Dead Iron

Valdium, also known as Dead Iron, is a metal found on worlds across the Outer Cosmos. It is most well known for its innate resistance to magic and the ambient distorting effects of mana. Many civilizations find use for it in creating magical devices and defending against destructive magic. Uzunda is known for having a substantial amount of Dead Iron within its crust, so much so it slowed down the development of a god within its crust for many eons. The Uzundian races found many technological applications for Dead Iron that led to their civilizations developing rapidly even in the absence of a greater power.