As a result of her magic and a forest fire in "Daja's Book", the brass from the cap of her signature staff melted on her left hand, creating a "living metal" glove. This living metal grows on her hand like a second skin, and must be removed every so often or it would grow to cover her body; Daja can then use it for her trade. Living metal is something entirely unique to Daja and so a lot of her research and time is devoted to the properties of living metal and what she can do/make with it. Most of the living metal used is harvested off her hand, but she once created a living metal rose plant from iron and copper while her magic was still mixed with Briar, Sandry, and Tris. The plant absorbed anything metallic in order to grow. When it absorbed iron, the trunk and branches would grow, while copper made leaves and flower buds.