User blog:Alchimous/Mithril is...

So, I was working on a roleplay earlier, when I started thinking about mithril and its properties. After a short time, I started thinking about similar materials in the real world. The first that came to mind was titanium. While I am aware of mithril came from(first mentioned in a later edition of The Hobbit) I saw the similarities between the two, primary of which being it is lightweight and stronger than steel. They even appear to look similar, in Tolkien lore.

So, this got me to thinking about the refining process for titanium, which is interesting in and of itself, and leaves potential for mithril to be titanium. The only thing which threw me on this is the colouration. Mithril in RuneScape is a shade of blue, where as titanium is silver. This poses only a small issue, when you consider that White and Black metal are a specially refined steel. Perhaps the refining process for it leads to this colour. It has potential, seeing as when it is refined in the Artisan Worshop, it turns purple instead of it's normal shade of blue. Additionally, it appears as though titanium alloys well with other metals. While I could find no mention of a silver-titanium alloy, it seems acceptable to allow this, given the fantasy setting.

All this considered, I looked for references to titanium in lore, finding none, I asked if anyone else had seen any. None were found. As such, I propose that mithril is titanium. This changes nothing in lore, and just allows for certain refinements to be made, such as the exact weight difference of mithril versus iron(49% lighter. Which is actually the difference the bars have.) and the properties it has against corrosion, and differing types of magic(It has a very high specific heat, making fire spells ineffective against short duration blasts.).

While I do not ask all of you accept this, I do want to hear your thoughts on this. Is this acceptable to use in roleplay?