DragonKin Base Metal

Also known as Rare Dragoian Metal (RDM) or Drake Metal, is a dense, strong and heavy metal found within the bodies and blood of DragonKin. The metal, when pure, can weigh an extreme amount, although such purity is rare outside of the Soul Dragons. The metal is highly toxic to those who are not DragonKin if consumed or merged with the blood and will kill the infected in a quick, but agonizing death within less than a minute of consumption. Some species that are capable of vomiting can survive ingesting tiny quantities, roughly the size of a small Dragoian scale, by violently and painfully vomiting the metal out before it can become toxic. If consumed by male DragonKin ,excluding small amounts, such as the size of one of their teeth or scales to prevent accidental death, the metal will cause the same vomiting reaction it would to non-DragonKin and will only prove lethal if consumed again before the vomit reflex can be reset, usually around an hour. Due to this, as well as DBM's highly resilient nature, DragonKin will take a very long time to decompose, and when they do, they will leave behind deposits of the metal. The metal does not occur elsewhere in nature, but can be found in sizeable quantities easily throughout the Dragoian Home Galaxy due to widespread DragonKin species.
DBM is unique in how it is the only material that is toxic to DragonKin, but only males. However, some DragonKin males with abnormally feminine physical traits have been known to train their bodies to actually digest DBM by repeatedly trying with small amounts of DBM, although the process of training the body only allows for a male to digest DBM that came from another male, making the consumption of things made from DBM risky.
Instead of burial, some species melt down their dead to quickly reclaim the DBM. However this process is considered barbaric by many species and is not commonly practiced and is sometimes considered criminal. Occasionally, often as a form of painful death, living DragonKin are melted down. The melting of living DragonKin is considered a crime by almost all species, and is only really done by certain sadistic DragonKin females.
Due to it's rarity, especially at higher purities, DBM is most often found as an alloy to bulk it out, the strength of these alloys vary greatly, depending on the proportion of DBM as well as the other materials.
==Uses==
DBM is normally used in armour for soldiers and also for vehicles in the form of an Iron-DBM alloy, the higher the DBM concentration, the stronger, but heavier the alloy. The metal is also sometimes used in weapons manufacture, when a very high melting point is required, such as in Saieya Hrasta's Furnace line of weapons. Species such as the Drakeians sometimes do not to use DBM in weapons and armour manufacture (except for ships, where DBM is heavily used), preffering composite materials, which while not as strong as DBM, are much lighter and therefore more practical in terms of mobility.
DBM, much like the DragonKin it comes from, retains it's form under intense heat (around 2000C (2273.15K) for low purity, higher for higher purities) for around an hour before melting, at which point it can be either refined, or merged with other metals to create alloys. These alloys do not have as strong molecular bonds as refined, over 50% pure, DBM, but are considerably stronger than the metal to which DBM was alloyed with.
==Appearance==
DBM is typically a dark grey, similar to slate's colour, metal that is shiny when cut or polished.
However, when found in DragonKin bodies, it's typically pigmented allowing it to appear as any nearly any colour. When found in DragonKin bodies, DBM does not shine easily, leaving DragonKin with bodies that don't reflect much light. This is helpful in bright light, as sunlight cannot bounce off the snout and into the eyes.
==Common Names==
Rare Dragoian Metal - Dragoians, Ancient Dragoians
Drake Metal - Drakeians, Various
Dragon Metal - Various
Rare Dragon Metal - Various, less common than Dragon Metal
Rare Drake Metal - Various, less common than Drake Metal
DragonKin Base Metal - Technical generic term that all species will understand
Category:Minerals
Category:General