The Iridian Barrel

Iridian Moss is a rare plant that only grows in a few spots on the Continent. The Lunadorn have always known of it, using it to keep food from spoiling. But it wasn't until 98 AF that it's true potential became known. A Lunadorn family found itself on the wrong side of a bandit band in southern Sendilar. It looked bad until a detachment of the Order of the Silver Crescent. When the fight ended the bandits were dead to a man and only a few lost to the detachment. The knight in command of the detachment offered to escort the family, who had several small children, to the nearest town to gather supplies. During the journey the knight, Sir Delvin Silveredge, was fascinated with the long journeys the the Lunadorn engaged in. When asked how they transported enough food if the hunting was banned the answer intrigued him. The normally taciturn Lunadorn were grateful for their rescue and escort. So they told him of Iridian Moss and how it kept foodstuffs greatly delayed spoiling when it was packed with it. It was only a few years before most food stores of the Order of the Silver Crescent were packed with Iridian Moss.