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| − | + | Elderwood, long used by elves to construct cities. It is renowned for its inability to be burnt by anything but magical fire itself and its curious strength, greater than that of any normal wood. Yet how is it the elves made such structures and what are the properties of this wood? | |
| − | + | There are a few critical things of importance in regards to Elderwood. The first is that elderwood only retains its miraculous properties while it is alive meaning that elves who use it must effectively grow trees to the shape of their purpose rather than cutting trees like a human would. The trees elves favor are elderwood trees which grow tall and thin which are bound together in a process known as wood-welding. | |
| − | Unlike | + | Unlike welding with metal wood-welding involves the use of a resins extracted from a flowers common amongst elven forests. This resin-mix when spread upon elderwood seemingly prompts the plant to consume its own bark where it is applied. This can be used to both connect trees together and to hollow out trees as the tree will continually retract slowly back after repeated applications of the resin. This permits elves to hollow out parts of trees for their homes without actually harming the tree (though this is a long and arduous process which can take over a year). |
| − | + | Elves have long kept this a secret and it is rumoured that only the high council of Malinor and the druid herophants are privy to precisely what plants are mixed to make this resin. It is however known to be a combination of multiple flower resins by all elves. | |
| − | + | Only towns physically made from large trees and moulded by elves can be claimed to be made of elderwood. Towns which simply crop up without being grown from trees are not made of elderwood. | |
| − | Dead | + | Dead elderwood retains no properties of living elderwood and may be burnt upon a whim. Elves unfortunately must cut wood upon occasion and often detail their structures with this cut wood. Any wood which is of the plank-block variety in Malinor is of this type and can be burnt and damaged. |
| − | Yet | + | Yet let us examine the actual properties of elderwood. Notably it can not be burnt my mundane means, but what precisely does this mean? To the elves even this is unknown however this immunity and strength of elderwood is seemingly not present when exposed to magic. This means that magical fire may burn elderwood trees (however, it is noteworthy that it will only burn a tree as regular fire would burn a tree... Trees are not easy to burn). Fire spread from magical fire will also burn trees. Magical fire of other varieties, like antagonist fire will wither and shatter trees (as it is cold). |
| − | + | Elderwood is also stronger than normal wood. However, it is not totally resilient. Iron will still be able to cut the wood. Therefore just as a stone wall will eventually crumble a tree wall may be cut through slowly. | |
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Elderwood, long used by elves to construct cities. It is renowned for its inability to be burnt by anything but magical fire itself and its curious strength, greater than that of any normal wood. Yet how is it the elves made such structures and what are the properties of this wood?
There are a few critical things of importance in regards to Elderwood. The first is that elderwood only retains its miraculous properties while it is alive meaning that elves who use it must effectively grow trees to the shape of their purpose rather than cutting trees like a human would. The trees elves favor are elderwood trees which grow tall and thin which are bound together in a process known as wood-welding.
Unlike welding with metal wood-welding involves the use of a resins extracted from a flowers common amongst elven forests. This resin-mix when spread upon elderwood seemingly prompts the plant to consume its own bark where it is applied. This can be used to both connect trees together and to hollow out trees as the tree will continually retract slowly back after repeated applications of the resin. This permits elves to hollow out parts of trees for their homes without actually harming the tree (though this is a long and arduous process which can take over a year).
Elves have long kept this a secret and it is rumoured that only the high council of Malinor and the druid herophants are privy to precisely what plants are mixed to make this resin. It is however known to be a combination of multiple flower resins by all elves.
Only towns physically made from large trees and moulded by elves can be claimed to be made of elderwood. Towns which simply crop up without being grown from trees are not made of elderwood.
Dead elderwood retains no properties of living elderwood and may be burnt upon a whim. Elves unfortunately must cut wood upon occasion and often detail their structures with this cut wood. Any wood which is of the plank-block variety in Malinor is of this type and can be burnt and damaged.
Yet let us examine the actual properties of elderwood. Notably it can not be burnt my mundane means, but what precisely does this mean? To the elves even this is unknown however this immunity and strength of elderwood is seemingly not present when exposed to magic. This means that magical fire may burn elderwood trees (however, it is noteworthy that it will only burn a tree as regular fire would burn a tree... Trees are not easy to burn). Fire spread from magical fire will also burn trees. Magical fire of other varieties, like antagonist fire will wither and shatter trees (as it is cold).
Elderwood is also stronger than normal wood. However, it is not totally resilient. Iron will still be able to cut the wood. Therefore just as a stone wall will eventually crumble a tree wall may be cut through slowly.
