Malmrwood (Mahl-mr-wood, Eye-ser-wood)

Malmrwood, Ironwood, Eijzerwood is a type of tree that has many names depending on the location and time period in which it is found. It is a dense, hard wood that is highly sought after for both weapons and for construction of fortifications.

Properties

Material Characteristics

Malmrwood is a high density wood containing a naturally occurring metal-like veins that run through it that makes it heavier and more durable than most other woods. It has the color of red wine with greyish striations that permeate the wood fibers. The bark is soft and fibrous and can easily be peeled away with a knife or other small bladed objects.

Physical & Chemical Properties

Malmrwood is significantly tougher than other woods, being nearly as strong as steel. Due to it being denser than most woods, Malmrwood is heavy and will sink if placed in water, though it is not dense enough to fully fall to the bottom of whatever water source it is placed in. Due to the metal-like veins in the wood, it cannot catch fire. It will blacken and crumble after being exposed to intense flames but will never actively burn.
Malmrwood Armor Properties

• Druids can wear armor made of Malmrwood
• While wearing Malmrwood armor, if you are polymorphed or wild shaped, the armor reinforces your new form and you gain +2 to your natural armor class in that form
• Wooden shields made of Malmrwood gain the full +2 benefit to Armor Class
• Malmrwood is immune to the Heat Metal spell

Geology & Geography

Malmrwood trees are commonly found at boundary lines where the Elemental Plane of Earth has strong affinity with the material plane, or where a leyline carrying energies from the elemental plane of earth is located.

Type

Wood

Odor

Has a faint oxidizing scent underneath the hearty wood smell.

Taste

wood, metallic

Color

Deep red with greyish veins running through it.

Common State

Solid