Radium

Radium Theory

Radium very rarely interacts with Magic in any way, then only in spells targeting machines.

Radium exists as a particle, generally appearing as dust or sparkling motes. Its effects are small until activated by Quintessence. Exposure to quintessence causes radium to activate, causing various effects. The amount of quintessence controls the rate at which the effect is released. Radium is extremely fine and can easily saturate objects.

Radium Conforms to radium of greater purity, so a radium of one spectrum can act like radium of another spectrum if they are in close proximity.

Radium Inverts in the presence of Chiral Metal causing it to assume an opposite nature.

Red. Red radium interacts with gravitational fields, increasing or (inverted) decreasing their strength.

Orange. Orange Radium interacts with wave energy such as light or sound manipulating their motion and function. Inverted it tends to suppress them.

Yellow. Yellow radium causes an increase in thermal energy. Inverted it pulls thermal energy out of an object.

Green. Green Radium interacts with charge and magnetism, controlling strength and direction. Green Radium tends to be beneficial to life, but Counter green is deadly.

Blue. Blue Radium imparts linear momentum and angular spin to an object. Inverted, it diminishes or resists both.

Indigo. Indigo radium exerts a repulsive force, or inverted an attractive one.

Violet. Violet radium increases the cohesion of molecules, causing objects to “harden”, or inverted to loosen or even disintegrate. Violet radium gas is toxic.