Items

The following is a list of civilian items usable by characters. Check the Ammunition, Weapons, and Armour pages for military items.

## Engineering

### Crafting

#### Mining Rifle

A mining rifle is a cheap but effective
solution to mining problems. Rather than using a typical mining laser, which is
heavy and cumbersome, the mining rifle can be wielded much like a normal weapon
and simply fired at the desired target. This of course makes it suitable for
some forms of combat while slightly reducing its mining capabilities.

  Materials Required
  Skill Level Required
  Time Required
  Tools Required

  Magazine Capacity
  Range
  Fire Rate
  Energy
  Damage
  Recoil Rating
  Special Effect
  Weight
  Cost

### Generators

#### Atlas Shield Generator

The Atlas shield
generator was made to provide a safe area to store supplies away from enemy
fire and artillery. While effective at stopping most attacks it will not stop
attackers from simply entering the shield and is best deployed in areas where
it is unlikely to be found. Typically speaking this prevents the enemy from
denying troops supplies that are needed so long as no direct action is taken
but unfortunately the shield generator had a problem of overheating and took a
long time to deploy. Like most shields it is vulnerable to weapons that are
kinetic based and has the problem of letting harmful objects, such as grenades,
through its barrier to land inside where the shield will contain the blast and
instead kill everything inside more efficiently.

  Concussion
  EMP
  Energy
  Penetration
  Radiation

  Effects
  Shield Health
  Shield Recharge
  Power Requirements
  Power Capacity
  Power Drain
  Weight
  Cost

### Repair Kits

#### Minor Repair Kit

Minor Repair kits consist of universal spare parts, tools and other
supplies to aid in the repair of machinery. The minor kit is the most basic and
is used by most craftsmen around the cosmos to repair things such as solar
panels and the like. Many of these people however bring their own tools and
thus have more complicated kits while this particular kit only has a handful of
disposable tools.

  Special Effects
 targeted machine due to mechanical failure but not software issues (like
 viruses).
 This cannot repair major damage that
  Repair Skill Required
  Cost
  Weight

#### Medium Repair Kit

Medium Repair kits consist of universal spare parts, tools and other
supplies to aid in the repair of machinery. The medium kit is a step up from
the basic kit and is used by most craftsmen around the cosmos to repair things
such as power conduits and the like. Many of these people however bring their
own tools and thus have more complicated kits, and this more specialized kit
reflects some of those advances.

  Special Effects
 machine due to mechanical failure but not software issues (like viruses).
  Repair Skill Required
  Cost

### Traps

#### Deadfall Trap

Deadfall traps are relatively easy to build
and very useful for catching game though their use in a combat situation is
very limited without huge construction equipment or teams to make it worthwhile
to build the trap. They are also incredibly easy to avoid by anything smart
enough to operate door handles if not properly camouflaged though occasionally
an engineer with a good ability to camouflage the device may find that he has
killed a person occasionally.

 twenty meters of an enemy roll a standard roll of the Engineer’s Intelligence
 against the target’s Intelligence. If the Engineer’s Intelligence wins the
 target does not notice the trap and may trigger it if they walk into the next
 space. When triggered the trap deals 2d20 health damage, ignores and breaks
 armor automatically. Additionally, two of the target’s limbs are broken
  Special effects
 Engineering the maker possesses they may add five to their Intelligence score
  Engineering Level Required
  Ingredients/Parts Required
  Cost

#### Punji Trap

Punji Pit traps are best used in dark
spaces though they don’t necessarily have to be in a hole specifically. They
are however more effective in small pits when covered by leaves. Simple but
effective, the goal of the trap isn’t to kill but instead to maim and disfigure
which brings an enemy out of the fight or leaves bait for zombies.

 causes an enemy to break their leg. Additionally roll 1d10. If the result is
 higher than 3 that individual has minor bleeding which also attracts more
 zombies. This trap does not break when triggered and does not require
  Special effects
 Engineer has they may roll 1d10. This trap deals that much health damage to
  Engineering Level Required
  Ingredients/Parts Required
  Cost

