Zalantar, also called blackwood[1] or darkwood,[2] was a subtropical tree that was usually found in southern Faerûn.[3]
Description[]
Zalantars grew oddly in the sense that one plant was composed of several tree trunks that stemmed from a central root system. Their leaves were usually white or another light color.[3]
The pure black wood from a zalantar tree was called darkwood, or blackwood in the North. The wood was as hard as normal wood but half as heavy.[2][4]
Usage[]
Items made from zalantar weighed half as much as normal wooden items of the same type. Darkwood weapons and shields were thus very light and made to high quality but also more costly.[4] Darkwood was extensively in the South in buildings, wagons, and wheels, and almost exclusively for rods, staffs, and wands.[3]
Cultural Significance[]
Zalantar wood was sacred to Eshowdow, the Shadow Giant from Chult.[5]
Locations[]
Zalantars trees grew in the rich gardens of Arrabar in the Vilhon Reach. Notably, the gardens that surounded the mansion of the House Matrell.[7]
Appendix[]
See also[]
Appearances[]
- Novels
- Prince of Ravens • Son of Thunder • The Sapphire Crescent
- Video Games
- Neverwinter Nights 2 • Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation
Further Reading[]
- Ed Greenwood (September 1987). “Woodlands of the Realms”. Dragon #125 (TSR, Inc.), pp. 14–16.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 148. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sean K. Reynolds, Duane Maxwell, Angel McCoy (August 2001). Magic of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 180. ISBN 0-7869-1964-7.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 80. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams (September 2000). Dungeon Master's Guide 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 283. ISBN 978-0786915514.
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd (September 1997). Powers & Pantheons. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 81. ISBN 978-0786906574.
- ↑ Thomas Reid (October 2004). Shining South. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 98. ISBN 0-7869-3492-1.
- ↑ Thomas M. Reid (November 2003). The Sapphire Crescent. (Wizards of the Coast), chap. 1, p. 29. ISBN 0-7869-3027-6.