This
is a fermented mixture of crushed flowers, honey, and an ingredient that some
claim is distilled moonbeams. It is available only through elves, and most
elves will not allow members of other races to drink it. The sole exception to
this rule is the race of halflings, who appreciate all good things in life.
Humans become far too stuporous, and dwarves do not appreciate the subtleties
inherent in the taste, preferring instead to swill it. It simply does not affect
them. Gnomes have their own variant, which they prefer, and they rarely ask for
feywine.
Although
feywine lasts only two days when bottled away from fresh air, some elves carry
it with them for such a period to use as a secret weapon against unsuspecting
foes. While their enemies are sleeping off the effects, the elves can make good
their escape. Otherwise, elves drink it only when they are celebrating some
victory or festival.
Cost: Unavailable
Weight: As water
Honey
leather is really a light canvas used as protection against rain and dampness.
Elves use it for tents and to protect camping gear. Unfortunately, it doesn't
offer much protection against snags, and it tears easily. However, as long as
it is used only in camp, it is a fairly durable canvas. It is also completely
waterproof, and it is highly valued because of that.
Cost: 50 gp/sq. yard
Weight: 1 sq. yard=1/10 lb.
This
is the grayish material from which cloaks of elvenkind are made. It is a light,
downy material that does not snag on branches. Since it is a fine quality
material, it can easily be enchanted with the spells that enable the elves to
produce their woodswear.
Cost: 100 gp/sq. yard
Weight: 1 sq. yard=1/10 lb.
A smelter is a very hot furnace used to
separate metal from ore-bearing rock. The furnace is super-heated by forcing
air from a bellows, often operated by two or more dwarves, through burning
coal. Ore is fed into the smelter in iron buckets moving along a chain, which
tows the buckets along a rail and dumps their contents into the furnace. The
ore is heated to the metal's melting temperature (which is below the rock's).
Water or acids are occasionally added to enhance the process. The molten metal
runs out from the base of the smelter and into molds or troughs known as
"pigs," hence the term pig iron. The pigs are sold to blacksmiths,
weaponsmiths, and armorers to produce metal goods, weapons and armor. Smelters
can also make alloys, such as steel or bronze. The amount of ore that can be
processed is more a function of the size of the smelter than of any character's
work rate. A small smelter can process ore as fast as four miners can dig it. A
medium smelter can process the ore produced by up to 20 miners. A large smelter
can process ore excavated by up to 100 miners. In addition to the cost of
smelting equipment, a smelter is expensive to maintain because of the materials
required to operate it. A small smelting operation costs 5 gp per day to
operate, the cost of a medium operation is 12 gp per day, and a large one costs
25 gp per day to run. Smelter costs only apply when the smelter is in
operation. To keep it operating at maximum efficiency, it is common practice to
collect a stockpile of ore before firing the furnace. Once all the ore is
smelted, the equipment is allowed to cool and is then cleaned. Given its bulk,
even a small smelter is not very portable.
Smelters Cost Size
Small 1,000 gp 30'x30'
Medium 2,000 gp 50'x50'
Large 5,000 gp 75'x75'