#### Snare

Snares are simple to make and effective
though the weight of the target creature must be taken into account. All snares
are made roughly the same way; a flexible and strong cable or rope attached to
a system to pull and yank the creature skywards and suspend it until the layer
of the trap can decide what to do with the captive. Engineers are great trap
makers and while a snare will not typically be much of a threat to a human they
can be to zombies and game animals.

 of snare must be stated before the trap is made: small, medium, large) into
 the air. Creature is held defenseless against all ranged attacks unless cut
 down. Any creature with Intelligence of 5 or higher that has a sharp object
  Special effects
 of at least 50 the maker can add a sensor to the trap which will make it
 ignore friendly targets. With a skill of 100 the snare can also be made with
  Engineering Level Required
  Ingredients/Parts Required
  Cost

#### Spike Trap

Spike traps aren’t a new concept and do
absolutely nothing against an enemy wearing armor however they are particularly
useful against zombies and wild animals. A spike trap is simple enough. It
required a pressure plate linked to a spring powered trap which will fling
spikes outwards when triggered. The disadvantages of this trap lie mainly in
its limited application areas as even most zombies will avoid it if it is
outdoors in an open area.

Snares are simple to make and effective
though the weight of the target creature must be taken into account. All snares
are made roughly the same way; a flexible and strong cable or rope attached to
a system to pull and yank the creature skywards and suspend it until the layer
of the trap can decide what to do with the captive. Engineers are great trap
makers and while a snare will not typically be much of a threat to a human they
can be to zombies and game animals.

 below 3, minor bleeding occurs in the character that triggered the trap. If
 higher than 4 but lower than 8 the victim suffers moderate bleeding as well
 as 1d20 damage directly to health. If 9 or 10 is rolled the victim suffers
 major arterial bleeding and is dealt 2d20+1d10 health damage. This effect is
 completely negated if the opponent is wearing armor as the spikes cannot
  Special effects
 the required Engineering skill the maker has they may add a +1 to
 Penetration. Once this effect has stacked enough to a Penetration rating of
 at least 6 body armor no longer stops the trap so long as the trap has enough
  Engineering Level Required
  Ingredients/Parts Required
  Cost

#### Trip Mine

Trip Mines can be popular among fighters
because of their simple and easy to use designs as well as their wide variety
of potential uses. They are often best used in closed spaces where the enemy is
forced into a bottle neck and best used far enough away as to not set off other
explosives although they are sometimes used in wide open spaces in mass numbers
as a deterrent to large numbers of enemies. Typically speaking a trip mine will
destroy the legs of the target unless placed higher and is more suited to
breaking bones than killing an enemy outright.

 That much health damage is dealt to the target that triggered the trap.
 Additionally roll 3d10. If all dice land above 3 the target’s legs are broken
  Special effects
 levels higher than the required amount of Engineering skill this trap no
 longer affects allies but the trip wire is replaced with a sensor for
 construction. For every ten levels the engineer has above level 50 the trap
  Engineering Level Required
  Ingredients/Parts Required
  Cost

### Turrets

#### Mining Rifle Sentry Turret

A mining rifle is a cheap but effective
solution to mining problems. Rather than using a typical mining laser, which is
heavy and cumbersome, the mining rifle can be wielded much like a normal weapon
and simply fired at the desired target. This of course makes it suitable for
some forms of combat while slightly reducing its mining capabilities.

Due to
deployment in some more hazardous mining environments, it was a natural choice
to put a mining rifle on a sturdy tripod, with an imaging system and an area sensor
in order to detect and mine mineral deposits remotely. Because of the self-contained
power source, a mining rifle on a tripod was an obvious choice for an automated
sentry turret.  A small change to the
targeting computer software parameters was all that was needed to make an
effective area denial weapon. It draws power from the internal microfusion
cells, able to function with only limited supervision from an operator after it
is set up and calibrated.

