Aurichalcum

Item 	Cost by grade	Cost by grade	Cost by grade
Item 	Noble 	Royal 	Celestial
Armor, Light 	+1,500 gp 	+5,000 gp 	+10,000 gp
Armor, Medium	+4,500 gp 	+8,000 gp 	+16,000 gp
Armor, Heavy 	+9,500 gp 	+15,000 gp 	+25,000 gp
Shield 	+3,500 gp 	+5,000 gp 	+15,000 gp
Weapon 	+3,500 gp 	+5,000 gp 	+12,000 gp
Other Item 	+1,500 gp/lb.	+2,500 gp/lb.	+3,500 gp/lb.
 
*Type Metal; HP 30/in. of thickness; Hardness 10; Cost See table
Also known as Cirkosan brass, this heavy, pale white metal is an alloy of palladium, silver, and gold, bonded and strengthened with an infusion of akasha. Originally developed by Cynna the Architect for the Sky-King Revanta in the construction of his scepter, aurichalcum contains its own reservoir of essence which can be utilized by veilweavers in one of two ways.
Firstly, a veilweaver can draw the akasha directly from the item's reservoir. Whenever the bearer of an aurichalcum item reassigns essence, they may draw one or more points of essence from the item, gaining the same number of temporary points of essence, which last for 1 hour. Essence drawn in this way refills naturally at a rate of 1 point/3 days, although as a swift action, a veilweaver bearing the item may take any number of points of essence burn to restore half that many points of essence to the item's reservoir. 
Alternatively, an aurichalcum item may be made into an essence receptacle itself, such as by forging it into a sovereign blade. In this case, as long as it has at least 1 essence invested into it by a veilweaver, its effective essence total is treated as being X higher, where X is the essence remaining in the item's reservoir. This total can exceed the normal essence capacity of the receptacle.
An aurichalcum item's essence reservoir is determined by its grade. The grades of aurichalcum are noble, royal, and celestial; providing a reservoir of 1, 2, and 3, respectively. An item of lower-grade aurichalcum can be upgraded into a higher grade by undergoing the crafting process and spending the difference between the crafting costs of the two grades.
Aurichalcum items are always masterwork, and weigh 25% more than a normal item. This is figured into the presented price for non-weight-based items. If an aurichalcum item's essence reservoir is fully drained, its hardness becomes 8, its maximum hit points are halved, and it becomes fragile for 1 hour, even if it is also a magical item.
* Crafting The crafter must have a veilweaver level equal to 5th, 9th, or 13th to forge an item out of noble, royal, or celestial aurichalcum respectively; and must also possess the appropriate feat for crafting an item of its type (Craft Special Arms and Armor for an aurichalcum weapon, Forge Ring for an aurichalcum ring, etc). Crafting an aurichalcum item uses the rules for crafting a magic item rather than mundane crafting rules.
Category:Equipment
Category:Special Materials