Changes: Dimeritium

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Gwent cardart neutral dimeritium shackles

	Terranova cried out, struggled, bent over and retched and Geralt realised what the handcuffs were made of. It was an alloy of iron and dimeritium, a rare metal characterised by its inhibition of magical powers.
- pg. 162, Time of Contempt (U.K. edition)

Dimeritium is a special metal which suppresses magical power. Vilgefortz of Roggeveen, Artaud Terranova and a few other Chapter members, were shackled with dimeritium after they were accused of treason by Philippa Eilhart and Dijkstra during the reunion of mages on Thanedd Island. It was stated that being shackled causes unpleasant side-effects for the mages.^[1]

Three-quarters of all dimeritium is produced in the northern kingdom of Kovir and Poviss.^[2]

The following is considered game canon only and may contradict Andrzej Sapkowski's works.

From 1272 to 1276, during the witch hunts, the witch hunters of the Eternal Fire were trained to use dimeritium handcuffs when arresting mages.^[3]

End of game canon content.

The Witcher

Glossary entry

Dimeritium

"Dimeritium is a rare and precious metal with an interesting feature — it represses the transfer of magical energy. A bluish alloy of iron and dimeritium is used to produce handcuffs and necklaces. Those who wear them cannot cast spells or use magic in any way. There are known cases, however, of extraordinarily powerful sorcerers managing to overcome the shield generated by dimeritium."

Source

Tower Mage's Book

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Dimeritum plays a larger role in the Witcher 3, being used to craft weapons and armor, it's difficult to find but not impossible. One source of dimeritium are witch hunters, during some missions where you kill them you can loot their bodies and find dimeritium shackles. Due to the widespread persecution of mages during the game, dimeritium is used extensively by people to successfully subdue mages and render them helpless. Lastly, the metal can also be used to craft bombs that cancel out monsters abilities, be warned however, dimeritium also has the ability to cancel out Geralt's signs if you're within the blast radius, leaving both combatants vulnerable.

Notes

Triss Merigold gave Alvin a dimeritium amulet to help the boy.
Jacques de Aldersberg wears a dimeritium pendant under his armor and clothes.
Oddly, in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt some armor requires dimeritium as necessary components, namely Mastercrafted and Grandmaster level witcher gears. Yet wearing said armor doesn't inhibit Geralt's use of signs in any way.

Gallery

External links

See the GWENT standalone game version card: Dimeritium Shackles
See the GWENT standalone game version card: Dimeritium Bomb

References

[toc-1] Time of Contempt

[ttots-2] The Tower of the Swallow

[tw3-3] The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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-'''Dimeritium''' is a special sort of metal which suppresses [[magic]]al power. [[Vilgefortz]] of [[Roggeveen]], [[Artaud Terranova]] and a few other [[Brotherhood of Sorcerers|Chapter members]], were shackled with dimeritium after they was accused of treason by [[Philippa Eilhart]] and [[Sigismund Dijkstra|Dijkstra]] during the reunion of mages on [[Thanedd Island]]. It was stated that being shackled causes unpleasant side-effects for the mages.
+[[File:Gwent cardart neutral dimeritium shackles.jpg|thumb|287x287px]]
-Three quarters of all dimeritium is produced in the [[Northern Kingdoms|northern kingdom]] of [[Kovir and Poviss]].
+{{Quote|text = Terranova cried out, struggled, bent over and retched and Geralt realised what the handcuffs were made of. It was an alloy of iron and dimeritium, a rare metal characterised by its inhibition of magical powers.|citation = pg. 162, {{ToC}} (U.K. edition)}}
-=={{Game section}}==
+'''Dimeritium''' is a special metal which suppresses [[magic]]al power. [[Vilgefortz]] of [[Roggeveen]], [[Artaud Terranova]] and a few other [[Brotherhood of Sorcerers|Chapter members]], were shackled with dimeritium after they were accused of treason by [[Philippa Eilhart]] and [[Sigismund Dijkstra|Dijkstra]] during the [[Thanedd coup|reunion of mages]] on [[Thanedd Island]]. It was stated that being shackled causes unpleasant side-effects for the [[mage]]s.<ref name="toc">{{ToC}}</ref>
-=== [[Glossary entries|Glossary]] Entry ===
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-| [[Image:Journal_Glossary.png|200px|Glossary]]
-| '''''Dimeritium'''''
+Three-quarters of all dimeritium is produced in the [[Northern Kingdoms|northern kingdom]] of [[Kovir and Poviss]].<ref name="ttots">{{TTotS}}</ref>
-''"Dimeritium is a rare and precious metal with an interesting feature - it represses the transfer of magical energy. A bluish alloy of iron and dimeritium is used to produce handcuffs and necklaces. Those who wear them cannot cast spells or use [[magic]] in any way. There are known cases, however, of extraordinarily powerful [[sorcerer]]s managing to overcome the shield generated by dimeritium."''
-|}
+{{Canon Marker}}
+From {{Year|year=1272|canon=no}} to {{Year|year=1276|canon=yes}}, during the [[witch hunts]], the [[witch hunter]]s of the [[Eternal Fire]] were trained to use dimeritium handcuffs when arresting mages.<ref name="tw3">{{Tw3}}</ref>
+{{Canon Marker End}}
+=={{tw1}}==
+=== [[Glossary entries|Glossary]] entry ===
+: '''''Dimeritium'''''
+:''"Dimeritium is a rare and precious metal with an interesting feature — it represses the transfer of magical energy. A bluish alloy of iron and dimeritium is used to produce handcuffs and necklaces. Those who wear them cannot cast spells or use [[magic]] in any way. There are known cases, however, of extraordinarily powerful [[sorcerer]]s managing to overcome the shield generated by dimeritium."''
 ===Source===
 * [[Tower Mage's Book]]
-=== Notes ===
+== {{Tw3}} ==
+Dimeritum plays a larger role in the Witcher 3, being used to craft weapons and armor, it's difficult to find but not impossible. One source of dimeritium are witch hunters, during some missions where you kill them you can loot their bodies and find dimeritium shackles. Due to the widespread persecution of mages during the game, dimeritium is used extensively by people to successfully subdue mages and render them helpless. Lastly, the metal can also be used to craft bombs that cancel out monsters abilities, be warned however, dimeritium also has the ability to cancel out Geralt's signs if you're within the blast radius, leaving both combatants vulnerable.
-* [[Triss Merigold]] gave [[Alvin]] a [[dimeritium amulet]] to help the boy.
-* [[Jacques de Aldersberg]] wears a dimeritium pendant under his armour and clothes.
+==Notes==
-[[Category:Magical items]]
+*[[Triss Merigold]] gave [[Alvin]] a [[dimeritium amulet]] to help the boy.
+* [[Jacques de Aldersberg]] wears a dimeritium pendant under his armor and clothes.
+*Oddly, in {{Tw3}} some armor requires dimeritium as necessary components, namely Mastercrafted and Grandmaster level witcher gears. Yet wearing said armor doesn't inhibit Geralt's use of [[sign]]s in any way.
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+Gwent cardart neutral dimeritium bomb.jpg|Dimeritium bomb
+</gallery>
+== External links ==
+*{{Gwent link|Dimeritium Shackles}}
+*{{Gwent link|Dimeritium Bomb}}
+==References==
+<references/>
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+[[de:Dimeritium]]
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-[[fr:Dimeritium]]
+[[fr:Dymérite]]
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+[[Category:Magical items]]