  Materials Required
 Two Microfusion Generators,\* Tripod, Targeting Computer
 \*A Mining Rifle may be substituted for all
  Skill Level Required
  Time Required
  Tools Required

  Magazine Capacity
  Range
  Fire Rate
  Energy
  Damage
  Recoil Rating
  Special Effect
  Weight
  Cost

## Hacking

#### Hacking Nuke

A nuke program blitzes through firewalls
and protection with brute force rather than finesse. While it is effective in
gaining access the user will set off any alarms linked to the programs as well
as alert the admins that their security is being breached.

 device adds +25 to a user’s hacking skill but automatically alerts the system
 to the hacking attempts and sounds any alarms. It cannot be used on any
  Weight
  Cost
 Credits

#### Hacking Spike

A hacking spike has a chance to set off
alarms but also provides the user with an increase in hacking abilities. While
not as effective as a Nuke program the spike can infiltrate systems quietly and
without alerting the admins. These are best used at the terminal itself rather
than remotely as they lose their abilities when transferred wirelessly.

 device adds +5 to a user’s hacking skill but cannot be used on any terminal
 that requires more than 50 skill levels. When the device is used roll 3d10.
 If all dice are below 5 the program immediately sounds an alarm and locks
  Weight
  Cost
 Credits

#### Terminal Boot

A terminal boot is a temporary solution to
prevent a terminal from becoming locked. It will only work once to delay
terminal locking and cannot work against an admin. Instead it prevents
automated systems from locking the terminal by reporting the terminal as locked
while the program is activated.

 automated shutdown of a terminal for 1d10 turns when used. This device is
  Weight
  Cost

#### Utility Gauntlet

The utility gauntlet was designed as a part
of an initiative for cybernetic and electronic warfare. While the gauntlet is
effective at remotely hacking and accessing terminals the terminal must already
have a bug implanted in its works or the user must have access to the terminal
already. This gauntlet can also store up to five hacking nukes, spikes and worm
programs for later use which weigh nothing when stored.

 device stores up to five stacks of hacking tools weightlessly within its tier
 and allows remote access to any terminal that the user can physically see or
 that has a bug implanted into its network. The user must be within five
  Weight
  Cost
 Credits

#### Worm

The worm is a special program that can be
downloaded into a terminal and will spread through the system. Worms allow the
user to access the terminal later without hacking to regain access into the
system. Additionally a worm has the potential to reopen a terminal if the
system or admin locks it down though worms can be easily removed if they are
detected.

 device prevents a terminal from being shut down by an admin, the system or
 failed hacking attempts. Each time an attempt is made to shut down the
 terminal roll 3d10. If all dice are below 6 the terminal is shut down. This
  Weight
  Cost
 Credits

## Lockpicking

#### Disposable Lockpick

This pick is made of an Einsteinium
compound which allows it to be forced into a keyhole, used as a key to unlock
the device, and then be removed. The lockpick does not survive this process and
can only be used once.

  Effects
 player to interact with physical security devices aside from combination safes.
  Weight
  Cost
 Credits

#### Electronic Lockpick

This lock
picking device automatically adjusts itself to the locking pins in a physical
lock. While it takes some time to complete its task the device powers itself
through a wide variety of natural energy sources and has the capability to pick
the lock when left alone. It is capable of picking a wide variety of civilian
locks though it lacks the ability to have input from the user and does not
always have the tumbler combination in its programming.

  Effects
 level of 50 to pick locks. When used roll 1d10. The lock will take that many
 turns to work. Also roll 3d10 when that many turns is reached. If all dice
 are below 4 the device does not work and the lock cannot be picked with this
 device. Additionally this device cannot be used on any lock above level 50.
  Weight
  Cost

#### Lockpick

Lockpicks are an essential part of breaking
into a building quietly. They are the basic tool required and provide little in
the way of helping the user aside from allowing them to interact with the lock.
However; a lockpick can also be used to break a lock and thus prevent it from
being unlocked from that side.

 a lock-picking check roll 3d10. If the result is below 10 the lockpick breaks
 and the player must use a different pick. Additionally if this roll is needed
  Effects
  Weight
  Cost

#### Rake

Rakes are used to set a majority of the pins and make picking
locks faster and more efficient though it cannot be used by itself to pick the
lock in most cases. A rake is typically made very durable as it has to
withstand a lot of pressure being ‘raked’ against the locks’ tumblers in a
rapid and twisting motion to keep them from falling back into place.

