Velshard

Anti-Magic Material
Velshard is a type of metal that has the innate effect of blocking magic.

Velshard originated from space. Meteorites fell from the sky, believed to be "falling stars," and were discovered by the people of Malorum, specifically, the Mage Council. The Mage Council of Malorum quickly found its anti-magic properties and made it highly illegal to own even a small pebble of it. Anyone found guilty was to be executed, alongside their immediate family. The people of Malorum did not know of the anti-magic properties until the rebellion began.

Velshard slowly absorbs magic when in its "natural" state, during this time, it slowly increases in size. In areas filled with magic, Velshard can grow quite large in a short span of time.

During the uprising against the mages controlling the many kingdoms of the Malorum people, the rebels discovered the use of the metal and its anti-magic properties. Using this knowledge, many early armors, weapons, and equipment were created to combat the mages' armies.

Following the defeat of the Mages of Malorum, and the creation of the kingdom of Malorum from the various petty kingdoms who rebelled, the people of Malorum created the first Mage-Hunters: A sect of highly-trained warriors who contain those who use magic. The favored equipment of the Mage-Hunters are shackles made from Velshard, as well as potions that, when consumed, stop the user from being able to cast spells for 24 hours. Malorum does execute mages quite often, but there are a small number that are reconditioned and put into training to become spellswords; people proficient with both sword and magic. The largest number of the mages are sent to a walled off town, similar to a tight quarantined zone, and forced to live their lives away from the rest of the kingdom.

Velshard Shackles stop anyone in them, or holding them, from casting average magical spells. This allows the Mage-Hunters to easily control the mages without having to gag and break the fingers of a mage, like they once did before the discovery of using Velshard as an anti-magic material.