Lore:Madness Ore

Madness Ore (often shortened to madness) is a brown metal found in the Shivering Isles. Deposits occur naturally in ancient ruins left behind by previous Greymarches, where the spirits of ancient souls become trapped in the ore. Madness ore smithing is an ancient art of the mortal inhabitants of the realm. The master smith of Crucible has the ability to make heavy madness weapons and armor. Before the master dies, he will hide matrices throughout the realm and train an apprentice to continue the tradition. Grummites are also known to collect shards of the ore.

Madness matrices are hidden throughout the Isles to soak up the magical essence of the realm. Using a matrix will produce an enchanted piece of equipment. The quality and enchantment power varies greatly between pieces of madness equipment, and is divided into eight grades: impure, unpolished, lesser, a standard grade, fine, very fine, grand and perfect. Impure madness equipment is little better than crude iron, while perfect madness equipment rivals even ebony or Daedric items.

Like many things in the Shivering Isles, madness ore smithing has a polar opposite: amber. Heavy madness equipment is associated with Dementia, while lightweight amber equipment is aligned with Mania. The madness ore smith of Crucible is bitter rivals with the amber smith of Bliss, both of whom vie to become the master smith of New Sheoth.

Gallery

• 

  Madness armor

• 

  Madness weapons

See Also

• For game-specific information, see the Shivering Isles article.