  Effects
 to Lockpicking when in use against any Tier One lock. This effect does not
  Weight
  Cost

## Medical

#### Adrenaline

Adrenaline can be used with miraculous
effects on both injured patients as well as patients that haven’t been hurt.
The naturally occurring hormone has been enhanced as medical knowledge evolves
and new applications make it easier for novice medics to apply to situations.
It should be used with great care on patients that are still bleeding however
as the drug increases their heart rate and thus the rate of their blood loss.

  Effects
 has been knocked out back to alert status at the cost of -15 to morale.
 Additionally patients that are uninjured gain a temporary +25 to stamina for
  Weight
  Cost

#### Antibiotics

Antibiotics are a necessary part of any
prepared medical kit. They can remove disease as well as preventing other
diseases from occurring. Skilled medics may even administer them before an
event happens as a preventative measure although some doubt the use of such
medicines in that manner, claiming that diseases will adapt and overcome the
body’s natural defenses.

  Effects
 Any disease that would take effect before that time still does. Antibiotics
 do prevent further disease from afflicting the patient with status effects.
 If no medical skill is available, roll 3d10. If the total is below 15 the
 patient is poisoned and suffers halved movement (stacks with armor penalties)
 and will lose health at a rate of 1d20 per turn unless an antidote is
  Weight
  Cost
 of 100

#### Antipsychotics

Antipsychotics
are useful for restoring the morale of persons with PTSD. While they are not a
cure for the affliction they can be used to combat its effects. A medical
person should take care to keep them in ready supply as without their
prescription it is all too easy for someone with PTSD to slip back into the
state they were once in before they acquired the diagnosis.

  Effects
 effects and confers a +15 skill check against any Illusion magic cast against
 the patient as well as restoring +10 morale for 1d6 turns. However, if the
 patient has no need for these pills and takes them anyways the patient rolls
 a 3d10. If the result is below 15 the patient suffers hallucinations and
  Weight
  Cost

#### Bandages

Bandages have been used throughout history
to stop the bleeding of major wounds and remain effective even as modern
medicine finds other replacements when in a hospital setting. However
transporting such costly equipment as well as its weight makes bandages an
excellent choice in field work where power or other concerns are a problem.

  Effects
  Weight
  Cost

#### Charcoal Tablets

Charcoal tablets are tablets of activated
charcoal which quickly bond to chemicals and other foreign substances so that
they may be removed from the body naturally and without incident. Almost all
species, aside from Balalonians, have used charcoal for this exact purpose
although some cultures prefer more advanced medicines or even implants to
prevent poisonings in the first place.

  Effects
 not venom and not specialized toxins (these toxins will have this effect
  Weight
  Cost
 tablets

#### Healing Salve

A healing salve can be made specifically on
Plague from berries that grow there as a result of the natural evolution the
virus caused. It is made with a paste mixed with water and provides an
effective though crude healing measure. It is of particular note this salve
will not mend broken bone nor cure infection though its effects are astonishing
even if it requires a bit of skill to apply correctly.

  Effects
 regardless of effects on the patient other than poison or being on fire.
 However, each time this salve is used the patient suffers -5 to morale and a
 3d10 is rolled. If the resulting roll is below 10 the patient slips into
 unconsciousness and must be revived. If the result is 3 the player dies of
  Weight
  Cost

#### Minor Med-kit

Minor Med-Kits have a wide variety of parts and tools inside which are used
for various injuries. Naturally, certain poisons will be immune to this item’s
effects and thusly should not be relied upon for specialized missions.

  Effects
  Weight
  Cost

#### NanoGel

NanoGel is a very easy to use but expensive
to use multipurpose healing agent. The nanites are simply injected and go to
work repairing as much damage as they can by using themselves to replicate
healthy tissues or mend breaks in bones. While NanoGel is impressive it does
not fully heal weakened bone and instead supplies it with a cast made from biologically
degradable cement that allows a soldier to extract themselves or continue the
fight until proper medical assistance can be achieved.

