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| Fellfire |
Posted - 30 Oct 2013 : 02:11:09
I am wondering which tree indigenous to the Realms is the hardest and best suited for the making of weapons such as quarterstaves, trudgeons and cudgels? I know that Volo's Guide to All Things Magical had a list of lumber, but that text is unavailable to me at the moment. A quick search here shows the keyword "hardwood" mentioned several times in Ed's scroll. Does anybody have an answer? If so what is this weapons-grade wood, what does it look like and what are its other properties (if any)? Thanks. |
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| George Krashos |
Posted - 30 Oct 2013 : 05:39:11
Suth would be best.
-- George Krashos
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| The Sage |
Posted - 30 Oct 2013 : 03:22:17
Yes, it's pretty much quoted from that source. |
| Fellfire |
Posted - 30 Oct 2013 : 02:54:44
Thanks, rjfras. Is all of that from VGtATM? |
| rjfras |
Posted - 30 Oct 2013 : 02:48:03
you have duskwood: The wood beneath the bark is always smoky gray and as hard as iron. Their wood#146;s strength helps them survive the axes of woodcutters who come seeking firewood. Most mast spars and building roof beams in Faerūn are made of duskwood spars. Duskwood is also very resistant to fire, smoldering rather than blazing, and because of this, duskwood trees tend to survive forest fires.
Suth: Suth wood is very hard and durable. It is so hard that it is difficult to work unless one has the finest tools. Thin sheets of this wood retain astonishing strength for decades and so are favored for use in book covers. Suth is also the preferred wood for shields; it never shatters and does not catch fire as long as it is soaked in water before battle. A crushing blow might crack a suth wood shield, but it would not fly apart if cracked.
and Zalantar: the bark and wood of the tree are black#151;hence its Northern name: #147;blackwood.#148; Zalantar wood is strong, yet easily worked, and sees much use in southern buildings and the making of wagons, litters, and wheels. |
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