Shadowsteel

Description
Shadowsteel, also known as bloodsteel by the uninitiated, is a rare metal alloy. The rarity is due to the process necessary to make the alloy. It begins with eatheryl ore but through the smelting process the blood of a sacrificed innocent is one of the necessary components. Very few weaponsmiths know the exact process and even fewer still are willing to go through such hideous lengths to make a weapon. Still, there are some that worship Sekros or care more about making money than the price on one's humanity for making such a weapon. Weapons made of shadowsteel are similar to eatheryl weapons except that they take on a crimson red hue to the metal with a sheen that looks like it is made from liquid vs metal. The two main reasons why some would prefer a shadowsteel weapon over an eatheryl one is that 1) Wounds from shadowsteel weapons have much more difficulty closing and healing and 2) they are much more susceptable to evil enchantments or "blessings" from Sekros himself. Legends talk about shadowsteel weapons that were enchanted or cursed by their makers and are vessels for trapped demons. These magical weapons imbue the wielder with benefits in combat but at a price as the wielder is at a constant internal war with the demon in the weapon, who is trying to bend the wielder to his will.