Editing Merfolk/Homebrew (section)

===Materials===
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Merfolk can easily attain neolithic technology with no special considerations. By learning metallurgy from land-races, discovering it separately on land, or by simply trading for alloys (like most human civilizations did), merfolk can achieve a fully realized bronze age civilization. Some other materials required for iron age technology are not practical for use in marine environments. Steel and iron rust within days, and for this reason, merfolk have developed their own metallurgy tradition, which has resulted in a distinct set of alloys and other materials.

* '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze Bronze]''' - Bronze is superior to iron and resists corrosion but is more expensive to produce.
* '''[[Stellite]]''' - Stellite is a silvery metal easily identifiable by its iridescent sheen which bends and splits light into different colors. It is as strong as steel, equally tough, highly heat resistant, and highly corrosion resistant. It was developed over several centuries, and is now is a staple metal for merfolk equipment. Stellite is an alloy of cobalt and chromium with higher quality varieties including small amounts of gold. The most exceptional and sought after type of Stellite uses a unique process to infuse magic into the metal. A merfolk sorcerer will perform a ritual to infuse a set of pearls with blue mana. The pearls are then dropped into the alloy while it is in a molten state. The pearls serve as a catalyst to allow mana to permeate the metal and improve its magic properties.
* '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orichalcum Aurichalcum]'''- Auricalcum, some times spelled "Orichalcum", is a rare and mysterious metal dug from out of Seamounts, undersea volcanos, and thermal vents. It has a golden or coppery color and it has similar mechanical properties to steel such as strength and toughness, but it is impervious to corrosion. This extremely valuable metal is highly desired for its mysteriously high magical conductivity. Armors made of Aurichalcum draw Magic into the metal and harmlessly away from the user. Armor crafted from Orichalcum costs +1000/+4000/+9000 gp more than normal for light/medium/heavy armor and is always considered to be of masterwork quality. Because of its magic resistant properties, the wearer of orichalcum armor gains a +1/+2/+3 bonus on saving throws made to resist spells, spell-like abilities and supernatural abilities. This bonus is further increased by half the armor's enhancement bonus (round down, min 0).

*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byssus Byssus]/[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_silk Sea Silk]''' - Strong fibers from mollusks that are immune to water degradation and can be woven into fabrics to make clothing, rope, nets, and other tools.
*'''Sharkskin''' - Leather made from the skin of sharks. It is very tough.