Tasarang (S. "Willow-iron"; W. "Shalk")
At first sight, tasarang looks like white ogamur, but one quickly realizes one's error when first handling the stuff. Although it bends easily and has tremendous spring, it doesn't...
At first sight, tasarang looks like white ogamur, but one quickly realizes one's error when first handling the stuff. Although it bends easily and has tremendous spring, it doesn't...
At first sight, tasarang looks like white ogamur, but one quickly realizes one's error when first handling the stuff. Although it bends easily and has tremendous spring, it doesn't stretch. Tasarang is also extremely light, even lighter than galnin, like wood or pumice. Because its ore is as white as chalk, weighs little, and is found below limestone intrusions, it is called "shalk" in the Common Tongue. The tremendous heat and cold used make the metal change its texture, yet it only enhances the white hue. Actually, more than one metalworker will swear that it glows. The MÃrdain have a vast number of applications for it, but the lack of material limits them. It has been used with some success to make powerful bows, but the value of the material makes this impractical in most situations.