Lezoru Linen

The south continent is known across the world for its textile products, particularly its wool. But their linen is also exceptional, for several reasons. Typical linen is useful for being durable and breathable. Lezoru linen has all of that, plus a few extra characteristics that make it exceptionally valuable.

It's prized among spinners for the ease with which they can spin it to a very fine thread. More than that, through use it not only becomes softer, but develops a light sheen that makes it shimmer as if woven with gold thread.

The particular flax plant that the linen comes from in this instance only grows in the oases of Lezoru, which makes it a bit of a unique plant. It is theorized that the general lack of water somehow helps with its trademark shimmer. Something about how it makes up for it with additional minerals from the soil to help nourish the plant, and then it comes out with further use.

While the fiber can be used for typical purposes, and is technically its own species, the main use of specifically Lezoru linen is the extremely fine fabric that gains a slight shimmer. It's obviously a bit difficult to make it that fine, but the primary factor that makes it a rare and more unique item is the dyes involved.

It's a proprietary process, passed down through generations of textile makers. The fabric has to take specific dyes or else the shimmer is lost or overwhelmed.

History & Usage

Everyday use

Lezoru linen is not commonly used for the wealthy, unless it's for a larger project. While it's relatively rare, it's still not quite so spectacular or expensive as something like cloth-of-gold or silk.

As such, it's the fabric of choice for the average person looking to make a special outfit. It's also very popular for curtains in sun rooms.