Sandshield

On the desert island of Tilth, the nomadic Meefere wander the sand-swirled hellscape seeking respite from the tyranny of Central Tilth's dangerous Ploui Jirs, Spu and his ever-present Shadow of the Wing.

Among the violent atmosphere of the harsh environment, surviving depends less on the heat (it's not as warm in the area as people assume, and especially at night) and more on evading the dust that gets...in...everywhere. Nose. Eyes. Ears. Mouth. Lungs. Stomach. It all gets filled with dust and sand the same as the crack of your backside and the webbing between your toes.

Meefere spinners have learned to harvest the fine, long-stapled fur of the Greater Common Sand Fox's underbelly and tail in order to spin and weave a fabric known as sandshield. The natural fineness of the fur allows for a tight spin and a tight that filters out fine particulate matter from the air, keeping insides and outsides comfortable, cool, and grit-free.

Beyond being useful in just the gritty desert environment, sandshield is a staple of black-market underground export from Tilth that allows the nomadic tribes there to maintain economic independence from the Bubble Walled capital city.

The off-island Meefere have spread across the entire face of the Continent of Argentii, to every island, always seeking new and innovative applications for sandshield.