Sorsat

Sorsat is a fictional mineral and energy resource used in speculative fiction and world-building. It has no confirmed real-world counterpart, and its properties vary across works.

In many narratives, sorsat is a crystalline substance with exceptionally high energy density, capable of powering ships, habitats, and advanced weapons with compact mass. Its extraction is usually restricted to select locales such as asteroid belts or subsurface deposits on remote planets. Refining portrays sorsat as a multistage process requiring specialized infrastructure and stringent safety protocols due to its reactive or radiative characteristics.

The resource often drives geopolitics within stories, giving rise to mining cartels, smuggling networks, and strategic chokepoints along space routes. Price fluctuations reflect discoveries, political events, and competing claims to reserves. Conservation or rationing policies are common plot elements, influencing trade, alliance formations, and conflict dynamics.

In-universe science varies; some authors describe sorsat as a lattice of metastable bonds releasing energy upon stimulated resonance, while others treat it as a purely fictional exotic matter with unique decay properties. There is no single canonical model, which allows writers to tailor its behavior to their plots and world parameters.

Sorsat also appears in game materials and fan discussions as a lore term for a scarce resource with codified rules for mining, refinement, and usage. Its fictional status makes it a popular tool for world-building, enabling varied cultural, economic, and strategic narratives across media.