Zalantar

This subtropical species is rarely seen north of the Shaar. It is plentiful along the shores of Chult and the southern coasts of Faerfin and seems to grow in any terrain short of moun¬tainous. The leaves of zalantar trees range from white through beige, and the bark and wood of the tree are black —hence its Northern name: "blackwood." Zalantar trees have a central root and eight or more trunks branching out from the root at ground level like the splayed fingers of a hand. The trees may reach 80 feet in height, but they average half that. Zalantar wood is strong, yet easily worked, and sees much use in southern buildings and the making of wagons, litters, and wheels. Southern sorcerers use zalantar almost exclusively in the mak¬ing of rods, staves, and wands. It is durable and handsome, and it aids magics cast upon it, providing a +2 bonus to the saving throws associated with a priest or wizard awakening spell or a wizard's enchant an item spell. When an enchanted or nonmagical item that is wholly or partially made of zalantar is in use, the wood aids all item saving throws with a +1 bonus. It also glows with a very faint mauve radiance when undead beings are within a 70- foot spherical radius.