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title: Omnium
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description: Information about the "magical metal", omnium.
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date_pub: 2023-09-17T22:32:00-04:00
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section: main
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content_type: feature
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short_code: m0m
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Omnium is a very special substance, typically only known to arcane spellcasters of higher levels and members of the [Grand Consortium](/astral/factions/index.html#consortium).
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- Incredibly rare.
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- Appears in its natural form as a cloudy but shiny mineral.
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- Behaves as a metal alloy, capable of being melted down and mixed with other metals.
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- When mixed with steel and worked properly (which only a few weaponsmiths are capable of), it can create weapons of exceptional sharpness (+1).
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- Some wizards and demihuman crafters know how how to use it to simplify the process of making magic items.
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- Can be extracted out of most empty magic items.
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### Omnium Pieces
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The Grand Consortium mints coins with small amounts of from it called "omnium pieces" that are worth 500 gp each to other members.
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- They are used to gain entrance to private locations for Consortium members only, like the Library of Elevys on Nexus Prime, or Arcanists' Alley.
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- Some services that can be traded for omnium pieces:
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- The Consortium Teleportation Network charges 1 omnium piece to teleport up to 5 people to any other circle.
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- The Sorcerers' Messaging Service charges 1 omnium piece to send a message and get a reply on any plane in the ATU.
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- The the Library of Elevys has sages that work for omnium pieces, researching topics in exchange for one (or more) coins.
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- The omnium can be extracted from the coins by experienced arcane crafters and used to create magic items.
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