Semeth

Semeth is a metal that comes in a variety of colors: green, red, blue, and black (from common to rare). There is no known difference between the different colors, other than the rarity. The metal is very strong, but is not used for armor or weaponry because of its weight, which is much greater than that of common steel. Semeth’s usual coloring is dull, like grey rock painted with transparent colors, but when brought into contact with water, it becomes transparent, and resembles colored quartz. This trait had made small Semeth fountains and hollow Semeth necklaces with water in them quite common among wealthy folk.

Finding it
Semeth by itself is not very rare, but it is very hard to find. At its natural state, it is simply colored sand, hidden around ten meters beneath the earth. However, it requires a strong Speck to locate it, and to draw it from the earth. The Speck must worship an element god, as following: Turmundow for green Semeth, Anteth for red Semeth, Oldorow and Belt for Blue Semeth, Belock and Hetass for black Semeth. For blue and black Semeth, two Specks of considerable power must work together. After the metal is taken from the earth, the Pecks of the mountains bind it together in a way known only to them, which involves heating, cooling, heating again and adding a small amount of sand. Afterwards, the Semeth is made into jewelry, coins, or whatever else some creative Peck wants to make of it. The Pecks of the mountain have discovered many marvelous things that can be done with Semeth, including mixing the colors, and this metal is what their forest is made of. The treatment of this metal is a jealously guarded secret, and not even all the Pecks of the mountain know its many wonders.

Uses
Semeth is not only used for jewelry and the like, but is also used as currency for all the inhabitants of Laliratu. The coins are small (about a centimeter long), and round, and decorated by the symbols of the gods. 1 black = 10 blue, 1 blue = 10 red, and 1 red = 10 green.