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Toprag (Bronzefolk Weapons)
The secret to making the specific Toprag weapons of Beryllide is long lost. Even to the remnants of the Bronzefolk in The Saelish of the grand Duchy of Dunstrand. Hard as steel, resistant to acid and heat, non conductive or magnetic, and no sparks when they met other metal.
i20™ Armament Details
Normal weapons are made using an enhanced metallurgy using Beryllide. Bronzefolk Toprag armaments often are anima batteries in addition to their armament functions.
Southern Toprag: +1 Resilience on all; never any bonus to Initiative or attack, only to damage and pulverize; These often have an initiative penalty. The most skillful can put the “salt edge” on, that does 1 higher on average damage, but does not increase the maximum. These count as magical, but never contain or channel anima powers.
iCore™ Armament Details
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Chronicle of the History of Toprag Armaments
Knowledge is broken down by ease of discovery/availability & Meticulous Record Keeping may improve usability; Any attempt to know more than what's Pervasive will require a reference, source, knowledge, check, or access to someone who can get or provide either of these. Specific Lores may increase the chance of knowing specific elements.
Pervasive Knowledge / Very Easy Difficulty
Information Sources: Mundane Reference | Associated Phenomenology Only | Specific Lore
The secret to making the specific Toprag weapons of Beryllide is long lost. Even to the remnants of the Bronzefolk in The Saelish of the grand Duchy of Dunstrand. Hard as steel, resistant to acid and heat, non conductive or magnetic, and no sparks when they met other metal.
They had secret knowledge (a ‘spark’ of bronze) of fabricating their bronze items from their unknown homeland which made them stronger, and when fighting against steel, the damage to their weapons and armor was said to ‘heal’.
Southern Toprag: Also called “dirty Toprag”. These appear to look like scorched weapons, but the coloration is part of their make up. They are slightly heavier than normal, and most often found as larger weapons, helms, and shields only. A few breastplates have been rumored to be found, but are not well known if so. These armaments are still found in the south. A few have shown up in the Merchant Cities of the South. It is thought that these are ‘proto’ armaments made by the folk who became the Bronzelords, but it is unknown where they have come from. There has been a small, but steady supply of these over the lastt thousand years, meaning someone is still making them or someone found a cache and is slowly releasing them.
Common Knowledge / Easy Difficulty
The Bronzemen of the north edge of the Fahyl Forest were known for their bronze-beryllium weapons that were prized as much as Ducateon made weapons.
The coloration of bronze was especially prized due to its luster and color compared to plain steel. The elite units of any military got the majority of these weapons that were found – the folk used them against the encroaching Sea-King empire making its way up the rivers from the sea.
Uncommon Knowledge / Average Difficulty
They had secret knowledge (a ‘spark’ of bronze) of fabricating their bronze items from their unknown homeland which made them stronger, and when fighting against steel, the damage to their weapons and armor was said to ‘heal’.
The sacred fire of the forges of Bronzemen was said to come from lava, stoked by the genies of the earth. The truth of these rumors seems unattainable now – and a few have sought it out to no avail.
Scarce Knowledge / Hard Difficulty
Blood Bronze Blades: These swords were made with powerful natural dweomers of anima, metallurgy, and blood magic. Once the Bronzemen discovered their deepest secrets, no more were made for the outside world.Rare Knowledge / Very Hard Difficulty
Umbak long wanted the beryllium mines in the Fahyl Forest that the bronzefolk were assumed to have mined, but every attempt to scout or divine its source failed – like it did for every ally and foe of the Bronzemen at the time. This was a major motivation for Umbak’s [failed] attempt to seize the lands they left behind when the Bronzemen marched north.
The Minotaur of The Black Fens mine some rare minerals and salts from the fens for their forges – from this they have managed to make a facsimile of Toprag armaments (“southern Toprag”) of their ‘founders’ – the Tribes of Bronze.