Anathemine

For the crystallized Anatheman resource, see Anathemite

Sometimes known as living metal or catalyst metal, anathemine is an alien element found in Anatheman anatomy, mostly their naturally formed armor, that has magical properties and can respond to a creature's will despite not having a soul itself. These properties are mainly suppressive towards magical powers, leading to its use in the manufacture of Kisarian and Federation robotic armed forces. As it does not naturally occur on Earth or any other known planet, the only way to obtain anathemine is by killing Anatheman creatures.

Anathemine has two known forms: a common dark violet form and a rare bright white form.

Known Uses

 * With its magically suppressive properties, anathemine metal is primarily used as armor versus magical monsters or sorcerers, as it is still strong enough to be moderately effective against ballistic ordinance as well.
 * Anathemine's obscure properties can also be used to contain high amounts of magical energy, that is to assist in the control of one's magical abilites. Anathemine constructs used for this purpose are referred to as catalysts, as they can alter the effect of spells cast without being affected by the spell itself. Usually, the only sorcerers that need to use catalysts to control their magical powers are exceptional humans known as Valkyries or Paladins, whose souls contain up to twice the light energy of normal human souls.
 * White anathemine has the capability of indefinitely containing magical energy, or souls. This form of anathemine has seen experimental use in the attempted development of magical weaponry and enchanted weaponry.