Rattan

Rattan was the name given to a collection of palm tree species and a type of material created out of them, found exclusively in the nations to the south-east from Faerûn and the nations on Faerûn's southern borders.

Availability

 * In the southern wizard nation of Halruaa, rattan was used to weave practice swords. Their weight and size let trainees grow accustomed to steel blade without suffering wounds beyond bruising. Private troops of the Halruaan magehound Kiva in the town of Zalasuu used rattan swords in their training in the . Rattan shields however were a different story. The material was lightweight compared to other wood and allowed some level of defense, a good material to weave shields used in Halruaa.
 * Tasloi tribes living in the vicinity of the Lake Ise-ko in Kozakura used rattan to make sturdy furniture.
 * Leather and rattan were used as bumpers on the rafts on the Whitewater in the Ravens Bluff.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Mad Gyoji
 * Novels
 * The Magehound &bull; The Wizardwar &bull; Queen of the Depths