  Effects
 parts, but not fractures, and regenerates 10HP for five turns. The crippled
 limbs will remain healed for 1d6 days though afterwards the limb debuffs will
  Weight
  Cost

#### Painkillers

Pain is not a friendly thing to experience
especially in the fires of combat. Painkillers can affect judgement though they
are handy at keeping away morale loss when used in minor doses. Heavier doses
can completely sedate the patient and should be used with caution.

  Effects
 pain. If no medical skill is present roll 3d10. If the result is below 10 the
 patient overdoses on the pills. An overdosing patient may be cured with an
 antidote, stomach pump or by making a fortitude check of at least 50. If no
  Weight
  Cost

#### ReGel

Regenerative
Gelatin, or ‘ReGel’ as it is commonly known, is a cruder form of NanoGel that
utilizes nanoscopic robots to seal and protect injuries. It works quickly and
can seal a great many injuries at a time which makes it incredibly useful
during a time of war or in survival situations when bandages would take too
long to administer. Because it is based on old technology it does require some
skill to apply though even novice medics can use it proficiently.

  Effects
 immediately after application. This item does not heal bleeding effects
  Weight
  Cost

#### Splint

Splints can be improvised or professionally
made but their purpose in any case is to help immobilize a fractured or broken
bone to prevent further damage. Skilled medics can make and apply them even
further so that an individual can potentially still participate in combat to
their full effect while the fracture is still healing rather than having to
wait on the sidelines before it heals.

  Effects
 or health loss due to a fracture and allows the broken limb to heal over
 time. Compound fractures are prevented from needing amputation and (if also
  Weight
  Cost

## Crafting Materials

### Gems

#### Agate

Agate is an
ornamental stone consisting of a hard variety of chalcedony, typically banded
in appearance. While not particularly useful as any sort of industrial
material, agate is commonly used in bookends and paperweights as well as other
ornaments for its pleasing texture and appearance. It is commonly found banded
although this is not always the case.

  Cost

#### Amber

While said by
ancient peoples to be the crystallized tears of a sun-deity, Amber is actually
a form of fossilized tree resin which has been valued as a gemstone and an
ingredient in perfumery since antiquity. Archaeologists and science-fiction
authors likewise prize it for glimpses into the ancient past.

  Cost

#### Amethyst

A type of quartz
commonly found in large deposits, Amethyst is prized for its brilliant purple
color. Hard enough to stand up to the lapidaries' wheel, it can be used to
create stunning jewelry. While beautiful, the stone is easily synthesized in
laboratories which keep its value low.

  Cost

#### Bloodstone

Bloodstone, also called Heliotrope, is
commonly used in jewelry and not exceptionally valuable. While it is widely
used it is also exceptionally common and easy to find or to make in a
manufactory. Bloodstone also has religious connotations for certain human
cultures that are mostly pagan in nature. Although Bloodstone is common, it can
still usually be sold for a decent price to local pawn shops or jewelers
looking to make a quick product.

  Cost

#### Diamond

Diamonds are a precious stone consisting of
a clear and colorless crystalline form of pure carbon, the hardest naturally
occurring substance. They are used, in the modern world, for a great number of
uses including industry, manufacturing and jewelry. While synthetic diamonds
have made an appearance on the market and are more widely used than naturally
occurring diamonds the naturally formed diamond is prized among collectors both
for its uniqueness in the universe and for its relative rarity.

  Cost

#### Emerald

A form of beryl
tinted green by chromium, gem-grade emeralds are rare and exceptionally
valuable. Frequently cut in a rectangular fashion with facets along the size,
the best examples of the stone refract light in a fiery fashion that has captivated
the eye for millennia.

  Cost

#### Garnet

While actually
found in many colors, a dark red is the most common variety of this precious
stone. Historically one of the most frequently used stones in jewelry, in more
modern times, garnet is valued more for its use as an abrasive with which to
cut steel and polish wood. Gem-grade stones are rare and valuable, if
impossible to pass off as the far more prized ruby due to its lack of luster.

