Hyverium

Hyverium is a substance that can be fused with any regular atom, creating new materials with significantly changed properties. It's an extra-dimentional 'particle' exclusive to THEA universe. It is what Shards of Xanafir are made of.

General notes
It's very important, the Alliance and the Centens use it extensively to create materials that defy normal limitations. Most of the time, when the Alliance refers to Hyverium, it's actually talking about Ferroverium, which is iron enhanced with Hyverium.

Hyverium is found in small amounts in most planets. (though planets rich in minerals generaly have more of it)

Not sure about large veins of pure Hyverium - those are extremely rare on planets, to the point where there might only be a handful of them in the entire galaxy - but large veins of Ferroverium or one of the other variants would be possible. The few planets with relatively large amounts of pure Hyverium would be found near the center of the galaxy, where life is unlikely to develop on its own.

It's a pure element, if you can call it an element at all. It's essentially a pure piece of the Xanafir, shaped into a subatomic particle that's somehow still able to create solid megastructures like the crystals/shards you find in the mod. It doesn't quite adhere to the laws of physics of our specific universe - those laws can differ between universes with the preservation of energy being one of very few constants - and Alliance scientists are baffled by the fact that it can even exist here. It seems to take on some additional properties based on the universe you find it in, like how it has mass here: it doesn't have that everywhere.

Hyverium only bonds with pure elements, but I don't think that'll be a large issue as manually enhancing substances is a very uncommon practise - the Hyverium-enhanced materials are generally mined, not created. Manually enhancing substances requires very specialized equipment, along with access to pure Hyverium. (which is very rare)

Hyverium actually stabilizes unstable elements, so radioactive Hyverianites couldn't exist.

Once hyverium has bonded with some other element, it seems to lose its ability to channel energy, though hydroverium (hyverium with hydrogen) is still capable of opening wormholes/jumpgates. Research suggests that the mass of the bonded element interferes with the ability to channel energy, but it doesn't completely suppress it. The Alliance and even the Theleans haven't found any way to use the hyverium's ability to channel energy in anything heavier than hydroverium, but the Centens certainly had ways to still access it in minor ways.

It's enhancements are different for every alloy, though it usually enhances existing properties of the material. Ferroverium, for example, is a lot stronger than regular iron, making it great for armour plating, and it makes it possible to use thinner, lighter armour plates while still improving defensive capabilities. It also isn't capable of rusting, so it's replaced other materials as the material of choice for many spaceship builders. It would be possible for unstable isotopes to bond with Hyverium, although it's less likely to naturally happen than with stable isotopes (especially when the half-life is very short). The Hyverium bond would stabilize the previously unstable isotope, in a manner somewhat similar to Hyverium bonding preventing additional chemical bonds.

They don't burn at all. One of the inherent properties of hyverianites is that they are inert: they won't chemically react with anything, so they can't be burned in the traditional sense, nor can you create complex molecules. A hyverianite can only be formed using a pure element, so something like water can't be enhanced: one would need to split it into hydrogen and oxygen first then convert those into hydroverium and oxyverium. Hyverianites also don't decay radioactively, so they can actually stabilize an unstable element by enhancing it.

Hyverianites grow increasingly common near the center of the galaxy, and nearby other large concentrations of mass. These hyverianites are naturally formed when our universe briefly 'overlaps' with that of the Centens in poorly understood events, which allow hyverium to leak into our universe. These events no longer appear to happen, but were relatively common billions of years ago. For a planet to have an unusually high level of hyverianites, it is usually orbiting an especially massive star or is near the galactic core, but anomalies happened often and so random planets may sometimes end up especially rich in hyverianites too.

Almost all hyverianites are solids at nearly every achievable temperature.

Hyverium is believed to originate from the same universe that the Centens are from. As both hyverium and hyverianites are abundant there. Enough to cause existance of hyverium-enhanced lifeforms (like Centens themselves), all of which have some degree of psionic abilities brought about by xanafian cells.

Xanafian cells a.k.a. hyverium cells have a Xanafian shard small enough to fit in a cell. Then these could form a network, and based on their strenght a creature could gain psionic abilities, by gaining and projecting energy from nigh-infinite supply of Xanafir. (Centens have these all over their bodies, but most are concentrated in the wings.)

Types
A hyverium-enhanced element is called a Hyverianite, and gains a '-verium' suffix to it's element name.

