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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
'''Zinc''' is the thirtieth element of the [[Periodic Table of Elements]] and the Continuum’s definitive | '''Zinc''' is the thirtieth element of the [[Periodic Table of Elements]] and the Continuum’s definitive '''Boundary Metal''' — the element that forms protective skins, seals energetic fields, and maintains the vital separation between internal magic and external chaos. | ||
Across the [[Continuum Universes]], zinc is recognized as the | Across the [[Continuum Universes]], zinc is recognized as the '''Gatekeeper Metal''': | ||
the quiet defender of edges, borders, membranes, wards, and energetic thresholds. | the quiet defender of edges, borders, membranes, wards, and energetic thresholds. | ||
Where Copper connects and Nickel balances, | Where Copper connects and Nickel balances, | ||
'''Zinc protects.''' | |||
== Properties == | == Properties == | ||
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* mild emotional and psionic dampening | * mild emotional and psionic dampening | ||
Zinc literally | Zinc literally '''repairs its own surface''' when scratched — a sign of its boundary-mending metaphysical role. | ||
== Metaphysical & Continuum Role == | == Metaphysical & Continuum Role == | ||
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Its biological role mirrors its metaphysical one: | Its biological role mirrors its metaphysical one: | ||
'''zinc guards the boundary of the self.''' | |||
== Zinc Patinas & Magical Functions == | == Zinc Patinas & Magical Functions == | ||
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* zinc-calligraphy for sealing scrolls and grimoires | * zinc-calligraphy for sealing scrolls and grimoires | ||
Copper + Zinc = | Copper + Zinc = '''Brass''', a metal of harmony and human craftsmanship — beloved in magical instrument-making. | ||
== Zinc and Noelaran Biology == | == Zinc and Noelaran Biology == | ||
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Human alchemists coat cauldrons in zinc to stop “energetic boiling.” | Human alchemists coat cauldrons in zinc to stop “energetic boiling.” | ||
Zinc is the | Zinc is the '''Skin of Worlds''' — the outer layer that keeps the inside whole. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||