Materials

The materials found in Orstland are very different. Because peat bog transforms into fuel under pressure. Mining is almost impossible. If a person accidentally uncovered an oil field it would blow up in trioxide. Metals rust quickly so the most commonly used metals are gold and chromium. Chromium alloys tend to be purple thanks to the thin layer of impermeable rust that forms. Gold is the only pure metal that does not rust. Things tend to be made from wood, bone, tendons, slime, stone, glass and any other natural material.

Another material type is plastic. Plastic is expensive and is made by dipping organic liquids into the fog near the trioxide chasm. The fog contains concentrated trioxide which causes a radical chain reaction turning proteins into a single polymer. Plastics are airtight so are used in gas bags and gas masks. They are sometimes used to make cords and rope.

Unique materials include magic pearls and shifting glass. Shifting glass is made by strongly heating crystallised moss flowers and human blood in large amounts of trioxide such as the continental shelf. Shifting glass is special because its unique structure increases the wavelengths of light passing through it. A small amount mixed with glass just makes things more red. A pure thick layer of shifting glass allows people to see ultraviolet or infrared from the other side. It was the discovery of shifting glass lenses that led to enhancements in cellular biology. Shifting Glass is the fundamental component of night vision goggles.