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| {{DISPLAYTITLE:Uranium}}
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| {{PeriodicElement
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| | name = Uranium
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| | symbol = U
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| | number = 92
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| | ipa = /jʊˈreɪniəm/
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| | oed = yoo-RAY-nee-um
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| | image = Uranium.jpg
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| | image_caption = Uranium glass glowing with ghostly green fluorescence.
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| | appearance = Silvery gray metal; yellow-green oxidation and fluorescence
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| | category = Actinide
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| | phase = Solid
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| | density = 19.1 g/cm³
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| | melting_point = 1132 °C
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| | boiling_point = 4131 °C
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| | electrons = [Rn] 5f³ 6d¹ 7s²
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| | oxidation = +3, +4, +5, +6
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| | electronegativity = 1.38
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| | atomic_radius = 175 pm
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| | magical_class = NEC/ARC
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| | resonance = 5
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| | psionic_valence = -3
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| | mass_state = M/E/T
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| | origin = S/V
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| | notes = Star-born titan metal of catastrophic power; used in world-forges, necro-reactors, celestial engines, destructive spell cores, and greenfire rituals.
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| == Overview ==
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| '''Uranium''' is the ninety-second element of the [[Periodic Table of Elements]] and the Continuum’s feared and revered '''Titan Metal''' — the primal actinide at the boundary between elemental matter and star-heart fury.
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| Born in supernovas and void-burnt collapse zones, uranium is both:
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| * a '''creator metal''', capable of powering suns, forges, and civilizations
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| * a '''destroyer metal''', ending worlds, eras, and lives with equal efficiency
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| It is the paradox of the Continuum made manifest:
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| '''the same metal that warms worlds can also wipe them clean.'''
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| == Properties ==
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| Uranium’s behavior borders on mythic:
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| * extremely dense, heavy, and strong
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| * radioactive (from simmering to catastrophic)
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| * forms glowing green salts & glass
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| * splits, fuses, or cascades under magical triggers
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| * resonates with destructive aether
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| * stores immense potential energy
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| Uranium glass glows vivid green because of '''aether-photonic activation''' — a resonance between nuclear decay and magical lightfields.
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| Its radioactivity influences:
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| * dreamspace
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| * psionic stability
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| * soul integrity
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| * dimensional boundaries
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| Uranium “warps meaning” simply by existing.
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| == Metaphysical & Continuum Role ==
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| Uranium sits at the spiritual intersection of:
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| * creation
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| * annihilation
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| * starfire
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| * death
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| * rebirth
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| * titanic magic
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| Continuum classification:
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| * '''Magical Class: NEC/ARC''' – destructive arcana + necrotic entropy
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| * '''Resonance: 5''' – peak-tier, wildly unstable
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| * '''Psionic Valence: -3''' – erodes psyche & dream integrity
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| * '''Mass State: M/E/T''' – shifts when magically stimulated
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| * '''Origin: S/V''' – forged in supernovae & void-collapse furnaces
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| Where Platinum is immortal
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| and Gold is divine
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| '''Uranium is apocalyptic.'''
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| == Greenfire Phenomenon ==
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| When subjected to magical fields, uranium ignites '''Greenfire''', a supernatural radioactive flame that:
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| * burns physical, spiritual, and psionic matter
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| * spreads through dreamspace
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| * corrupts illusions
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| * reveals buried despair
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| * consumes undead and angels equally
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| Greenfire is one of the few energies feared by demons and celestials alike.
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| == Uses ==
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| === Mundane ===
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| * nuclear fuel
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| * armor-piercing alloys
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| * scientific research
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| * radiation sources
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| * glass coloration
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| === Continuum / Magical ===
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| * necro-reactors
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| * greenfire blades
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| * titanforges
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| * spell-bombs
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| * god-engine cores
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| * aether-fission reactors
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| * apocalypse wards
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| * world-reset rituals
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| * celestial crucibles
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| Uranium + Platinum = '''Starheart Alloy''', used in divine-reactor construction.
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| Uranium + Polonium = '''Cataclysm Salt''', banned in every sane civilization.
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| == Uranium and Noelaran Biology ==
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| Uranium is '''catastrophically toxic''' to the [[Noelaran]]:
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| * instant psionic collapse
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| * dream-thread fragmentation
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| * ancestral memory corruption
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| * bone-plate necrosis
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| * emotional annihilation (“Gray Dissolution”)
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| Even trace exposure is considered equivalent to spiritual murder.
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| == Occurrence ==
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| Uranium is found in:
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| * supernova remnants
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| * meteorites from void-burnt star cores
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| * volcanic heavy-metal vents
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| * burial sites of ancient titans
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| * ruins of Continuum War reactors
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| * dimensional collapse scars
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| Worlds rich in uranium often have:
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| * catastrophic histories
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| * lingering greenfire scars
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| * unstable dreamspace pockets
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| == Cultural Significance ==
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| Uranium symbolizes:
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| * forbidden power
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| * destruction
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| * absolute potential
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| * cosmic judgement
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| * titan-souls
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| * ancient sins
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| Elvari seers use uranium powder to read the “burning ends of timelines.”
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| Aetherion guardians maintain sealed uranium vaults as planetary last-resort devices.
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| Humans call uranium '''the Metal of the Second Dawn''' — the power to remake a world after destroying it.
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| == Trivia ==
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| * Uranium glass glows brighter during solar eclipses.
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| * Some uranium ores pulse in rhythmic decay cycles, “heartbeat patterns.”
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| * Greenfire cannot be extinguished by mundane water — only by soul-cold or void-silence.
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| * Mythology claims that the first titans swallowed uranium to ignite their inner suns.
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| == See also ==
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| * [[Radium]]
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| * [[Polonium]]
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| * [[Thorium]]
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| * [[Starfire Magic]]
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| * [[Periodic Matter]]
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| * [[Continuum Classification]]
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| == References ==
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| <references/>
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| [[Category:Periodic elements]]
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| [[Category:Chemistry]]
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| [[Category:Material elements]]
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| [[Category:Substances]]
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