  Cost

#### Moonstone

In the feldspar group of minerals, the
silicate known as Moonstone comes in many colors - pink, blue, peach, and even
colorless - but is most famous for the silver-like sheen that its unique
arrangement of molecules causes due to the diffraction of light through it when
polished. Utilized in jewelry even in the earliest days, this opalescent
lustered stone is frequently powdered and used for enchantment. When polished
and cut in certain manners - cabochon style is common - it can create striking
streaks.

  Cost

#### Opal

Opal comes in as
many forms as it does colors, but the most prized variety of this unusual stone
is known as known as Fire Opal, which gets its name for its unique ability to
refract nearly every color of the spectrum in brilliant gleams. So iconic is the
stone's look that the words 'opalescent' and 'opaline' were coined after it.

  Cost

#### Pearl

Formed by layers
of nacre excreted by bivalve molluscs to contain irritants, natural gem grade
pearls are incredibly rare and highly sought after for their iridescent
appearances and milky white color. Easily cultured and harvested en masse with
modern methods, pearls are frequently worn as jewelry although to the Coalition
they are an exceptionally hard material to come by and often are traded for
more valuable mana crystals by the Alliance.

  Cost

#### Quartz

The second most
abundant mineral in Earth's continental crust, quartz has many uses in both
industry as an abrasive, for it is so hard it cannot be scratched by steel, and
as a piezoelectric crystal oscillator in clocks. Large high-purity quartz
crystals can be faceted and cut to fiery brilliance rivaled only by diamonds
and other far rarer and more precious stones.

  Cost

#### Rose Quartz

A variety of
quartz famous for its soft, milky-pink color, many varieties of rose quartz are
common and may be polished to a soft shine. Gem-grade examples of the crystal
are rare and some exhibit qualities similar to star sapphires are commensurately
more valuable for it.

  Cost

#### Ruby

Rubies are typically thought of as red
though they are technically oxidized aluminum. These stones are sought after by
jewelers who make them into jewelry or by manufacturers of lasers although
manufactured rubies are more common for the latter purpose. Rubies are still
exceptionally valuable and make beautiful baubles and are not uncommonly seen
in more expensive jewelry.

  Cost

#### Sapphire

Typically blue,
this rare and precious stone is a member of the corundum family of minerals. It
can be found in many other colors, but never red (for a red sapphire is a ruby)
and is the third hardest mineral naturally found on planet Earth, lending non-gem
grade sapphires utility in numerous applications. Capable of being faceted to
produce stunning results, sapphire jewelry commands attention wherever it
appears.

  Cost

#### Smoky Quartz

This variety of
quartz is tinged black by the presence of silicon in its crystalline structure.
While both common and not commercially significant save in jewelry, its dark
translucence allows it to be polished to visually interesting results.

  Cost

#### Spinel

Infrequently
spoken of in modern times due to the more popular ruby, sapphire, and emerald
stones, spinel has a long history of being used in jewelry and particularly
large, lustrous examples of the gem may be found in the regalia of countless
old-Earth nations.

  Cost

#### Topaz

A remarkably
hard mineral that is typically golden brown to yellow, Topaz can also be found
in blue, and rarely, pink. Due to its extreme hardness and flawless cleavage,
the stone is highly desirable in jewelry and can be cut in numerous ways,
limited only by its limited refraction, which keeps it from glittering as more
valuable stones do. While very hard, it fractures easily if struck and this
limits its commercial use.

  Cost

#### Turquoise

Associated with
good luck for millennia and prized by ancient peoples around the world,
Turquoise is a green and blue stone that in finer grades is sought after for
jewelry and architecture; numerous cultures saw its blue gleam as representative
of heaven upon Earth. While largely devalued by modern scientific methods and
treatments, gem-grade turquoise still commands respectable prices.

  Cost

### Metals

#### Aluminium

Aluminium or aluminum is a chemical element
with symbol Al and atomic number 13. It is a silvery-white, soft, nonmagnetic
and ductile metal in the boron group. Aluminium metal is so chemically reactive
that native specimens are rare and limited to extreme reducing environments.
Instead, it is found combined in over 270 different minerals. In the modern era
aluminum is used in the manufacturing of everything from weapons to starships
and from consumer goods to cars.

