Dark Matter

Overview
Not to be confused with the non-alchemic form of matter. Dark-matter is the most widespread arcanomaterial used by the Dominion for its ease of production, impressive structural properties, and conductive properties.

Origin
Dark-matter was produced in moderate quantities by Kthulhutu, during the Golden Age of Alchemy. It was one of his most prized materials and one he used as a base for most of his artifacts. Upon his introduction to the Pre-Dominion, Kthulhutu and the Think Tank set to work trying to study the formation and properties of dark-matter. An industrial process was drafted in record time, as Kthulhutu already had an intuitive understanding of its properties.

It didn't take long for the substance to become the cornerstone of the fledgling Dominion once research into physical materials dried up.

Physical Properties
This void like substance is formed by "trapping and condensing" alchemic energy in a matrix of solid material. The Dominion's version of dark-matter is perfected by technological processes to use a subatom grid for this process and produces the purest form believed possible.

This mysterious substance has a nonsensical and constantly changing subatomic makeup of alchemic potential but is incredibly dense at 1671168000 kilograms per meter cubed and far more durable than any known physical substance of equivalent density.

It is also a moderately efficient alchemic conductor, making it useful in a pinch where red-matter is unavailable.

In durability tests, dark-matter proved superior to even the most exotic armor systems used by the Pre-Dominion. With durability roughly equivalent to various forms of degenerate matter and no need for containment systems, it only falls short of red-matter in armor systems.

It also has a very manageable density, much more so than degenerate matters, quark matter, etc. Making it far more practical for universal use.

Usage
Dark-matter is the primary construction material for the Dominion: hulls, buildings, weapons, almost anything that doesn't have specific physical requirements, doesn't need to be light, or doesn't need best in class durability is made from dark-matter. This is unlikely to change for a long time as red-matter's density and cost is pushing it, and stronger forms of matter with equally desirable properties have yet to be discovered.