Pure

 * Hyverium - Pure hyverium. Generally blue-ish crystalline form, and the material Xanafian shards consist of. Capable of channeling Xanafian energy, but becomes inert after channeling a certain amount of energy. Inert hyverium does not change it's properties beyond losing ability to channel Xanafian energy. Pure hyverium crystals are nearly impossible to mold into shape, as only pure hyverium is able to damage hyverium crystals. Crystals tend to shatter when struck with other crystals, and only the Centens have developed technology capable of smoothing them out. Near the center of the galaxy, hyverium dust can be extracted from the edges of certain stars. This is the most reliable method of mining Hyverium for the purpose of enhancing existing materials, but this is highly dangerous and impossible at a large production scale.

Hyverianites

 * Ferroverium (Iron/Ferrum) - Possibly the most common hyverianite. Extreme durability and stiffness, extreme resistance to breaking. Magnetic, and a decent conductor of heat and electricity. Often used in armor plating for spaceships and other vehicles, as well as personal armor and sometimes as exterior plating for weaponry. While it has same density as iron, thinner sheets of metal can be used to achieve the same durability, reducing the overall weight.
 * Carboverium - Common - Capable of forming polymers with even greater tensile strenght than regular carbon. In crystalline form, it has even greater hardness than diamond. Most often used to create extremely strong, lightweight lattices. Often used to construct cables for space elevators, or cables intended for anchoring spaceships. In crystalline form, it is often used for specialized cutting tools due to it's extreme hardness.
 * Aluminiverium - Rare - Extremely low density, but above-average tensile strenght. The same volume of Aluminiverium is at least ten times as strong as similar volumes of Aluminium. Generally used when a strong, but extremely lightweight metal is needed. Due to it's rarity, thin sheets of ferroverium are generally preferred for use in vehicles.
 * Silicaverium - Very rare.
 * Titaniverium - Very rare.
 * Helioverium - Common. Helioveium is a superliquid at room temperature, and remains in that state even when cooled to near 0 Kelvin.
 * Hydroveium - Common - An unusual Hyverianite, Hydroverium shares very few properties with regular Hydrogen. Hydroverium is generally encountered in a crystalline form very similar to pure Hyverium, and inherits Hyverium's ability to connect universes, and thus open gateways into some other universes when electrically charged. Hydroverium is primarily used in the core of Hyperspace Drives, which allow ships to enter Hyperspace as a means of FTL travel. Unlike pure Hyverium, gateways can only be opened into a few specific universes. Additionally, Hydroverium can be used to bend our universe away from Hyperspace, thus creating a region where Hyperspace entrances (and exits) are impossible.
 * Lithioverium - Very Rare - An incredibly unusual Hyverianite that exhibits a type of anti-gravity effect when electrically charged. While very rare, Lithioverium can be used to create hover engines, or to assist a spaceship in taking off and landing on a planet. At least one planet near the galactic core features floating rocks and other small landmasses, which contain pockets of electrically charged Lithioverium. Lightning courses through the planet's atmosphere continously - powered by the lethal solar radiation of the nearby star - charging the Lithioverium pockets, keeping them floating.
 * Auruverium (Gold/Aurum) - Very Rare - Extreme malleability and ductility, deforming even when compressed by hand. A superconductor at any temperature. It's not easily breakable, though. Auruverium orbs are sometimes used in art performances, where performers bend the orb into many shapes for entertainment, and combine this with magnets to make the orbs levitate. Due to it's malleability, it is rarely used for industrial purposes, as even small forces will bend the material out of shape.
 * Argentuverium (Silver/Argentum) - Rare - A perfect reflector of all visible light, and when polished, can be made nearly frictionless. A supercunductor at any temperature. High malleability, deforming under little stress, but not to the extent of Auruverium. Argentuverium is rare, but can sometimes be found in specialized mirrors due to it being a perfect reflector.
 * Cupruverium (Copper/Cuprum) - Common -  High ductility and good malleability. A superconductor at any temperature. A very popular choice of material for electrical wiring and magnetically levitated vehicles.

