Ironwood

Ironwood were deciduous trees of famously tough non-magical wood that preferred temperate wet climate and often used for construction of armor, weapons, and fortifications.

Description
Ironwood tree wood was very durable and light. It weighted significantly less than oak wood.

Availability
Ironwood trees grew in abundance along with other temperate climate trees in Cormanthor.

To the south from Rauvin, ironwood trees could be found among many deciduous species of hardwoods that grew there.

The inhabitants of Yarrat in Zakhara used ironwood trees to provide shade for their homes, dug into pits under the trees' protection.

Ironwood trees could be found in the Grey Jungle in Zakhara. The local inhabitants used them to create reinforcements for their homes, containers, and woodcarvings.

Djinni's Claws Islands had lush vegetation that included ironwood trees along with more exotic plants.

According to Volothamp Geddarm's research, ironwood trees could be found across many crystal spheres other than the Realmspace.

Outside of the Prime Material plane, ironwood trees could be found in Svartalfheim. The inhabitants of that realm valued ironwood carvings, and used it to craft their staves of the magi.

Usage

 * Ashek Kuldell was a unique magical axe of dwarven make, shaft carved out of ironwood and the head was forged out of remain of an unknown god found in the Astral Plane.


 * Beastskin armor quality enchantment that allowed it to remained worn and adjusted itself to the wearer's wild shape transformation, required the use of ironwood.


 * Hand drums were created out of solid ironwood, ash, or cherry trees. They could be purchased from Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue for 20 gp a piece.


 * Mirabar's city gates, Northgate, Eastgate, River Gate, and Sunset Gate, were reinforced by ironwood barricades, enchanted to withstand fire.


 * Pearly okimono of the sea dragon were enchanted items that were kept by marine vessels as both a boon and a sign of prestige. Ironwood was requited for the item's creation.


 * Shadowdale's Twisted Tower of Ashaba had ironwood doors on the prison cells.


 * Shields crafted out of ironwood could babe found throughout the Sword Coast area. They came as bucklers, medium shields, and tower shields. These shields were powerful for a non-magical item, their most notable feature, apart from durability, was their light weight.


 * Table dice game set included a solid board of ironwood and cost 5 gp through Aurora's.


 * Veladar's vambrace spell required a chunk of ironwood as its material component.


 * Wands of fireballs were made out of ironwood and topped with a small flaming globe.


 * Waterdeep held a lot of items made out of ironwood. Notably, the beautiful heavy polished ironwood bar with a carved footrail could be found in the Beer Golem Tavern.


 * Weapons such as gladiator's club, enchanted ironwood dire maces, Uthgardt ceremonial two-bladed sword all were created using ironwood.

Trivia

 * Teak serpent's preferred habitats were forests of ironwood. Their constructing cols were also stronger than ironwood.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Ruined Kingdoms &bull; Caravans
 * Novels
 * Song of the Saurials &bull; Venom in Her Veins
 * Video Games
 * Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor &bull; Neverwinter Nights &bull; Neverwinter Nights: Pirates of the Sword Coast &bull; Neverwinter Nights 2 &bull; Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford