Unusual Materials

Agafari: Agafari is the Athasian equivalent of darkwood. For weapons affected by the inferior material rule, agafari is considered an inferior material. Dasl: Dasl is a special kind of crystalline material created by thri-kreen and often used to manufacture their weapons. An item made from dasl is treated as if it was made from iron and is not considered to be made from inferior materials. However, for purposes of harming creatures with damage reduction, a dasl weapon is not treated as being made from metal. An item made from dasl costs ten times what it normally would. Thus, a dasl chatkcha costs 200 Cp instead of the 20 Cp a stone or bone chatkcha would. Dasl has a hardness of 7 and 15 HP per inch of thickness. Drake Ivory: Drake ivory is an extraordinarily strong and easy to work compared to the bone that most weaponsmiths use. Since it can only be obtained from the claws and teeth of deadly drakes, it is both rare and expensive. Weapons made from drake ivory inherit the drake’s natural spell resistance, and cost an additional 2,000 Cp to enchant. Weapons crafted from drake ivory cost twice what they normally would. A double weapon that is only half crafted using drake ivory increases its cost by 50%. For purposes of damage reduction, drake ivory is considered equivalent to cold iron. For weapons affected by the materials rule, drake ivory is considered inferior. Drake ivory has a hardness of 10 and 30 HP per inch of thickness. Giant Hair: Giant hair is very strong and frequently woven together to form a very strong cord. While sometimes used in armor, it is most frequently used to create rope. This rope costs 50 Cp for 50 ft., has a hardness of 5 and 2 HP per inch of thickness. Iron: Iron (and most other metals) are rare on Athas, but weapons and armor made of iron can still be found. In all of the city-states, there are at least a few craftsmen that are able to work iron. The only fresh source of Iron is the mines in the city-state of Tyr. Many of the iron weapons and armor available for sale have been scavenged from ruins. Weapons made of iron (including iron-based compounds like steel) can bypass the damage reduction possessed by some Athasian monsters. Silver, Alchemical: The process of binding silver to weapons has been greatly refined on Athas. Very little silver is actually needed in the process, and it can be bound to weapons crafted from dasl, obsidian and bone, as well as those made from iron. Athasian alchemical silver otherwise has the same qualities as alchemical silver in other worlds.