Abaz

Abaz is a material made from the shells of abaz oysters, a species of bivalve that can be found all along the eastern shore of the Pāll-tanír but are farmed and harvested intensely along the stretch of coast around the city of Salaq and its surrounding villages on the Sharan Peninsula. Ubiquitous in the Sharan Peninsula, it is renowned for its durability, translucence, and luster, and considered an expensive luxury elsewhere, particularly in the interior of the Pāll-tanír.

Properties

Material Characteristics

Abaz consists of thin, nearly-flat translucent panes that can range from white to light-yellow in color.

Physical & Chemical Properties

Abaz is best known for its translucence and its faintly pearlescent luster. It can be coarse and bumpy to the touch. If handled too roughly it may chip or flake at the edges, forming tiny, almost-transparent flakes. The brittleness of the material is isolated to the edges and despite this, abaz is known to be remarkably durable, requiring special equipment in order to punch through and cut. Furthermore, abaz is non-flammable, which makes it an ideal material for one of its most popular uses: making lanterns.

Origin & Source

Abaz comes from the abaz oysters, a species of bivalve native to the Pāll-tanír and farmed along its eastern coast.

Type

Organic

Odor

Odorless

Taste

Salty

Color

Translucent white to light yellow