what does "wrought" mean in "wrought iron"?

@Efi "worked"

For that type of iron you work it into whatever you're making while it's still hot enough to get the molten slag out

@troubleMoney what would be a good word to say "this is iron mixed with magic ash"?

@Efi for intentionally mixed you'd call it an alloy

Maybe the name for the magic ash with the "ferro" prefix if you want a latin-y feel?

@Efi actually if the ash is primarily carbon type stuff it would be considered a type of steel

@troubleMoney wrought cineroferro?

@Efi ferro's usually a prefix as these things are usually primarily iron with "stuff" added in, so "wrought ferrocinero" might be more accurate

Still, that's how it works with normal stuff, if it's magic you can call it whatever you like

@troubleMoney I know ferro is usually a prefix, but it's also a noun, so both are correct
("desperta ferro" is a classic)

@Efi oh yeah, grammatically it works, I was just talking about how it's used to refer to iron alloys

@troubleMoney maybe I just call it antiferro to annoy nerds =P

@Efi that sounds like some sort of substance that's really good at destroying iron

So if it's a sword made of the stuff and it causes iron and steel to bubble away on contact that'd be perfect

@troubleMoney yeah, but it's just iron and ash, so it's only good to get very, very cursed

@Efi hang on, iron mixed with ash and magic? "hexensteel" might work as a common name for it

@troubleMoney hmmm!! sounds too good and is not steel, tho, but I may keep that name for the next tier

@Efi if you're mixing iron with ash from anything carbon based (trees/animals/people) then that's steel right there