Puresteel

Although none of your characters will have access to it initially, Puresteel is a valuable and heavily controlled material. Only the elven lords of Takara know the process of its manufacture and release tiny amounts to the human nations only sparingly. The material itself shines with a silver-like lustre. It has several times the tensile strength of "normal" munitions grade steel and is impervious to rust or corrosion. Most importantly, puresteel is capable of completely negating Life Force. When puresteel is worn as armour, all magical damage reduced by D8 per piece of armour worn. In addition, if a wound would normally be inflicted by magic on a part of the body protected by puresteel, that wound is negated. A character armed with a puresteel weapon may parry a magical attack.