#askiron

Iron is the only problematic metal for fae. (And silver, if they happen to have vampirism.)

Alloys with diluted iron levels don't affect them as badly. This is why fae slave shackles/collars must be made from 100% pure iron, otherwise they may not fully suppress spellcasting abilities.

Jewelry-crafting is actually a very common occupation for gnomes and elves, thanks to their small size/dexterous fingers. These fae work with metals all day long and don't suffer any ill effects, so long as none of these metals are iron.

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Lore Masterpost

Yep, they use it extensively for all kinds of things. (But only the non-magical crewmen, of course!) They use iron armor, weapons, tools, cookware, building materials, and so on.

Now as far as armor and weapons go, you may be wondering why they don't all suit up and arm themselves with iron if it's so good at blocking spells. It's true that iron is a great defense against magic, but it also has its drawbacks.

Iron armor is extremely heavy, and the more pieces you wear, the heavier it gets. A full armor suit or iron weapon means you move slow, tire quickly, and can't attack as vigorously.

Evan wields a solid iron shield and sword, wears a heavy cape lined with iron chainmail, and armors himself in a suit of iron plates. His lycanthrope strength allows him to do this without much penalty, but any normal man would be slogging around like a clumsy turtle in this stuff. He's well-protected against spells, but not as light on his feet as he could be.

Elska also arms herself with a massive iron hammer and armors herself in iron plates. Its only her centaur strength that makes this possible without slowing her down too much, but she does lose quite a bit of flexibility.

The rest of the FGG chooses to sacrifice some magic protection in favor of being more lightweight and mobile. Lukas and Isaac, for instance, don't wear any iron at all because their combat styles require them to be as agile as possible.

Glenvar and Balthazaar wear a few iron plates here and there, but nowhere near as much as Evan and Elska.

The fae members of the crew can't wear iron because it would impair their spellcasting ability.

Ultimately it just comes down to a person's preference.

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