Copper in Adnar
Copper plays an integral role in the Communist Empire of Adnar, namely being the literal reason for its existence.
The Adnaran Copper Trade
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Cuprumancy
Cuprumancy is a magic system pioneered by Adnarans. Its basis is the reduction and oxidation of copper:
Cu0 ⟶ Cun+ + n e−Cun+ + n e− ⟶ Cu0
Oxidizing metallic copper releases electrons, which can be captured and used. In normal circumstances, n can only ever be 1 or 2, but Adnar is not normal so normal circumstances does not apply. Cuprumancy techniques provides a way to increase n above 2 (i.e. ripping even more electrons from the copper atom). Most cuprumancers can only extract up to 4 electrons per copper atom, but the most proficient ones can steal all 29 electrons from one.
Copper Symbolism
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