Novium

''"Quote about Novium." ''- Person Quoted

Novium is a dense alien mineral with powerful unworldly properties. Having originated from somewhere in the depths of the cosmos, Novium arrived in Aarn nearly a century ago, in the form of a large meteor. The massive impact caused by the meteor strike is widely regarded as the most pivotal moment in all of recorded history, decimating the population and scattering fragments of Novium all across the continent, initiating what would come to be known as the Novium Age.

Novium's capabilities are unlike any known matter, the most prominent being its capacity to harness and manipulate fundamental energies of the universe, such as gravity and electromagnetism. [ELABORATE]

The amount of energy contained within Novium is impossibly immense - roughly equivalent to the amount of energy released by a supernova. This lead to the consensus that the material was forged deep within the core of a dying star, and thus the name 'Novium' was born. Novium is used to power many of Aarn's constructions, such as Sentinels, and the floating city of Zahaeron.

Novium is [dull green?] in colour, but [appears to glow faintly? Bit cliché], despite not actually giving off any light of its own. Larger fragments also seem to have a slight 'haze' around their edges, distorting their surroundings like heat rising from a fire. When Novium was first examined by researchers at ??? in Quarsis, they concluded that the substance had been drifting through space for over 2 billion years before it struck Osis - making it older than the solar system itself.

Although it fragmented on its original impact, Novium is famously indestructible by any current means, and is therefore impossible to manipulate or subdivide any further. This has made it one of the most valuable commodities in Aarn, and the largest piece excavated from the impact site in the Arashi Wastes is estimated to be worth more than the entirety of Aarn's wealth combined.

However, Novium is also extremely dangerous. If touched by bare skin, it causes severe burning and can invoke fatal seizures, and has even been suspected to cause madness in some after long periods of exposure.