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Orikalkum is an ore that cannot currently be mined or smithed by players. Forcae describes Orikalkum in his journal as a strong, red metal from which dragon equipment was made. [1] The only known users of the metal are the Dragonkin, who brought the ore with them from their homeworld in the Old Revision.[2] The equipment made from Orikalkum is named "Template:Noseo" after them.
History
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A male player wearing full Template:Noseo armour
The Template:Noseo forge, the only known place where Template:Noseo equipment can be smithed.
According to the Dactyl Dragonkin Forcae, Orikalkum ore originates from the Template:Noseokin's homeworld in the previous revision of the universe. The Template:Noseokin seem to have brought limited quantities of the Template:Noseo equipment made from the ore and perhaps even the ore itself to Gielinor with them after they were enslaved by Jas.
At some point, it is likely to have been smithed and smelted at the Template:Noseo Forge in the Ancient Cavern, as it was created by the Template:Noseokin and is the only known place hot enough to melt down and smith the metal. While attempts have been made to melt it down through other methods, so far, none have been successful. A faction of Template:Noseokin known as the Necrosyrtes are believed to have either created or at least possess a large number of Template:Noseo armour and weapons.
Fairy Aeryka suggests that the Template:Noseokin gave the Template:Noseo equipment they smithed to people they liked, explaining why it can be found all over Gielinor. Jukat, the fairy in Zanaris selling Template:Noseo longswords and daggers, advertises that they come "straight from Frenaskrae[sic]". This would suggest that the Template:Noseokin may have left some Template:Noseo equipment on Freneskae. Additionally, the Tormented demons have had their flesh fused with pieces of Template:Noseo armour by Lucien, and as such the ruined pieces of their body they drop can be smithed at the Template:Noseo Forge to create the Dragon platebody.
Trivia
- Orikalkum is based on the mythical metal Orichalcum, a metal associated with Atlantis and found in Plato's writings, and is also used to describe the alloy in some Roman coins. It is currently believed to be a form of brass created by the Greeks.