  Cost

#### Beryllium

Beryllium is a
chemical element with symbol Be and atomic number four and is a relatively rare
element in the universe, usually occurring as a product of the spallation of
larger atomic nuclei that have collided with cosmic rays. Within the cores of
stars beryllium is depleted as it is fused and creates larger elements. It is a
divalent element which occurs naturally only in combination with other elements
in minerals. As a free element it is a steel-gray, strong, lightweight and
brittle alkaline earth metal. In industrial purposes beryllium is mixed with
wax extended polyesters to create exceptional radiation shielding for nuclear
reactors of all kinds; giving it a massive presence and value in industrial
markets and ship building.

  Cost

#### Bronze

Bronze is an
alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with  tin and often with the addition of other
metals such as aluminium, manganese, nickel or zinc and sometimes non-metals or
metalloids such as arsenic, phosphorus or silicon. Primarily, bronze is used in
industry for ball bearings and machine ways but can also be mixed with aluminum
to produce extremely scratch resistant surfaces that are resistant to corrosion
and can withstand heavy industrial uses.

  Cost

#### Calcium

The element Calcium has atomic number nineteen and symbol Ca. It is highly reactive to air and water, forming a silver-grey colour with exposure. Calcium is abundant in the universe, and exists in many forms, including limestone, gypsum, anhydrite, and fluorite. Calcium is the most abundant metal in many organisms, part of the skeletal and digestive system. In industry, Calcium has many applications. It is used in electronics, in the production of marble and cement, as a bleach, and as additive in alloys.

  Cost

#### Copper

Copper is a
red-brown metal, the chemical element of atomic number twenty nine, Cu. Through
history it has been used in the formation of bronze and in the formation of
other such metals, more recently in electronics though this has still happened
for a very long time. Copper is highly conductive and does not react with
water. It will slowly react with atmospheric oxygen to form a layer of
brown-black copper oxide which, unlike the rust that forms on iron in moist
air, protects the underlying metal from further corrosion; called passivation.
Largely, copper is used in electronics to make them cheaper although in
starships gold usually supersedes copper due to its resilience and
conductivity.

  Cost

#### Germanium

The element Germanium has atomic number 32. It is a grayish-white metal that has important properties regarding its electrochemistry. Germanium is a semiconductor, meaning its conductivity depends on temperature only. Due to that, it is widely used in electronics. Most of its production comes from the ore of other metals, mostly that of Zinc, but also Iron, Silver, Lead, and Copper.

  Cost

#### Gold

Chemically, gold
is a transition metal and a group eleven element. It is one of the least
reactive chemical elements and is solid under standard conditions. Gold often
occurs in free elemental form, as nuggets or grains, in rocks, in veins, and in
alluvial deposits. It is resistant to almost all naturally occurring acids and
highly conductive. Typically gold is used in ship and electronic manufacturing
as well as high tech solutions that require massive amounts of power to be
transmitted or in technology that must be exceptionally weather resistant.

  Cost

#### Iron

Iron has been used throughout the history
of almost every sapient race in the cosmos as an early metal for armor,
utensils and tools. It is a softer metal but easy to work with and often times
in more advanced species it is combined with other ingredients to forge into
steel. Being exceptionally common in the known universe, iron is used in many
industries and chiefly among them is building naval vessels for fishing and
defense of ocean worlds.

  Cost

#### Lead

Lead is a chemical element with atomic number 82 and symbol Pb. It is a silver-blue metal that is more malleable, and has a lower melting point, than most metals. It is semi-Noble because it is resistant to corrosion. It is mostly directly extracted from Lead Sulphate, which is often impure. Due to its high toxicity to biological systems, Lead is mostly phased out after the modernization of a society. Nevertheless, it is an important part of radiation shielding, electrical supercapacitors, and lead glass.

