Mamono Realm Silver

A stalwart ore mined from the rocks of the Demon Realm. It appears in the Monster Girl Encyclopedia World Guide II book.

Guide Book Entry
Heavily minded in demon realms, this is the most commonly found ore within the rocks of demon realms. Originally holding a pink luster when dug up, once processed this metal can become shades of black, red, and a multitude of other colors. Able to absorb and retain a monsters' magical spell easily, this is the optimum metal to use in the construction of magical items.

In addition to it's absorption properties, weapons made from demon realm silver are unable to physically harm those struck with them. Instead, it drains the spiritual and magical energy of those who find themselves at the wrong end of a silver blade. Because of this, a person wielding a demon realm silver weapon can't kill their opponents but by draining them of their spiritual energies are able to destroy their will to fight. It should also be noted that when struck with a demon realm silver weapon, human women will find the monstrous mana from the weapon flow into their wounds possible causing their conversion into a monster. Because many monsters loathe harming their opponents, these are common weapons among both civilian and military users. Even the armies of the Demon Lord have officially adopted the use of these non-lethal weapons.

Also, when other metals such as copper and iron are used to make alloys with demon realm silver, the silver changes the properties of the metal creating a demon real iron or demon real copper. These new metals share the same properties as the demon realm silver they were mixed with.

When mined, the demon realm silver is known for having a beautiful pink luster that only increased when polished. As such, it is a commonly used material in all types of jewellery. Even humans think that jewellery made from demon realm silver is beautiful and many aristocratic women seek such items out. This in turn allows monsters the opportunity to act as merchants selling their wares in all realms, even human lands.

Normally demon realm silver items hold such little magical charge that they cannot change a human into a monster. However, because demon realm silver is able to absorb monstrous mana, and quite large amounts at that, an item purposefully charged with spells is able to transform an exposed woman into a monster. This has led to such items being dubbed "Cursed Equipment" in human lands.

While most humans and monsters are content with the current use of demon realm silver, certain extremists in the Demon Lord's army have begun the mass production of "Cursed Equipment". These items are generally shaped into pretty ornaments in the hopes of converting women into monsters and further spreading the expansion of the demon realms.