Other Names

Hone-Bark

Rarity

Easily foraged

Description

A low-growing bush with purplish leaves native to the Hinterlands. Its waxen-skinned fruits look more like beetles than berries. The fruits are mostly rind but have a small amount of softer flesh within the "abdomen."

Interactions

The fruits seem to be loved by a variety of animals and are useful treats for domestication attempts, especially for hounds and their cousins. 

Dangers

Consumption of the peel causes double vision for a period of time.

Medicinal Uses

The inner bark of the branches can be ground and dried for use in aromatherapy to aid in focus.

Culinary Uses

While the inner rind is tough and unpleasant, it is edible by humans. 

Practical Uses

None.

Other Uses

None.

A helpful and well-loved caretaker for the handful of invalids and young orphans in her circle. Joyous and charismatic but somewhat worry-prone, both due to her charges and to her own propensity to wander into trouble while pondering the nature of the world. Has a raven companion named Braedan.

Features

• Narrow fjords

• Settlements built on rocky shores

• Trade ships flying colorful sails

• Shipbuilders hammering at wooden hulls

• Raiders sounding the drums of war

• Schools of orca gliding through the waves

• Monstrous serpents rising from unfathomable depths

Description

This coast is marked by massive fjords. It is a rugged land of snow-capped cliffs overlooking blue waters.

Ironlander settlements are located at the head of the fjords in the shelter of narrow valleys. From there, both fisher-folk and raiders set sail. Their kin gather to see them off, laying wreaths of spruce in their wake.

In the center of each settlement, at the front of the longhouse, a stack of runemarked river stones memorialize those who did not return—one stone for each of the lost. 

Associated Foes

• Leviathans

• Tawny wyverns

• Atanya