  Cost

#### Magnesium

Magnesium is a
chemical element with symbol Mg and atomic number twelve. It is a shiny gray
solid which bears a close physical resemblance to the other five elements in
the second column (group two, or alkaline earth metals) of the periodic table:
all group two elements have the same electron configuration in the outer
electron shell and a similar crystal structure. Magnesium is very widely used
in many different applications.

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#### Nickel

Nickel is a
chemical element with symbol Ni and atomic number twenty eight. It is a
silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. It is used in a
variety of industries.

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#### Platinum

Platinum in used in a variety of industries
and consists of a silvery metal before refining. The metal is primarily used in
starship electronics, industrial electronics, firearms manufacturing for energy
weapons and point defense systems. This metal is also used in jewelry and other
various applications.

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#### Silver

Silver is a metal with a great amount of
luster and an atomic symbol Ag with an atomic number of forty-seven. It has a
high conductivity and is very resilient to tarnishing. Fortunately, this metal
is relatively common in the universe and thusly there is typically a high
demand as well as a high supply for their use in electrical components and in
jewelry as well as many other applications including the medical industry.

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#### Steel

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon, and
sometimes other elements. Because of its high tensile strength and low cost, it
is a major component used in buildings, infrastructure, tools, ships,
automobiles, machines, appliances, and weapons. Iron is the base metal of
steel. Iron is able to take on two crystalline forms (allotropic forms), body
centered cubic and face centered cubic, depending on its temperature. In the
body-centered cubic arrangement, there is an iron atom in the center and eight
atoms at the vertices of each cubic unit cell; in the face-centered cubic,
there is one atom at the center of each of the six faces of the cubic unit cell
and eight atoms at its vertices. It is the interaction of the allotropes of
iron with the alloying elements, primarily carbon that gives steel and cast
iron their range of unique properties.

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#### Tin

Thin is a chemical element with the symbol
Sn and an atomic number of fifty. It is obtained chiefly from the mineral
cassiterite. Tin shows a striking resilience to its neighbors germanium and
lead and has two main oxidation states. Tin is primarily used in industries
such as canning where its extremely cheap cost suffices as a boon since it does
not regularly rust as quickly as other metals in a typical earth-normal
atmosphere.

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#### Titanium

Titanium is a chemical element with symbol
Ti and atomic number twenty two. It is a lustrous transition metal with a
silver color, low density, and high strength. Titanium is resistant to
corrosion in sea water, aqua regia, and chlorine. For this reason it is
typically used in the construction of starship hulls to reduce the need for
maintenance on the vehicles as they go through many different atmospheres,
landing locations and much more.

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#### Tungsten

Tungsten is a chemical element with the
symbol W and atomic number seventy-four. The metal is rarely found naturally
and is almost exclusively combined with other elements in a chemical compound
rather than alone. It was identified as a new element in 1781 and first
isolated as a metal in 1783. The metal is commonly used in munitions, armor and
many other military and industrial industries.

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#### Uranium

Uranium is an element with the symbol U and
atomic number ninety-two. It is a silver-grey metal and is weakly radioactive.
The most common isotopes in natural uranium are uranium-238 and 235 which are
the most common isotopes used in industrial and fuel purposes. Urainium has an
incredibly high atomic weight and occurs naturally in low concentrations of a
few parts per million in soil, rock and water. It is typically extracted from
uranium bearing minerals such as uraninite.

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#### Zinc

Zinc is an element with symbol Zn and atomic number thirty. It is a silver-blue metal that is abundant in the galaxy. It has been known since antiquity. The element is mined mostly in the form of Sphalerite, Zinc sulphate. It is used in the production of alloys, including Brass and Bronze, as well as in galvanisation, an anti-corrosion procedure. It is also used in electronics as a battery source, due to its high reactivity and electrical potential.

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Thin is a chemical element with the symbol
Sn and an atomic number of fifty. It is obtained chiefly from the mineral
cassiterite. Tin shows a striking resilience to its neighbors germanium and
lead and has two main oxidation states. Tin is primarily used in industries
such as canning where its extremely cheap cost suffices as a boon since it does
not regularly rust as quickly as other metals in a typical earth-normal
atmosphere.

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