Ignisium

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**Ignisium** is an overall uncommon ore that is primarily mined from the Sulfur Caverns, and within the caldera that makes up the Red Valley, located in the Scorching Plains of Northamer. However, it is possible to find it in places on Efrika and Soumerca.

## Description

Ignisium appears as resinous, reddish chunks of the raw mineral embedded within stone.

## Usage

### Armor

Refined ignisium is primarily used to coat metal armors and shields, as its pliable nature makes it fairly easy to work with. However, this causes it to be ill-suited in the creation of bladed weaponry, as it is highly difficult for ignisium to maintain a sharp edge.

Mixing ignisium into metal armor and shields gives its wearer/wielder a roughly 20% resistance to fire and heat, and, due to the moderate heat it always gives off, also protects its wearer from cold weather. However, excessive cold and ice can eventually cause the ignisium within the shield/armor to become brittle, and, by proxy, potentially damage the armor/shield; this may be due to it being in close contact with the metal from the armor/shield.

### Outfits

Due to its heat-giving properties, ignisium is often "threaded" into thick clothing (ignisium is as pliable as gold, allowing it to be turned into fibres). Ignisium-thread clothing gives its wearer a somewhat lower resistance to fire and heat (roughly 5%), but is virtually undamaged by excessive cold and ice while still keeping its wearer protected from cold weather, making it highly popular among those who travel frequently through or live in cold regions of Mobius.

### Fuel

Ignisium has recently been discovered to be a powerful source of fuel to run steam-based machinery. When the substance is broken and melted down, it gives off huge amounts of heat; in fact, 10 chunks of raw Ignisium give off far more heat than one ton of coal, allowing for a relatively small amounts of Ignisium to power machinery for a surprisingly long amount of time.

### Jewelry

Ignisium has also become a popular kind of jewelry. When refined into this state, the result is a resinous "gemstone" that seems to always maintain a warm surface to it and has faint, iridescent properties; it can appear as any mixture of yellow, red, orange, white, and even pink, depending on how the sun hits it.

Ignisium "gemstones" are generally cabochon, as the substance is quite ductile and easily shaped and polished; however, faceted "gemstones" are not unheard of.

### Conduits/Alchemy

Ignisium is known as one of Mobius' many "magic minerals", which basically describe any ore, mineral, or gemstone that has supernatural properties. Ignisium bears an alignment with the Element of Fire, and both refined and raw variants have their uses.

## Special Properties

Being classed as a "magic mineral", ignisium has supernatural properties; it carries a natural sub-alignment to the Element of Fire.

Like Flammanite, Ignisium, no matter what form it is in, always gives off varying amounts of heat, depending on how it is used; refined Ignisium tends to give off the most heat at about 20 °F, while raw Ignisium gives off only about 5-7 °F of heat.

## Related Materials

* **Pyrosteel** - An alloy that is a mixture of iron and ignisium.

## Users

*Anyone who uses ignisium in any form, for any use.*

* **The Eggman Empire** - Lately, Dr. Eggman has ordered the faction of the Northamer Egg Army stationed in the Scorching Plains to mine out Ignisium for him, but for what purpose...?

## Notes/Trivia

* Ignisium is taken from the word "ignis", the Latin word for "fire".