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Excessively Stable Compound - Research into Unconventional Alchemy II

Journal of Conrad Azohi - Day 272 after embarking

Following my trek through the Sin Hult Mountains, I continued down to the jungle known as "Yut Koruga" in the local language. It is my understanding that this translates roughly to "Hell on Earth," and, after several weeks spent in that jungle, I very much agree with that name. Weather conditions are liable to change at any moment, and the animals that inhabit that region of land, while less venomous than the serpents of the Sin Hult, are far more aggressive and numerous. While we were in that tangle of trees, I had to treat more injuries and ailments in our group than I've had to treat over the rest of my career as an alchemist. I am thankful to have made it out alive.

I wasn't able to maintain my journal while we were travelling through Yut Koruga, but I was able to find a potentially interesting addition to my research. Now that we have been in more secure territory for a week, I feel comfortable to finally record my findings. In the ruins of a camp that we happened across, I found some papers belonging to a long dead alchemist who had ended up there. The papers detailed a plan to construct some type of wall to keep the horrors of the jungle at bay. However, in order to withstand the changing conditions of the region, it would need to be constructed of a fairly resilient material. The alchemist had been working to formulate a sufficiently stable material for this structure. Recorded here is what I think would have been the most viable option as a precursor to that material.

While this compound utilizes both vitae and mors, making it dangerous, the presence of these elements, combined with the interaction of quicksilver and silver and it's unusual molecular structure, make it far more nonreactive than any other material I have encountered. It shouldn't respond to acids or bases. It will not melt up to temperatures well in excess of the melting point of iron, will not be made brittle under cold temperatures, and has elastic properties and high crush resistance, which make it resistant to physical damage. The only issue is that it doesn't like to form into solid structures, preferring to remain as a loose powder. Thus, using it as a construction material is not entirely possible. Still, it would be useful to research it's nature for future applications.