copper pipe

A length of aged copper pipe is a critical component in the production of Aqua Mortis, used to filter mercury three times under prescribed ritual conditions. The cell initially attempted to obtain copper piping from the military facilities depot at Cairo base but was turned away without paperwork. After various avenues — including asking Omar and considering theft — they found a coppersmith in Cairo who provided old hammered copper pipe, green with verdigris, that had been carrying water for generations. Upon receiving it, Hanover instinctively knew this aged copper was exactly what the ritual required — superior to virgin copper precisely because of its long history — confirming that the ritual calls for material weight and age rather than purity.