[Acid]
In the Norse language, "acid" as a property shared its roots with "sourness," and could also refer to certain corrosive substances. The students who dabbled in drugs at school liked to use it that way, much like alchemy—the precursor to chemistry. Who had borrowed the term from whom was anyone's guess.
There were no strict standards for defining it at the time. Anything that smelled or tasted sour could be called some kind of acid. If the discoverer hadn't had time to name it, people would usually use a distinctive part of their own name.
But this acid had no name. After its creator made it, he accidentally discovered it was useful in glassmaking and immediately put it to work, producing a large number of crafts and alchemical instruments.
At the height of its popularity, its exquisite results earned it a place as the building material for the Holy Emblem's twin wings at Solace Church. It gave rise to the largest and most perfect glasswork in the Norse Kingdom.
On the day the church was completed, the covering was removed at night for the first time. Its radiant wings seemed otherworldly. Some even mistook them for a manifestation of the Heavenly Father and worshipped before them in the square, confessing the sins buried deep in their hearts.
That was where it all ended. Just as everyone expected the person responsible for this miracle to earn a grand title, the supply of the alchemical preparation that ought to have been named some kind of acid suddenly dried up.
The church had bought up most of the supply during construction. The remaining stock was quickly snapped up, and the final batch of glasswork sold for exorbitant prices. A very small amount was kept by alchemists hoping to strike it rich, who