Fires of Balios

Disaster / Destruction

The great fires broke out in 197 AoL, as the citizens of Balios noticed that the homes built mostly of amberwood did not burn as badly, and the families that lived there remained mostly safe even when the structures incorporated different types of wood. Upon further inspection, it was discovered that the wood had special properties, which would absorb some of the heat around it when subjected to fire so that it wouldn't burn as hot.