Balsa

Grade: Low · Capacity: 10 MP · Gathering: Nature DC 10 · Min. work: 1 hour Classification: Wood, Unique Where: Found in copses (tropical climate).

Seasons

SpringSummerAutumnWinter
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Estimated – Nord gives no seasons. Edit seasons in the frontmatter if you disagree. Abundance sets the quantity die; in tropical climates nothing is fully absent (see Seasons).

Where it is found

EnvironmentSearchd100Where
ForestWood & trees1-6Found in copses (tropical climate).

Property

A pale, light, fast-growing wood that bards know makes light and durable instruments.

Good for: wooden stringed instruments (minor fit).

Affinity: wood, sound

In this system

A portion of Balsa is an empty vessel that can hold 10 MP (MP). It only becomes magical when a character charges it. Unique parts are what a special slot is for.

Based on Nord Games – Foraging, Forest (p. 29) – text rewritten in our own words.