Marrow/Pith

Marrow is primarily used as an amplifier to other arcane or scientific elements (and, though not discovered yet, psychological elements as well.) For as incredibly powerful and versatile it is, it is eqully as unpredictable and volatile (this is because the Marrow/Confluence is still learning, uncertain, confused, mistrusting, and excitable.)

This being said, then, marrow is extremely malleable to those who can use it (think the space rock in AtLA or kinetic sand.) If it were able to be used without issue, it would quickly be the most valuable, sturdy, and versatile material known to existence. However, because it is so magically potent it would still be unadvisable to use it for mundane constructions as the frequencies it picks up could cause damage or unforseen reactions.

When it was first discovered Marrow was thought to be a simple mineral because it very closely resembles stibnite. After the discovery that it was magic, it quickly became one of the most sought after resources. The rich and poor alike all wanted to start mining and testing soil for Marrow. The rich wanted it to sell, and the poor thought they could use it to put some power into their own hands.

Now Marrow is tightly controlled and distributed through official means. If a private contractor or individual happens to find any Marrow in their land, they often have to deal with Lawmakers in order to deal with it (or keep it to themselves and hope no one rats them out.)

Marrow can be used in it's raw form. No proper ways of refinement have been found, though they have been explored.

If Marrow is refined in the course of the story, it will look like a smooth, metallic mirror surface.

Marrow is not typically used in the creation of magical items such as armor or items because the interactions with the arcane are so unpredictable. When it is successfully manufactured, possible prodicts include:

• +1 or +2 weapons

• Magic Items capable of holding spell slots, but trigger wild magic surges when used

Marrow is a very selectively distributed resource. To get it officially, one must go through either the Anathema, the Lawmakers, or one of the Big Four whose mining operations dig it up. Often individuals who want to get some are heavily vetted to ensure they won't be using it for nefarious or dangerous purposes.

It can rarely be found being sold by individuals who have taken up their own unofficial mining operations. Often the price is jacked up even more.