Hyverianite alloys

 * Allosteel - Composition: Ferroverium, Iron, Carbon and other trace elements. Originally developed by the Aeginian Federal Union, who are still the primary manufacturer of the alloy. Has very similar characteristics to ferroverium, but a lot of allosteel can be produced from even a small deposit of ferroverium. The alloy can only be produced in spectialized facilities, which are found in only a few places within the Alliance. Often used as a replacement for regular ferroverium within the Elithian Alliance. Lacks some of the strenght of pure ferroverium, but is lighter and much cheaper to produce in large quantities.
 * Rimsteel - Composition: Ferroverium, Iron, Copper, Zinc, Carbon and trace elements. A ferroverium alloy created in the Rim, using more readily available materials. Production processes are less refined than those for Allosteel, resulting in greater quality fluctuation. Frquently used by inhabitants of the Rim as a cheaper alternative to Allosteel.

Other
Uraniverium is definitely a thing. It's properties haven't been defined, though. It'll be a very rare hyverianite for sure, but it might have some exotic properties inspired by the properties of regular uranium. Neodyverium may become a massively powerful magnetic material that outperforms any conventional magnet.

Carboverium (Hyverium-enhanced carbon) is one of the other more common Hyverium compounds, and it would be extremely useful for flexible, lightweight carbon latices. That one could also be reasonably common on your homeplanet.

Lithioverium (Hyverium-enhanced Lithium). When electrically charged, it creates a force that directly opposes the force of gravity.

Hyverium only bonds with atoms - so Siliverium and Oxyverium are possible compounds - but it can't bond with molecules. It's possible to create alloys with Hyverium-enhanced materials, though.

Promethium should still be possible: the Hyverium enhancement stabilizes any radioactive element, so it could actually become the only known type of stable promethium.

Trivia
This section is for both trivia and quotes by Aegonian that don't seem to fit anywhere else. Yeah, there'll be enough there to create modern technology including hyperdrives and the like!"
 * Planets orbiting medium black holes or a sun-like stars have a very good chance of having a lot of hyverianites.
 * The overlapping events weren't actually caused by the Centens (at least for the most part), but are natural events that are caused by the intricacies of the Xanafir. In many cases, it simply results in exotic types of matter leaking into other universes, but some universes aren't compatible with the laws of physics of other universes at all. In those universes, an overlap event likely results in a massive disruption that can take the form of an explosion or some completely otherworldly destructive event. It's unlikely that any universes were annihilated completely, but it'll certainly have caused massive damage in some places
 * [Would star clusters have more hyverianites?] "Hyverianites are found all over the universe, especially where a lot of mass has gathered. It's unlikely they'll be especially rich in hyverianites, though: they'll likely have an average or slightly below average concentration of hyverianites compared to the Milky Way.
 * "I'm no physicist so I can't really explain everything in depth - Hyverium is basically THEA's version of 'space magic' - but I've always imagined Hyverium as binding the protons and neutrons in place, preventing new protons and neutrons from bonding and also preventing the nucleus from deteriorating (thus preventing both chemical reactions and radiation). Electrons are still free to move about."

"In general, the atomic structure will remain almost exactly the same, which is why most Hyverianites act just as regular matter under most circumstances. However, there could be some instances where a specific Hyverianite has an altered atomic structure - and may even include new types of particles native to the Centensian universe (where Hyverium comes from), further changing the way Hyverianites interact with regular matter and energy."
 * "Not too sure about silicon, actually: silicon's most commonly used as a semi-conductor, so if siliverium (or should it be called silicaverium?) has greater conductivity, it becomes a conductor instead (and so becomes more like copper). Titaniverium would probably be an even harder material, more so than even ferroverium, but it's a very rare compound, and Hyverium enhancement is a difficult process (especially in large quantities)"

"Yeah, having Auruverium as an extremely effective conductor makes sense. I was also thinking of it having even greater malleability than regular gold, making it extremely hard to break, but very easy to deform." "It might be nice to have a Hyverianite that acts as an incredibly strong magnet, which could work together with, for example, Cupruverium, to create levitating islands, but the rarity of Hyverianites might make that difficult to achieve. Perhaps a small (and thus light) planet or moon closer to the center of the galaxy could have enough of both Hyverianites to allow for naturally levitating islands, though."
 * [What was originally written on this page] "Hyverium is a material of crystalline form with high psychokinetic energy allowing the centens to have superior psyche abilities and is able to be used as both a power source and a weapon."
 * "Would Cupruverium (and the other superconductors) function in much the same way? Being superconductors, they can levitate in strong magnetic fields, though in general, a planet's magnetic field wouldn't be strong enough to cause levitation."