Word 03 - IM - Open to Action

[eye_of_isis]

Question!

[Sadie's near the armory. She gestures to the door]

What exactly are the weapons here made from? I got a hold of one of the magicians in Giza and they said they've no idea either. It doesn't look like anything I've ever seen before, though to be fair that's not saying an awful lot. I never liked military history.

But yes. What are they made from?

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[promachos]

They're made from Celestial Bronze. You've never heard of it before?

[eye_of_isis]

Never. What's so special about it?

[promachos]

[Listen and learn, Sadie. You're gonna talk to Annabeth, the one Athena kid who probably does know everything.]

Celestial Bronze is a substance that is forged by the Cyclopses. It's deadly to magical creatures, demigods, and gods alike, but it's harmless to mortals. It pretty much turns a monster to dust.

[eye_of_isis]

You could hurt gods with that?

[Yikes.]

I wonder if it'd work on me...I mean, magicians live for a long time but we're basically mortal. Even if we're hosting a god, we don't live forever.

[promachos]

Hephaestus creates most of his inventions with it, and the Big Three's symbols of power are made from it.

Trust me, it hurts when you get nicked by one, so you might not want to find out.

[eye_of_isis]

Shouldn't I know for sure, though? If it does hurt magicians, I need to tell the House of Life.

[promachos]

Well, I hate to suggest it, but then you might want to try and cut yourself.

[usernameallison]

I don't think it's in any mortal history books, but they use some other metal here we're not used to. In New Rome we used Imperial Gold.

[eye_of_isis]

Anything special about that? I thought gold was a soft metal.

[usernameallison]

I think it's a different kind of gold than people are used to.

[Really, Scott doesn't know much about it besides that they gave him a sword along with his probatio tags two years ago and made him learn to use it.]

It's super rare. We don't have a great lot of it.

[eye_of_isis]

What does it do? It has to do something.

[usernameallison]

Oh!

[Scott holds up his sword to the rainbow, making a few cutting motions with it.]

You can kill monsters with it. It doesn't hurt mortals.

[eye_of_isis]

What about demigods? Apparently what the Greeks use work on demigods and monsters and all those lovely things.

IM

[wasalmostdaphne]

Looks like Bronze. Metal sculpture isn't really my usual forte, but I know enough to say that.

But... why would they still use bronze? Aren't there better metals to use?

IM

[eye_of_isis]

Don't look at me. I'm just one of your friendly neighborhood British magicians.

IM

[wasalmostdaphne]

Yeah, I'm new, and Norse. I'm still learning what all the signs say.

Being a sorta full god in halfgod camp is weird...

IM

[eye_of_isis]

I take the same approach to all the Greek signs as I do to the Metro. Follow the crowds and you'll eventually get there.

IM

[wasalmostdaphne]

...Good plan.

I'm Bay, reincarnated Norse Goddess of the Underworld.

IM

[eye_of_isis]

Sadie, former Eye of Isis. Or maybe I'm still the Eye, I've no clue. They don't tell you these things, surprisingly.

[againstallodds]

Celestial bronze. It's pretty rare, we get most of it from the scraps Hephaestus throws out of his workshop. They fall to earth and demigods pick them up and rework them into weapons.

[eye_of_isis]

That's what the blonde girl said. Now if only I could find someone willing to let me see if it would work on me.

[againstallodds]

What do you mean, you want someone to attack you?

[eye_of_isis]

Or just let me use their sword and cut my leg or something a little less, you know, likely to end in tears. What is with this camp and everyone assuming the answer is "attack"?

[againstallodds]

[And he shrugs at the question.] That's the way we do things here. You should see me and my girlfriend practicing.

[It's pretty amazing, actually - he and Annabeth just know each other's moves so well by now they're a perfect team. Or perfect opponents on the battlefield. And they go at ridiculous speeds. But for the moment, Percy's lost in thought.]

Hmm... I don't remember actually landing a hit on your brother when I met him, and that's the first time that's happened in forever. He's pretty good with his own bent sword. But he got smashed around by that crocodile thing pretty good, so it'd be safe to say you guys can get hurt by godly forces, which probably includes Celestial bronze and the gold the Romans use. I could give you a prick on the back of your hand or something if you wanna test it, though.

[It's really not a bad idea, all things considered - better to find out now than in a real battle situation.]

[eye_of_isis]

Anyone can be smashed around by godly forces. But we're in all honesty one hundred percent mortal. There's not a bit of godly blood in us whatsoever.

[She nods]

So that's Scott for the gold and you for the bronze. Now to find someone willing to help heal me if something goes drastically wrong which, given the usual state of things in this camp, is likely.