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GOBLIN FIRE!!! :D

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So, what I know of Greek fire is. Basically just that it a) burned hot enough to stay lit on the surface of water (?), b) no one knows how to make it any more, and c) it was green (idk if thats true its just what my brain says and i cant be assed to do research rn)

SO, what I've done with Goblin Fire is based off of that with a few ~flavor~ tweaks!!

Instead of just being a fuel that makes super hot fire, it's actually a specific explosive compound used mainly in times of war. It burns a vibrant yellow-green when it bursts, and only some very specific people in the Consulate are allowed to know how to make it, because it's extremely dangerous and they absolutely cannot trust people to be responsible with it.

For the Ehlverse, a fire that isn't doused by water isn't terribly interesting--any practiced Fire mage can basically hold their flame regardless of fuel or the presence of water. What is interesting and unique is the ability to burn Godwood.

Remember Sparkfowl? The fancy woodpecker pigeons that have firestarters for feathers? Yeah. They live in the Godwoods. Godtrees are ridiculously flame-resistant, to the point that people have to actively farm other wood to prepare for winter heating.

This is, coincidentally, why most ships in the Ehlverse are made of Godwood instead of, like, metal. Because Godwood is strong enough to support approximately a fuck-ton of weight and combine that with being flame resistant and a very renewable lumber source, why switch to metal at all?

So yeah, burning Godwood? Not an easy thing to do. Exploding Godwood into splinters? A very not easy thing to do.

A few grams of Goblin Fire can do both.

Now, how does this factor into Firebreathers?

Our resident Chaos Grandpa Beta Altiana hacked government records one time for shits and giggles and memorized the recipe when he was, like, 25. Now has at least three canister bombs of it on his person at all times. Absolutely uses it to fuck shit up at the first opportunity.

He yeets a bomb at an Ehlven navy vessel.

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