Coconut

Coconuts were a type of hard-shelled fruit that grew on coconut palms.

Habitats
Coconuts typically grew in tropical regions such as Maztica, Mad Monkey Island, as well as the island chains Jazayir al-Sartan, Nada al-Hazan, and the Steaming Isles. Occasionally they grew in desert regions, such as the Desert of Desolation.

Prices
Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue was known to sell dried and fresh coconuts for 50 and 10 gold pieces respectively. In many of the bazaars throughout Zakhara, one could barter between 3 and 6 silver pieces for a dozen coconuts.

Coconut Products

 * The interior of a coconut was used for a variety of food, including coconut milk, coconut soup, and copra cake (dried coconut meat).
 * The thick layers of fibers (known as "qinbar" in Midani ) that coconut shells had could be used for a variety of purposes.
 * Grum, an alcohol made from fermented coconut juice.

Organizations

 * On Jazayir al-Alfar isle, the Haifami tribe were known to construct clothes from coconut fibers, while the Tarangu tribe used coconuts as weapons.

Races & Sentient Creatures

 * The ashira, tree spirits endemic to Zakhara, lived in coconut trees (as well as trees bearing other fruits) and survived off of the coconuts they produced.
 * Banderlogs and some monkeys were known to use coconuts as weapons.

Regions & Settlements

 * In some parts of Kara-Tur, coconut fibers were used to construct shields.
 * In the land of Malatra, inhabitants often used coconut shells as containers or drinking vessels.
 * In the land of Maztica, the poison known as kurari was often transported inside coconut shells.
 * In the land of Zakhara, coconut fibers were often used to construct ropes for use on ships.