Orderonium
Orderonium is a material from the region of Moperville that actively resists change. In sentient beings, it promotes stagnation and mindlessness. Those who experience its effects find their imagination sapped away, as well as their will to do anything new.
Orderonium produces a kind of "radiation" (the best word to describe the effect) that is almost impossible to detect on its own. However, the effect of the radiation creates a distortion in the natural energy flows around it. This radiation neither increases nor decreases the local entropy; rather it somehow works to make the entopy remain constant. It is possible that this may make it useful for preserving foodstuffs, but there are much safer ways to do so.
The Discovery of Orderonium
Orderonium was discovered in Northern Blurnsburg, and for a long time its existence was kept secret. The Northern Blurnsburgians did not want to divulge the secret of this dangerous substance.
During the Great Goo War, Northern Blurnsburg was forced to reveal the existence of orderonium to the rest of Moperville, as it was capable of greatly weakening the goo. Since its intoduction, many nations have discovered their own veins of orderonium and have begun experimenting with it.
Some scientists hypothesize that the sudden resistance of the Northern Blurnsburgians was not a direct result of the Breaking, but rather the introduction of Moperville's vast amounts of randomite.
Orderonium and Orderly Beings
A dramatic example of the danger of orderonium occured following the mysterious orderonium bombing of an island now known as Orderly Beings. It was originally a part of Brodegstein, but after the bombing the island's now coldly logical inhabitants declared independence. The island has now once again been annexed by Brodegstein but its citizens remain a little odd at the very least, even if the effect of the orderonium appears to have worn off somewhat to some outside observers. It is not known if the inhabitants of the island, which is now covered by orderonium, can ever totally recover.
See also
Moperville Regional Randomite Board
Combining Randomite and Orderonium
