Ingenium

Ingenium is a metallic element discovered by the Civilised when they first colonised The Kalsean Desert. It is gold in colour and is found all over the desert. It shares the appearance of gold but is much stronger and a lot more common. It grows in large crystal formations. Like all metals, Ingenium can be smelted and weapons and armour can be made from it. When melted and mixed with other metals it will produce an alloy with some of the properties of the other metal. The alloy will always keep the colour of Ingenium but it will be discoloured by the combined metal, for example, when combined with steel it will add a steely hue to the gold colour. Ingenium can also be made into thread, which can then be sewn into clothes to make them stronger.

Ingenium is the main metal used in the armour and weapons of th Civilised army. It is often fused with huge amounts of other metal to make it stronger. The higher up in the Civilised army a soldier is, the more pure ingenium their armour will have in it. Ingenium weapons and armour can also be commonly found for sale in The Sands of Strife and The Eruptus Archepeligo