ==== ==== Magesilver ====
  
-Magesilver is a alloy of silver (93%), copper (4%), and platinum (2%) along with tin and other impurities. It is highly prized by magicians due to its increased hardness over pure silver without any noticeable reduction in its magical properties. There are many variations found in the world, most are too brittle for anything but decorations. For those masters capable of truly working this metal wealth abounds.+[[lore:Magesilver]] is a alloy of silver (93%), copper (4%), and platinum (2%) along with tin and other impurities. It is highly prized by magicians due to its increased hardness over pure silver without any noticeable reduction in its magical properties. There are many variations found in the world, most are too brittle for anything but decorations. For those masters capable of truly working this metal wealth abounds.
  
 This is the most common alloy used by magicians for their best work. This is the most common alloy used by magicians for their best work.
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 ==== True Silver ==== ==== True Silver ====
  
-There are nearly as many recipes for truesilver as there are masters of the forge in the world. ​Purer silver than [[#magesilver]], it still retains many of the features of magesilver, but can be bought at a reduced cost.+There are nearly as many recipes for [[lore:truesilver]] as there are masters of the forge in the world - and most of them do not work. For a magician truesilver is so highly sought after that wars have be waged for it. It is not purer silver than Magesilver, but its magical properties are in a higher class. Said to be only the province of the gods. 
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 +==== Electrum ==== 
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 +[[wp>​Electrum]] is a naturally occurring alloy between gold, [[lore:​silver]],​ and other trace metals - often called green gold. The percentages ​of gold and silver in the alloy varies widely which makes it useful for coinage, but more difficult for magicians. Each item fashioned from Electrum takes longer to attune to one's spirit due to these variances. It is still used because it is cheaper than many silver alloys and its higher percentage of gold means that once attuned it is superior to [[#Bronze]] and Refined Silver. The alloy is harder and more resilient than gold.