Living metal was a magical creation that came about through an accident caused by Daja Kisubo, Trisana Chandler, Briar Moss, and Sandrilene fa Toren, due to the mixing of their various magics. Daja's first living metal creation was caused by an accident in the autumn of 1035 KF while the children and their teachers were staying at Gold Ridge. Her ambient smith magic had combined with the different magics of her foster sisters and brother. Although the main influence—doing something with metals—was Daja's, the initial creation also had parts of the other children's magic in itself. The resemblance to a vine was clearly influenced by Briar's plant magic while the intertwined branches came about as a result of Sandry's thread magic, and the general twisting of the branches like a cyclone was