The Dross

The Dross are a hivemind race of humanity corrupted by the magic of the demon prince Haldus who was forcefully fused with the remenants of The Heart of Titan by the last defenders of Titan. This infusion of demonic influece within the natural magic pathways of the race allowed for the conversion of life energy within each being into a unique physical form. The material that originated from this power came to be known as etherium, a grey metal with the unique property of being able to feed off life energy and magic. This metal like substance is indestructable, unable to be deformed once cured, its structure absorbing the transmittion of all but the strongest of physical strikes. Etherium grows in chitinous plates from the skin of the dross, slowly killing those it is attached to. The thickness and distribution of these plates scale with the life energy and magic of the being in question. Those who can feed the metal with a large amount of energy from their bodies have been known to grow spikes and blades of etherium from their flesh. Etherium proved to be an incredibly effective weapon against the demon legions, the metal siphoning the energy off those who were wounded by the blades. The metals incredible draw for energy provides a defence against magical attack, the energy of the threat being deconstructed and absorbed as soon as it strikes the plates. Etherium will only hold to its indestructable properties so long as it remains uncharged, if the metal absorbes more magic energy than it can hold the metal will become brittle and shatter like a block of glass, spilling out energy as the plate disintergrates.