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{{material
| image = gornar.jpg
| bonus = +5
| bonus = +5
| str = 0
| str = 0
| dur = 0
| dur = 0
| weight = 100%
| weight = 100%
| use = Weapons
| use = [[Weapon]]s, [[Armor]]
| rarity = Rare
| rarity = Rare
| special = [[Impact critical table|Vibration]] [[flare]]s
| special = [[Impact critical table|Vibration]] [[flare]]s
| color = Ruddy brown
| color = Ruddy brown
| dye = Unknown
| dye = No
}}
}}


'''Gornar''' is always a ruddy brown color, often mistaken for stone due to its similarity in look and feel. It is found deep within the earth, often going unnoticed in mines since its appearance blends in with the surrounding rock. This may account for its rarity, as the [[Dwarves]] discovered it fairly recently and it has since been looked for and traded widely throughout [[Elanthia]]. Its natural enchantment is equivalent to that of [[mithril]].
'''Gornar''' is an earth-aligned metal, very similar in properties to [[rhimar]], [[zorchar]], and [[drakar]] in every property aside from its elemental alignment. Gornar is a relatively recent discovery in Elanthia due to its rock-like color and consistency.


Because of its unusual ability to unleash a [[flare|blast]] of intense vibrations, like that of an earthquake, some legends say that gornar deposits are the remnants of powerful earth [[elemental family creatures|elementals]] that have been destroyed by their creators. A smith must be careful when [[forging]] this magical metal, as it can shake right out of the forger's grip very easily.
Gornar has a tendency to vibrate uncontrollably. Due to this unusual property, weapons constructed from gornar may [[flare]] causing additional [[impact critical table|impact]] [[critical]] damage to a struck opponent. However, this same property may also be troublesome for a weaponsmith attempting to forge the metal, as it can very easily shake loose from the grip of a pair of forging tongs.


Gornar is one of four materials that has an enchant bonus similar to mithril and a natural flaring property. The other natural flaring materials are [[rhimar]] ([[cold critical table|ice]]), [[drakar]] ([[fire critical table|fire]]), and [[zorchar]] ([[lightning critical table|lightning]]).
==See Also==


===Purified Gornar===
[[Impact critical table]]
A more pure and powerful form of gornar is called '''purified gornar'''. It has been made available via [[Duskruin]] starting with its February 2026 run through the [[material purification]] service.


<section begin=purified />Purified gornar has a chance to trigger impact flares that are slightly stronger than normal. When this occurs, there is a 25% chance to trigger a second flare that is stronger than the first and significantly more powerful than standard flares.<section end=purified />
== Related Articles ==


==See Also==
* [[Material properties saved post]]
*[[Impact critical table]]
* [[Material properties saved post 2]]
*[[Material/saved posts|Material saved posts]]
*[[ICE materials#Inniculmoid|ICE Materials]]


[[Category:Materials]]
== External Links ==
[[Category:Metals]]
*[http://www.play.net/gs4/info/armory/materials.asp#Gornar Armory: Gornar], on Play.net

Latest revision as of 09:15, 18 February 2026

Gornar
Gornar.jpg
Use Weapons, Armor
Bonus +5
ST/DU 0/0
Rarity Rare
Weight Modifier 100%
Special Properties Vibration flares
Primary Color Ruddy brown
Dyeable No

Gornar is always a ruddy brown color, often mistaken for stone due to its similarity in look and feel. It is found deep within the earth, often going unnoticed in mines since its appearance blends in with the surrounding rock. This may account for its rarity, as the Dwarves discovered it fairly recently and it has since been looked for and traded widely throughout Elanthia. Its natural enchantment is equivalent to that of mithril.

Because of its unusual ability to unleash a blast of intense vibrations, like that of an earthquake, some legends say that gornar deposits are the remnants of powerful earth elementals that have been destroyed by their creators. A smith must be careful when forging this magical metal, as it can shake right out of the forger's grip very easily.

Gornar is one of four materials that has an enchant bonus similar to mithril and a natural flaring property. The other natural flaring materials are rhimar (ice), drakar (fire), and zorchar (lightning).

Purified Gornar

A more pure and powerful form of gornar is called purified gornar. It has been made available via Duskruin starting with its February 2026 run through the material purification service.

Purified gornar has a chance to trigger impact flares that are slightly stronger than normal. When this occurs, there is a 25% chance to trigger a second flare that is stronger than the first and significantly more powerful than standard flares.

See Also