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Tovik Steel
Azeer Steel (also called Tovinite) is an early form of, originated around the Azeeri river in central Rovsnoska. The material was praised among armies and royal houses for its high resilience and strength, unmatched in east Artemia. Within the Tovik Empire, the steel held religious importance, and rumours of its qualities spread among civilisations around the empire. Tovinite is often mentioned and/or implied in various legends of strong warriors in cultures among the north Eurybian coasts.

Tovinite is in-fact a type of cast carbon steel. The composition consists of 1.61-1.66% carbon, 0.16% sulphur and small quantities of silicon, arsenic and aluminium. The true strength of the steel consists largely thanks it actually being a combination of two carbon-irons; a brittle one with a high concentration of carbon, and a soft one with a low concentration. By combining these (without letting them mix and share their carbon) a very strong and stiff steel could be made. In the high carbon concentration areas of the steel, the molecular structure consists of various layers, which are generated thanks to the relative slow cooling in early stages of production, and remain in the steel after the material gets worked on after falling below the  of iron-carbon. Thanks to this special method of working, it generates the characteristic lines among the surface of the steel.

Tovinite appeared around 400 or 500 CE, with predecessors of the steel appearing as early as 320 CE. By the 600s, many legionaries of the Tovik Empire were equipped with steel swords. These often carried inscriptions of various deities as well as family and idols, which was believed to grant them additional strength. Most common was NAME, a god specifically dedicated to steel and steel-working.

Colonisation
While conquering Kingdom of Liari, ships sailed from OLD CITY along the coasts of the Eurybian Ocean looking for fertile lands. They established various trading posts along the Helenic Bay and Ammosean sea. Here, they traded early steel, produced in the Tovic heartlands,