Sable Wood

Sable Wood: This evergreen forest is within the realm of the King of the Ice Barbarians. Its most interesting feature is the particular fir tree whose wood turns a deep lustrous black when harvested in the dead of winter and rubbed with hot oils. The barbarians prize this material greatly, and they will not export it.

This evergreen forest is within the realm of the Ice Barbarians. It is a hazardous region, for winter wolves prowl its western half. Sable firs are short but have thick trunks for their size. Their branches make excellent arrow-shafts, and the wood lumbered in mid-winter turns a deep, lustrous black when rubbed with hot oils. The barbarians prize this material greatly and will not export it.

These are northern evergreens, short and thick-trunked. Their branches make excellent arrow shafts. If the wood is oiled, it becomes a lustrous black.

This evergreen forest within the Ice Barbarian lands is dominated by the rare sable firs that yield their famous wood, black when oiled, which the Barbarians refuse to export. It is a hazardous region, for winter wolves prowl its western half.