The point of my engineer's comment that Gloranthan iron ought to have less weight as well as greater AP, and my response disallowing that change, is this: Gloranthan "iron" is not the same as Terran iron. It's just a convenient nickname, easier to remember than ur-metal. As ur-metal is anti-magical, and was invented by Mostali as a weapon metal, it is entirely inappropriate for use in a plow, even if doing so were economical, practical, or politically likely--which it isn't.
In many ways, calling ur-metal "iron" is misleading.
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I stand corrected on SCD being Pelorian; I now accept that it has its roots in the Manirian sub-family of the Theyalan family. Thanks, Peter Metcalfe (I think). Of course, SCD's nearest related languages were wiped out by the Dragonkill War.
"Sunnish" it is, unless someone has a better entry (going, going...).
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