Pig iron

Pig iron (PI) is a reagent that is in use on Pagan.

Uses and History

Pagan

Pig iron is created by smelting iron ore with a high-carbon fuel. While normally only an intermediate product before re-melting, this form is the only useful one for magic. This reagent is not difficult to acquire, as it is created in great quantities during the smelting process by blacksmiths. For the magic of Sorcery, this reagent is useful in creating effects of protection within a spell, a novelty in an otherwise highly offensive-oriented school of magic with a focus on destruction.

Ultima Online

Pig iron is also used as a reagent in Ultima Online for the school of Necromancy.

Lore

“	Iron's hard yet versatile nature works in protective Sorcery as no other reagent can. – from The Chronicle of Pagan (Ultima VIII)

“	Raw iron, or pig iron, is strong yet flexible to work with. It lends this protective nature to sorcerous endeavors. – from Vardion (Ultima VIII)

Trivia

• The graphical appearance of pig iron in Ultima VIII is not consistent with how it appears on Earth. While in the game pig iron has a reddish color, it in reality is shades of grey to white, as seen in the picture.
• The name has nothing to do with real pigs, but with how the small ingots are created.

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