Wormsilk

Wormsilk is a natural by-product made similarly to ancient silkworms, but from a rather different animal. Being a natural product with excellent tensile and flexible values makes it a desirable choice a material in some magical tools, mechanisms, and even weapons. While wormsilk is difficult to harvest in large quantities and requires meticulous and careful preparation for magical use, its utility makes it well sought after in hagblood communities.

• Rare resource useful in magical implements, requires strict preparation and adjustment.
• Light, tough and flexible, coupled with expert manipulation can make very fine instruments.
• Can be sown into clothing, used as a spring or hoist, or “magic-snaked” for a variety of use.
• Magic-based control makes it immune to electronic jamming.
• Very expensive and time consuming to make, even harder to make sure other magic users can't steal it.

Similar to the ancient silkworm of China, the sellers of this material are extremely secretive as to its origins and cultivation but it is clearly a natural fiber that has come from a living animal similar to many other silk producing animals. Speculated to have first been used by hagbloods to make crude automatons and toys, and using it to bask as 'snake-charmers', its uses have since diversified into many forms, and some enterprising individuals have even weaponized it.

With specific mixture of alchemy and enchantments, often jealously guarded by each practitioner, wormsilk is able to soak up an amazing amount magical potential. Perhaps it's biggest benefit is that it can be “programmed” with instructions along its length using magic combined with the power of electron microscopes. The more complicated the greater length required, however basic functions can be imprinted easily by the experienced creator.

Its use has been documented in assassinations, self defense weapons, protective clothing, and even medical implements used in surgery.