katriell wrote:Sorry about the vagueness. xD It's mainly intended to point out that Pyr is not made of stone and swords aren't made of metal.
Metal really doesn't need to be a part of the equation in order to make swords.
The Aztec swords were wood lines tihe flint, I think. They ended up being sharper than the steel blades of the Spaniards, but they broke after a few good hits, and couldn't be resharpened.
But, the lore of Atys takes it to an almost absurd level. Not only is there no metal, there are no minerals of any kind. How, exactly, to creatures have teeth and bones? What are the shells made of, if not minerals?
It all sort of gets explained as "Atys Magic", but it strains the limits of credulity for me.
"And you believe, despite knowing that the rest of the entire physical universe is nothing but a series of physical reactions, just pebbles bouncing down a board. The only object in fifteen billion light years in every direction that can choose rests inside the boney bowl atop your shoulders. Right?"
--David Wong
