Marduk Wood

"They Say That Velkas Own Bow Was Made Of Marduk Wood. That She Planted The Very First Tree To Be Her Home."

  Marduk Trees are a exceedingly rare tree found only in the Gods Woods, Magically enchanted and mystical in nature. Marduk Wood can have amazing properties such as the near immunity to fire, A high resistance to the cold, The ability to amplify magical effects, Strength closer to steel with flexibility closer to Yew or Elm. On top of these properties it is a lighter weight wood often weighing less then half of cedar. Marduk Trees cannot be cut down as by the law of Velka and is strictly forbidden often enforced by the surrounding towns. Marduk Trees that have been cut down and the wood harvested from them is often rumored to be cursed, causing a variety of ailments and bad luck some even rumoring it destroyed entire villages that got greedy and attempted to log the forest. The Wood is entirely scavenged from the outlying fringes of the forest as delving too deep into the Gods Woods is dangerous. Worth more then gold because of its extremely low supply and very high demand too expensive even for wealthy individuals to have anything larger then personal knickknacks or mementos, although wealthy lords sometimes make Bows, Crowns, or shields out of it among other things. Marduk Trees are massive being roughly four hundred feet in height and more then forty feet in width at the trunk, with long reaching branches and massive roots. The wood has a appearance of rippling waves and drops of dark grain on lighter wood.